Delete a Project in Eclipse IDE on macOS and Windows

Steps to Delete a Project in Eclipse IDE on macOS and Windows

  1. Open Eclipse.
  2. In the Project Explorer, locate the project you want to delete.
  3. Right-click on the project name.
  4. Select "Delete" from the context menu.
  5. In the confirmation dialog, choose whether to delete the project contents on the disk.
  6. Click "OK" to confirm the deletion.

Note: This will remove the project from the workspace and not delete it from the physical location. If you want to permanently delete the project you can go to the location of your workspace and delete it manually.

Delete a Project Eclipse

Permanently Deleting a Project

To permanently delete a project in Eclipse:

  • Follow the steps above to delete the project.
  • At step 4 - make sure to check - Delete project contents on disk (cannot be undone, will not find it in recycle bin or trash).
Eclipse - Delete project contents on disk (cannot be undone)

This is not an AI-generated article but is demonstrated by a human on an M1 Mac running macOS Sonoma 14.0.

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