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MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::delete()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::delete()

   Delete a file and its chunks from the GridFS bucket.

   .. code-block:: php

      function delete($id): void

   This method has the following parameters:

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBGridFSBucket-method-delete-param.rst

Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-gridfs-filenotfoundexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst

Behavior
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If the files collection document is not found, this method will still attempt to
delete orphaned chunks.

.. todo: add examples