Deleting All Files in OpenAI Storage

Overview This is a memo on how to delete all files in OpenAI storage. The following page was helpful. https://community.openai.com/t/deleting-everything-in-storage/664945 Background There was a case where I wanted to bulk-delete multiple files uploaded using code like the following. f f # # f # p p i i i r r l l U a l v Y i i e e s n e e o n n _ _ e d _ c u t t p s b t ( ( a t t p a o c f f t r h o t r a i i h e e l c _ n l l s a l h s e e m u t p _ _ = s p t = o r b b l h r i a a g = o e c e n t t l a l _ t c c o [ d s i i h h b o t e d t . . ( p a a n = h s f " e n t t v e t i d n d u . e a l a ( s b c s t e t p p e t t u _ a a o o t o a s c / t l f a r t ) o t h l . _ u u x , t v s s n t S h e t t / " D e c o a s * r K t r n ) . b f o e d t " h i r . x ) e l _ i t t l e s d h " f p t , e ) o e b o r r a r f f t e i i p t c s l l a o h . e e t f s h u f i = c p o l f o i l r e i u n o _ l n a c b e t f d o a _ s i m t s l t p c t o e h l h r f _ e e e e p t s a t a f i . m h t i o u s e h l n p s e . l b ] s o a , a t d c a _ h d a d n t d o t _ h p s e o e m l e l t ( t o h e t h r e e s v u e l c t t o o r f s t t h o i r s e , o p e r a t i o n . Method Running the following code allowed me to perform bulk deletion. f i # c d d d d d i r m l e e e e e f o p I i f f f f f m o n e r i n u f t e l r i f l w d c i e m w _ m o t t t p i r x i e f o i h e o f l a h n a p i l l y c s s r s i l n s i i a i e d a = o e : e t p l t l e f c e n l m n n a l a n w p p _ o e p r f c p _ e r f i f c i s c p t i o r f p : p ( e p p p p p p c i e e e e e e ( a t i O d a i t r f n n r e i r r a e i f o h f e l r e r n e o r r ) r r r r r r h f l l l l l _ ) i e z p _ m t i i s ( i t l e i n T s l r o l i i _ m f s r i i : T i i i i i i o i i i i s _ t e e f e h F n l e r n u e a n d r p e l i n e e n a a i p n n r n n n n n n i c f f f f e i i n i r p p i t e e t r t t _ u o s e p r i c p c o r c n t l t r o f c t t u t t t t t t c h u l l d b : p = m m t A l = o e r r l ( s = s ( n i e ( d e n n r e , r r e t e t t ( l i m n i l ( ( e ( ( ( ( ( ( e o p c i c i c e c r r = p e h I e p s i i e " ( p " n d f e : s = ( i t e i t e . f _ o a s l i " " : " " " " " " i l h s h s h l h e i o e ( ( i e p n n N F ) c o N _ " l e f n u f a n = c u d f " f n t e e e A O \ [ [ [ [ [ = c o o t o t o e o a n " r ) ) n n o t t o i : l n o r d { e l i t r i t t h r _ i F i i n l p n 1 2 3 4 9 e a i _ i _ i t i k t _ t O : p ( n ( ( t l i s e a f t = i l ( n l e ( i o n f l i l = o = i t l e = ] ] ] ] ] i d c f c a c e c ( _ p u f s r f F e e e f s t i e s e " e d f n i i e l e n n . r = n = _ e i e n e _ e " m O e t i e e " o n . i p e l _ c t s N _ " p c l s e s i c f f a U L L D E p = f l d a I a p n ( l s F u n t d l o e f l ( ) o i d [ u e e . 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Y e \ - ( m n % ' e m % n T - Y u y % - : p d % e ' m " ) - ) ' % Y d E ' S ) ' t o c o n f i r m : " ) The following menu options are displayed, and entering 4 allows bulk deletion. = [ [ [ [ [ = 1 2 3 4 9 ] ] ] ] ] A s U L L D E s p i i e x i l s s l i s o t t e t t a t a d a a e n l l t f l l a s i l l f a l f e i n i l d a l e s e s d s e i u l s t e t i t a l e n i t t o y n f e i = l = o e f s y ( o c u o r n f c i h r o m i a c t e i o n r e q u i r e d ) Summary This is a very convenient tool, but please use it with caution. I hope this serves as a useful reference.

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