# How to remove cache for specific targets/imports?

**URL:** <https://discuss.dvc.org/t/how-to-remove-cache-for-specific-targets-imports/1586>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [April 6, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/how-to-remove-cache-for-specific-targets-imports/1586 "2023-04-06T11:25:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![maciejzj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@maciejzj](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/maciejzj)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/how-to-remove-cache-for-specific-targets-imports/1586/1 "2023-04-06T11:25:35Z")

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Hi, I am working with several quite large datasets, dvc pipelines and a few of big outputs they produce.

Let’s say that I have the following pipeline (pseudo-graph):

```auto
        DVC imports DVC pipeline Pipeline outs

     ┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐
     │ │ │ │ │ │
     │ │ │ Stage AB │ │ Output │
     │ Import │ │ │ │ │
     │ A ├───────►│ ├────────►│ AB │
     │ │ │ │ │ │
     │ │ │ │ │ │
     └────────────────┘ └────────────────┘ └───────────────┘
                                       ▲
     ┌────────────────┐ │
     │ │ │
     │ │ │
     │ Import │ │
     │ B ├────────────────┘
     │ │
     │ │
     └────────────────┘

     ┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐
     │ │ │ │ │ │
     │ │ │ │ │ Output │
     │ Import ├───────►│ Stage C ├────────►│ │
     │ C │ │ │ │ C │
     │ │ │ │ │ │
     │ │ │ │ │ │
     └────────────────┘ └────────────────┘ └────────────────┘

```

I download cache for the imports (A, B, C) (`dvc pull A.dvc B.dvc C.dvc`) and start working on the parts of DVC pipeline that reproduce the C outputs. After finishing my work, I run `dvc repro`, commit everything and push DVC cache to remote. Now I want to focus on the part of the pipeline concerned with AB. However I do not need neither the import C, nor the outputs of the C stage. Unfortunately, they are taking my disk space by residing in the cache. Can I somehow remove C and its output from (local) cache but keep A, and B? Thanks for any help!