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updatedAt: 2025-09-24T21:30:30.000Z
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# Cleaning up Native resources
Pushing strings in a Native resource may grow the amount of phrases over time, thus creating the need for clean-up. In other words, delete phrases that are no longer relevant in the code base.
Cleaning up Native with a single code repository is easy. You can use the `--purge` option of the CLI to keep the resource fresh and up-to-date. For example, in a Javascript project you may use the command:
```
$ npx txjs-cli push src/ --purge
```
and phrases that no longer appear in the code will be deleted in the Native resource.
The challenge though arises when you are using the same Native resource for multiple projects. Using the purge option is no longer recommended because purging the content from one project will delete the phrases of the other projects.
To overcome this use case, you may use the **tags** feature. We will use the tag `main` to mark active content, and remove the rest. Here is how.
## Step1: Remove tag `main` from all strings in the editor
In the Transifex editor:
1. Select `[Edit source]`
2. Add the filter `tags:main` in the search input
3. Mass select all strings
4. Add `main` in the `Edit tags for selected strings` input
5. Click `Delete` tags
## Step2: Push content and tag it as `main`
For each code project using the same Native resource, push again using the CLI by also appending the tag `main`. For example, in a Javascript project you may do:
```
[Project-A]$ npx txjs-cli push src/ --append-tags=main
[Project-B]$ npx txjs-cli push src/ --append-tags=main
[Project-C]$ npx txjs-cli push src/ --append-tags=main
```
This will tag all active content with tag `main`.
## Step3: Delete non `main` content
In the Transifex Editor:
1. Select `[Edit source]`
2. Add the filter `tags_not_contains:main` in the search input
3. Mass select all strings
4. Click `Delete` source strings
## Step4: Remove the tag `main` from all strings in the editor
Optionally, follow Step1 and cleanup the `main` tag from editor, to keep your content clean for the next time.