In Looker Studio, removing an asset is temporary. You can restore assets that you've removed. However, deleting an asset is permanent.
Remove a data source from a report
If embedded and reusable data sources are no longer needed, you can remove them from your reports by following these steps:
- Edit your report.
- Select Resource Manage added data sources.
- Locate the data source in the list.
- To the right, click REMOVE .
Move reusable data sources to the Trash
You can remove one data source or multiple data sources at once.
Moving a data source to the Trash also removes the data source from any reports that use it.
Move a single reusable data source to the Trash
To remove a reusable data source from the home page list, follow these steps to move it to the Trash:
- Sign in to Looker Studio.
- Navigate to the DATA SOURCES tab.
- Locate the data source that you want to remove.
- Hover over the data source name. Then, on the right, click More options .
- Click Remove .
Move multiple reusable data sources to the Trash
To remove multiple reusable data sources from the home page list at once, follow these steps:
- Sign in to Looker Studio.
- Locate the data sources that you want to remove.
- To select multiple adjacent data sources, hold down the Shift key and click the data sources. To select multiple non-adjacent data sources, hold down the Ctrl key (PC) or the command key (Mac) and click the data sources.
- Click Trash selected items .
- In the Move items to the trash? dialog, click Confirm to move the data sources to the Trash.
Permanently delete a data source
Data sources in the Trash continue to exist until you permanently delete them by following these steps:
- Sign in to Looker Studio.
- Navigate to the DATA SOURCES tab.
- On the left, select TRASH.
- Locate the data source that you want to delete, and then click Options .
- Click Delete forever .
Restore a reusable data source
You can restore items that are in the Trash. Restoring a reusable data source adds it back to any reports to which it had been previously added. To restore a reusable data source, follow these steps:
- Sign in to Looker Studio.
- Navigate to the DATA SOURCES tab.
- On the left, select TRASH.
- Locate the data source that you want to restore, and then click the options menu .
- Click Restore .
A note about version history
You can't use version history to restore any data sources that have been permanently deleted.