# Deleting Items

## Overview

Most items in Models can be deleted. If deletion is available, you will be able to delete an item by selecting it in the list, and pressing the `DEL` key, or by using the [**Delete button in the item Preview**](/using-taglo-software/the-taglo-interface/previewing-and-editing.md#preview-actions).

## Preventing deletion of referenced items

Taglo automatically stops you from deleting items that are referenced elsewhere in your work.

If you try to delete an item that is referenced elsewhere, you will see a screen like the below. This view shows you where the item (in this case a [**Tag**](/tags/introduction-to-tags.md)) is referenced, so that you can decide whether to remove those references and delete the item, or to keep the item.

{% hint style="info" %}
Note, for some items within a Model, such as a [**Variable**](/variables/variable-basics.md) or [**Assumption**](/assumptions/introduction-to-assumptions.md), you can delete the items without seeing the warning screen, even if it is referenced. In this case, Models will automatically remove references so that your Model does not break. You can always [**undo**](/using-taglo-software/the-taglo-interface/save-undo-redo.md) a deletion if you did not mean to do remove the item.
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/0hpZ5poFm7p6ADcBhwEA" alt="Screenshot showing the Deletion warning popup"><figcaption><p>Deletion warning screen</p></figcaption></figure>


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