How to Remove LabVIEW Password-Protected Library File in the Project Library

Updated Feb 16, 2024

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  • LabVIEW

There are two types of right-click menus will be shown on the library files that were created under project library. One of the menus has the option to remove the library file.
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Meanwhile, another menu does not have the option to remove the library file.
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The reason that there are two types of right-click menus is because the first library file is not password protected, while another one is password-protected and locked. When the library file is locked, users are not able to add or remove items from the project library. Users need to key in the correct password to access the password-protected library files.

In order to remove the library files from the project library, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the project library in a text file by right clicking the project library and choosing Open with >> Notepad.

  2. When the project library is opened in a text file, the library file is shown as an item in the text file. One example of a text file for a project library is shown below.
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  3. Delete the row that contains the library file that you would like to remove. In this example, NI_AAL_Geometry.lvlib will be removed, and the text file will become like below. 
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  4. Save the file and reopen the project library in LabVIEW. The library file that you would like to remove has been removed from the project library in LabVIEW.

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