Yes, we can delete Tar files form our computer or else if you want to delete from particular file from the archive then that is possible as well. To remove the Tar file from your Linux system. sudo rm -r filename.extension for example sudo rm -r myfile.tar Whereas to remove the content from the inside of Tar archive file use --delete option. For example: If you Tar file name is my.tar and you want to delete a file/folder inside it name games, then the command will be: tar --delete --file=my.tar games