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## Deleting Files

You can delete files that are referenced by objects using the [REST API]({{ site.baseUrl }}/rest/guide/#deleting-files). You will need to provide the master key in order to be allowed to delete a file.
Starting with Parse Server 4.2.0, you can delete files using cloud code.

```javascript
Parse.Cloud.beforeDelete('Profile', async (req) => {
const profile = req.object;
const profilePhoto = profile.get("photoFile");
await profilePhoto.destroy({ useMasterKey: true })
});
```

A master key is required in order to delete files.

Alternatively, you can delete files that are referenced by objects using the [REST API]({{ site.baseUrl }}/rest/guide/#deleting-files).

If your files are not referenced by any object in your app, it is not possible to delete them through the REST API.

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