# How Do I Remove Symbol Files?

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BugSplat will automatically remove symbols according to the rules below. BugSplat customers are responsible for long-term symbol storage.
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There are a few ways that symbol files can be removed from BugSplat.

### Automatically

BugSplat will automatically remove unreferenced symbols in large symbol sets. If your database contains more than 5 gigabytes of symbol data, our cleanup algorithm will automatically remove symbols not referenced by a crash report in more than the configured expiry period (default 90 days). Additionally, newly posted symbols not referenced by a crash report within 15 days will be removed. You can configure the symbol expiry period on the [Symbols](https://app.bugsplat.com/v2/database/symbols) settings page.

### Manually

Symbol stores can be removed by navigating to the [Versions](https://app.bugsplat.com/v2/versions) page. Click the checkbox next to the versions containing symbols you want to remove. Click the **Delete Symbols** button to remove the symbols for the selected versions.

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