# Unloading what's been loaded
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 30, 2002, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123 "2002-09-30T08:34:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@jimw00d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimw00d)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123/1 "2002-09-30T08:34:32Z")
I have used the following code to load a .swf into my main movie:
loadMovie("-","-")
with a target location command
This works fine, alignment and all, but I can’t figure out how to unload the movie from within the loaded movie without re-loading the http file of the main movie.
Sounds confusing…
Using remote location would work if the .swf was loaded from a remote location which it isn’t and I want to avoid this.
Any help around?
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123/2 "2002-09-30T12:03:15Z")
Hi,
Do u mean **unloadMovie(“target”);**?
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123/3 "2002-09-30T12:18:39Z")
Doesn’t seem to work, here’s the .flas if you would like to see, click on credits and you’ll see a return option. I can’t get it to work
cheers
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123/4 "2002-09-30T12:20:35Z")
here’s the main movie
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123/5 "2002-09-30T12:28:25Z")
Hi,
I’ve had a look to ur flas and ur mistake is that ur trying to unload the swf but u should refer to the MC that’s holding it
```
unloadMovie("_root.theClip");
```
Cheers
SHO
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123/6 "2002-09-30T13:34:02Z")
Works a treat,
muchos grazias
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-whats-been-loaded/6123/7 "2002-09-30T13:47:59Z")
U r wellcome
De nada.
Ez dago zergaitik
Glad it worked
Cheers
SHO