idea Option to Remove AND DELETE option in right click menu in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Option to Remove AND DELETE option in right click menu

AndrewU — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:20:44 GMT

I would like an option, when right clicking an item in the Contents pane to Remove and delete a layer if it is stored in a local GDB. I sometimes do a calculation, realize that something is wrong with the output name, and then remove it from the map so I can redo it, but the incorrect version remains in the GDB. Then I have to manually remove it from the GDB. Add a confirmation dialogue: Are you sure you wish to delete this from the GDB?

Re: Option to Remove AND DELETE option in right click menu

AlfredBaldenweck — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:22:22 GMT

Why can't you just rename the item in the gdb?

I can very easily see something like this leading to disaster among my users.

Re: Option to Remove AND DELETE option in right click menu

DuncanHornby — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:22:11 GMT

Interesting idea this as its a sequence of steps I sometimes do and could see value in it, but I agree with @AlfredBaldenweck this could easily lead to untold damage particularly with users who are not power users. As much as a I like the idea, safety first! I think training people to make the effort to drill into a geodatabase to delete a feature class is telling them that this is a one -way street with no undo.