# Unload movie
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movie/9686
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 16, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movie/9686 "2002-12-16T17:12:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@eyeinfinitude](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eyeinfinitude)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movie/9686/1 "2002-12-16T17:12:16Z")
I’m a bit confused, I thought I got it, but then again I didn’t. I have a set of buttons that each loads a different swf using the loadmovie action into a empty movie clip named “empty.”
What I wanted to know is how would I unload a loaded movie if a button is clicked?
For example, I press button 1 and it loads blue.swf, now when I press button 2, it unloads blue.swf and loads red.swf.
Anyone have a clue? Thanks in advanced. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2002, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movie/9686/2 "2002-12-16T17:25:34Z")
Well if you are loading to a movie clip, if you load a new movie onto the same movie clip the movie will replace the currently loaded movie.
So there is no reason to unload it because Flash will unload it automatically.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movie/9686/3 "2002-12-16T17:34:49Z")
Oh wow, well that just shows how much more I need to learn, thanks Lost. I’m working on my gallery section right now so without that loading issue it will save me a lot of time. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movie/9686/4 "2002-12-16T18:10:12Z")
but you can unload with the:
```php
unloadMovie (target);
```
or
```php
unloadMovieNum (level);
```
too.🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movie/9686/5 "2002-12-16T18:16:25Z")
Yeah, you can use those if you aren’t going to be replacing the movie.