# How to delete variables still present after their deletion? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [November 29, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419 "2020-11-29T20:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kushweez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kushweez/32/90265_2.png) [@kushweez](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kushweez)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/1 "2020-11-29T20:25:26Z")
Hello, I have a little problem, I have deleted some APP variables but they are still present in the variables, but when I go to the phone in view block they are not there. Do you have an idea how to fix it? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/2 "2020-11-29T23:30:07Z")
How did you delete them? Did you delete their **initialize** blocks? Or were they created as inputs to functions? ---
**Author:** ![kushweez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kushweez/32/90265_2.png) [@kushweez](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kushweez)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/3 "2020-11-30T00:07:34Z")
Yes I deleted their initialization block, they are not function or loop variables. But it seems to me that when I created these variables I duplicated an existing variable so it probably caused a bug. ---
**Author:** ![eddie.rebehy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eddie.rebehy/32/67993_2.png) [@eddie.rebehy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eddie.rebehy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/4 "2020-11-30T21:36:01Z")
Did you import any saved screens with initialized variables in the imported screen? ---
**Author:** ![Tommaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Tommaso](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Tommaso)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/5 "2020-11-30T22:03:04Z")
Yes Eddie. I have the same problem. Do you know how to fix it? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/6 "2020-11-30T22:15:55Z")
I didn’t like what was happening with variables when I duplicated screens (used a saved screen as a new screen) so ever since I’ve been creating an “Initialize Variables” screen where I create all of my new variables. I **only** put variables on that screen. That way, as I design interfaces on other screens, I can save and re-use them without the variables getting duplicated. ---
**Author:** ![eddie.rebehy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eddie.rebehy/32/67993_2.png) [@eddie.rebehy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eddie.rebehy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/7 "2020-12-01T00:12:12Z")
No unfortunately I don’t have a fix but I have been doing exactly what @tatiang has described as a prevention. I did manage to get rid of some of them by re-importing the culprit screens and deleting the duplicated initialized variables from them then removing the screens again but this is not an actual fix. Thunkable staff have not offered any comments on this even after being asked to do so on more than one occasion. So much for expedited Pro support. You will find other threads surrounding this very issue. ---
**Author:** ![kushweez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kushweez/32/90265_2.png) [@kushweez](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kushweez)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/8 "2020-12-01T08:24:05Z")
Yes i have import saved screens with initialized variables in the imported screen. Ah so unfortunately I can only restart my project? ---
**Author:** ![kushweez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kushweez/32/90265_2.png) [@kushweez](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kushweez)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/9 "2020-12-01T08:41:53Z")
Well finally I just reimported the screen with the variables in question, right click delete all the blocks and voila that all disappeared! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-delete-variables-still-present-after-their-deletion/1007419/10 "2024-11-08T12:20:03Z")