# Remove repository on nexus 2

**URL:** https://community.sonatype.com/t/remove-repository-on-nexus-2/7939
**Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository
**Tags:** nexus-repository
**Created:** [December 27, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/remove-repository-on-nexus-2/7939 "2021-12-27T20:09:51Z")
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### Author: ![ganji.negar19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@ganji.negar19](https://community.sonatype.com/u/ganji.negar19)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/remove-repository-on-nexus-2/7939/1 "2021-12-27T20:09:51Z")

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hi, i am using nexus version 2 and I wanted to delete my repositories, first I defined a target and then I defined a schedule for it in ui. As follows:  
{target}  
repository type:maven2  
pattern:  
._/front/._  
._front._  
{scheduled tasks}  
task type:remove release from repository  
Number to keep:0  
Recurrence :manual

But after running it, my repositories were not cleaned, please help me.