# How to delete duplicate data sources with same name

**URL:** <https://community.amazonquick.com/t/how-to-delete-duplicate-data-sources-with-same-name/37282>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Tags:** admin, quick-sight\
**Created:** [October 22, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/how-to-delete-duplicate-data-sources-with-same-name/37282 "2024-10-22T05:11:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Esther\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@Esther\_Kent](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/Esther_Kent)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/how-to-delete-duplicate-data-sources-with-same-name/37282/1 "2024-10-22T05:11:13Z")

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I created a number of data sets but ended up with multiple data sources with the same name. So I tried to delete the data sources to clean up, but the “3-dots” menu only shows “Share” as an available option (not “Delete”). I am an administrator so I assume its not a permissions problem.

I read one problem can be if the data source is referenced you cannot delete it. So I made sure all my data sets referring to the data sources have been deleted, but the drop down menu still does not allow me to delete data sources.

Any other suggestions?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Giridhar.Prabhu](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/giridhar.prabhu/32/27789_2.png) [@Giridhar.Prabhu](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/Giridhar.Prabhu)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/how-to-delete-duplicate-data-sources-with-same-name/37282/2 "2024-10-22T07:04:55Z")

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Hi @Esther_Kent

Did you by any chance did a search on the datasets and then from that result tried to delete? If Yes, then that is one of the UI issues in Quick Sight.

Don’t do any search/filter browse through the list of the datasets. When you do this you should get the Delete option.

Regards,  
Giri

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**Author:** ![Giridhar.Prabhu](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/giridhar.prabhu/32/27789_2.png) [@Giridhar.Prabhu](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/Giridhar.Prabhu)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/how-to-delete-duplicate-data-sources-with-same-name/37282/3 "2024-10-22T07:08:29Z")

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I mean this

I entered Test to search for the dataset. In the list that is produced the Delete option is not shown

 ![image](https://d1wl4jav5dp96l.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/e/de54f57edafa1f48b89e9b5e60899e5e37ba55e4.png)

In the following case I did not filter; just browsed through the list in the dataset page and then once I find my dataset click on the three dots the delete option is available

 ![image](https://d1wl4jav5dp96l.cloudfront.net/original/3X/2/4/245be6546bd4c3ad4a949d4e9c21ed32a3c49f08.png)

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**Author:** ![Esther\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@Esther\_Kent](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/Esther_Kent)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/how-to-delete-duplicate-data-sources-with-same-name/37282/4 "2024-10-27T03:11:25Z")

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Thank you very much Giri.

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**Author:** ![Sanjeeb2022](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/sanjeeb2022/32/20947_2.png) [@Sanjeeb2022](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/Sanjeeb2022)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/how-to-delete-duplicate-data-sources-with-same-name/37282/5 "2024-10-27T12:03:59Z")

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A good way to delete the data set is using aws quicksight boto3 api’s if you have more datasets. However you have to very sure which one you need to delete. The boto3 documentation is available below.  
[https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/quicksight/client/delete\_data\_set.html](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/quicksight/client/delete_data_set.html)

Regards,  
Sanjeeb