---
title: "rclone cleanup"
description: "Clean up the remote if possible."
versionIntroduced: v1.31
# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/cleanup/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"
---
# rclone cleanup

Clean up the remote if possible.

## Synopsis

Clean up the remote if possible.  Empty the trash or delete old file
versions. Not supported by all remotes.

```
rclone cleanup remote:path [flags]
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help   help for cleanup
```

Options shared with other commands are described next.
See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

### Important Options

Important flags useful for most commands

```text
  -n, --dry-run         Do a trial run with no permanent changes
  -i, --interactive     Enable interactive mode
  -v, --verbose count   Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)
```

## See Also

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* [rclone](/commands/rclone/)	 - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.


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