How to delete a stage

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How to delete a stage

Method

Stages Bar

1
Open the Stages Bar.
2
Right-click the stage card you want to remove and choose Delete, or hover the card and click ×.

Method

Menu bar

1
Click the BetterStage icon in the menu bar.
2
Choose Delete Stage to close the current stage.

Method

Keyboard

1
Press Opt+X (Close Current Stage) to close only the stage you are on.

Windows from the deleted stage move to the first remaining stage in bar order — not necessarily the stage you are looking at.

More detail: /docs/stages

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