{"id":11656,"date":"2024-03-14T14:29:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-local-files-in-unity\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:06:13","slug":"how-do-i-delete-local-files-in-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-local-files-in-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Local File in Unity Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To delete a local file, you can use Unity&#8217;s File class to manipulate the file. 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