# VSIM.DROP

> Delete a named blob saved with VSIM.SAVE.

URL: https://docs.hotkv.com/commands/vsim-drop/

```
VSIM.DROP name
```

- Group: Vector search
- Complexity: O(1)
- HotKV Cloud: Performance and Scale plans
- On-Premise: requires the vsim-persist license feature

VSIM persistence stores named blobs of vector data that you supply, such as an exported set of embeddings, as files on the server, separate from your snapshots and AOF. Each blob goes to a file named after it in the directory set by `dir` under `[vsim_persist]` (default `vsim_snapshots`) when `enabled = true` there. The files are local to each server, also in a cluster. `VSIM.DROP` deletes the file holding the blob saved under `name`.
It does not touch any vector index.

## Return value

| Case | RESP2 | RESP3 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blob deleted | Integer `1` | Same |
| No such blob, or an invalid name | Integer `0` | Same |

Errors:

- `ERR wrong number of arguments for 'vsim.drop' command` if the argument count is wrong.
- `NOLICENSE vsim-persist requires a HotKV license. Contact sales@hotkv.com` if your license does not include the `vsim-persist` feature.

## Examples

```
127.0.0.1:6379> VSIM.DROP products-2026-10
(integer) 1
127.0.0.1:6379> VSIM.DROP products-2026-10
(integer) 0
```

## Compatibility

HotKV-only command. Redis and Valkey have no equivalent.

## See also

[VSIM.SAVE](https://docs.hotkv.com/commands/vsim-save/index.md), [VSIM.LOAD](https://docs.hotkv.com/commands/vsim-load/index.md), [VSIM.LIST](https://docs.hotkv.com/commands/vsim-list/index.md), [AI features guide](https://docs.hotkv.com/ai-features/index.md)