# Unable to delete components **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective, ignition81\ **Created:** [November 8, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846 "2021-11-08T19:48:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nathan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@nathan1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/1 "2021-11-08T19:48:55Z")
I have a coordinate container under which I cannot delete any components. They appear to delete but then instantly come back. Has anyone experienced this or found any way around it? ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/2 "2021-11-08T19:50:33Z")
I haven’t seen the problem, but try _Deep select_ first and then _Delete_. Make sure you’re not running in Preview mode. ---
**Author:** ![nathan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@nathan1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/3 "2021-11-08T19:53:06Z")
Thanks for the reply. I have tried deep selecting both the container and specific components with the same result. ---
**Author:** ![nathan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@nathan1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/4 "2021-11-08T19:57:21Z")
I get this error in the logs when I attempt the delete. ![Screenshot from 2021-11-08 13-54-05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/f/cfec510bde34f839927adc0a9fe910540a6b6e4f.png) ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/5 "2021-11-08T21:48:42Z")
Is the component being created by a script? ---
**Author:** ![nathan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@nathan1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/6 "2021-11-08T22:00:50Z")
No, just through the designer. I did find a binding on another component referring to that path in the error. I removed the binding. It still will not delete but it is giving me a new error now at least: ![Screenshot from 2021-11-08 15-56-32](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/8/8821c06430162036ece2a79d51eb72e167a850ec.png) ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/7 "2021-11-08T22:03:39Z")
If you duplicate the view and try to delete, does the same error occur? Try renaming the MapSelect component outside of the container. ---
**Author:** ![nathan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@nathan1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/8 "2021-11-08T23:07:00Z")
The plot thickens. If I try to duplicate it, the copy is made then disappears quickly. I was able, however to wrap the components in question in a container then delete the component. When I try to delete the newly created container, it has the same behavior as the original component: it disappears for a second then reappears. Very strange. ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/9 "2021-11-09T16:42:10Z")
Hm. Very odd. At least you were able to get rid of the component. The empty container shouldn’t hurt anything. ---
**Author:** ![Laura\_Pichardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Laura\_Pichardo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Laura_Pichardo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/10 "2022-07-11T16:08:43Z")
> [@nathan1](#): > > I was able, however to wrap the components in question in a container then delete the component Hi, just had the same issue trying to delete a component on under the root level. Wrapping it and then deleting it worked for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Young](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric\_Young](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Young)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-delete-components/52846/11 "2024-06-12T12:48:02Z")
Was able to get rid of it with the undo command, thou this will not work if the container was generated in a previous designer session.