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@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin weekly downloads statistics

By barretter · npm · Webpack plugins

Glob all files that are not compiled by webpack under webpack's context

View on npm Stale · Oct 18, 2026

@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin has 4 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 91.3% over the past 30 days, ranking #2267 of 2,391 tracked listings.

Weekly downloads
4
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
-81.8%
-18 weekly downloads
30-day growth
-91.3%
-42 weekly downloads
90-day growth
-89.2%
-33 weekly downloads
Rank
#2267
Among tracked npm listings

About @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin

remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin

This plugin only supports webpack versions above 4.

fork from unused-files-webpack-plugin。The main extension is to remove unused files.

Version

Install with npm:

npm i --save-dev @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin

Install with yarn:

yarn add --dev @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin

Usage

webpack.config.babel.js
import RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin from "@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin";

export default {
  plugins: [
    new RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin(options),
  ],
};
webpack.config.js
const RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin = require("@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin").default;

module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    new RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin(options),
  ],
};

Options

new RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin(options)
options.include

The (array of) pattern(s) to glob all files within the context.

options.exclude

Ignore pattern for glob. Can be a String or an Array of String.

options.failOnUnused

Emit error instead of warning in webpack compilation result.

  • Default: false
  • Explicitly set it to true to enable this feature
options.globOptions

The options object pass to second parameter of fast-glob.

globOptions.cwd

Current working directory for glob. If you don't set explicitly, it defaults to the context specified by your webpack compiler at runtime.

backupOptions.remove

Whether to move unused files to the backup folder. Use this feature with caution.

  • Default: false
  • Explicitly set it to true to enable this feature
backupOptions.dirPath

Backup folder Path.

  • Default: ./.backup
  • Only removeToBackup configuration to be true, This configuration item is valid.
backupOptions.dirname

Backup folder name.

  • Default: The time when you run this plugin
  • Only removeToBackup configuration to be true, This configuration item is valid.
backupOptions.overwrite

Whether to overwrite older files when the backup folder exit the same file

  • Default: false
  • Explicitly set it to true to enable this feature
  • Only removeToBackup configuration to be true, This configuration item is valid.

v3 to v4

  1. @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin@^4.0.0 only support webpack 4+;
  2. This plugin api change from v3 to v4
    • options.patterns -> options.include
    • globOptions.ignore -> options.exclude
    • The value of options.globOptions has been changed from glob-all to fast-glob.
    • options.removeToBackup -> backupOptions.remove
    • backupOptions.backUpDirPath -> backupOptions.dirPath
    • backupOptions.backUpDirname -> backupOptions.dirname

Contributing

[![devDependency Status][david-dm-image]][david-dm-url]

  1. Fork it
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'feat: Add some feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/my-new-feature)
  5. Create new Pull Request

Description from the npm listing.

  • remove
  • unused
  • redundancy
  • files
  • require
  • webpack
  • webpack5
  • webpack-plugin

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Charts

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Adoption over time

@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin weekly downloads on npm, last 90 days: 4 weekly downloads as of Oct 18, 2026, -89.2% over 90 days.@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack…Weekly downloads on npm · Last 90 days4downloads / week-89.2% over 90 days050100150200Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18downloads / weekobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsJul 23, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 88 observations · Updated Oc…pluginstats.com
@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin weekly downloads on npm, last 90 days: 4 weekly downloads as of Oct 18, 2026, -89.2% over 90 days.

7/30/90-day growth

@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin weekly downloads growth on npm: -81.8% over 7 days, -91.3% over 30 days, -89.2% over 90 days.@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack…Weekly downloads growth on npm4downloads / week now7-day growth-18 weekly downloads-81.8%30-day growth-42 weekly downloads-91.3%90-day growth-33 weekly downloads-89.2%Growth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin weekly downloads growth on npm: -81.8% over 7 days, -91.3% over 30 days, -89.2% over 90 days.

Ranking history

@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin npm ranking history: currently #2267 (by weekly downloads).@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack…npm ranking · by weekly downloads · Last 90 days#2267current rank#2050#2100#2150#2200#2250#2300Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21rankOct 18, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin npm ranking history: currently #2267 (by weekly downloads).

Listing placement

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Listing placement

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Recent observations

Full history (122)
Recent weekly downloads observations for @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin
Date (UTC)Weekly downloadsChange vs. previous
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Data source

Weekly downloads (trailing 7 complete days) come from the official npm downloads API. Downloads include CI and mirrors and are not equivalent to installs or users. npm publishes no ratings.

Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.