The following pipeline describes a File Delete Snap that deletes a file from your SnapLogic database. The pipeline:

1. Reads a file from your SnapLogic database using the File Reader Snap.
2. Writes/Creates a new file in your SnapLogic database using the File Writer Snap.
3. Passes the filename field to the File field of the File Delete Snap using the Mapper Snap.
4. Deletes the newly created file, using the filename parameter, from your SnapLogic database using the File Delete Snap:

Similarly, in the above example, you can directly pass the filename in the File field of the File Delete Snap:

The following File Delete Snap deletes a file that exists on an external server. You must link the File Delete Snap with a valid user account and ensure that the user account has the appropriate privileges to delete a file from an external server. In the following pipeline, the File Delete Snap uses valid FTP user account credentials to delete the test.csv file: