Destroying assets is not permitted to avoid data loss.

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var BombPrefab : Transform;

function Update() { if (Input.GetKeyDown("x")) { PlantBomb(); } }

function PlantBomb() { var bombPos = transform.position + (transform.forward * 2); Instantiate(BombPrefab,bombPos,Quaternion.identity); yield WaitForSeconds(2); Explode(); Destroy(BombPrefab.gameObject); }

/^can you correct this code because it is displaying the error - Destroying assets is not permitted to avoid data loss. */

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Answer by Neten · Nov 16, 2011 at 03:14 AM

I believe that this should do the trick:

 var BombPrefab : Transform;

 function Update() { if (Input.GetKeyDown("x")) { PlantBomb(); } }
 
 function PlantBomb()
 {
     var bombPos = transform.position + (transform.forward * 2);
     var cloneBomb=Instantiate(BombPrefab,bombPos,Quaternion.identity);
     yield WaitForSeconds(2);
     Explode();
     Destroy(cloneBomb);
 }

What I did was assign a variable that would hold the instantiated,(clone) object and instead of destroying the Prefab, I destroyed the cloned object.

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POLYGAMe · Jan 25, 2012 at 11:22 PM 0

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Thanks so much! Helped me out big time! Didn't realise it was trying to destroy the prefab itself!!!

Dani07 · Feb 26, 2013 at 11:09 AM 0

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Thanks Neten, It helped me as well.

theomkarpatil · Jan 06, 2017 at 06:56 PM 0

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 if(Input.Get$$anonymous$$eyDown($$anonymous$$eyCode.$$anonymous$$ouse0)){
         Vector3 direction = (Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition) - transform.position).normalized;
         GameObject cloneHook = Instantiate (hook, transform.position , Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
         cloneHook.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>().AddForce (direction * speed);
         }
         
         
         Vector3 pudgePos = transform.position;
         Vector3 hookPos = hook.transform.position;
         float distance = Vector3.Distance (pudgePos, hookPos);
         
         
         if(distance >= 3f)
         {
             Destroy(cloneHook);
         }

I was having the same issues so I tried this, but it says 'the name 'clone hook' does not exist in this context' and if I put all the code inside the first if statement, the hook does not destroy after travelling the distance. What do I do??

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Answer by GamezAtWork · Sep 07, 2011 at 08:31 AM

You have to create a variable to store the instantiated GameObject.

Like...

var theBomb:GameObject = Instantiate(blah blah blah) Destroy(theBomb)

Because right now, you are destroying the prefab inside the library itself.

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j___a___y · Sep 07, 2011 at 08:38 AM 0

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it displays - Cannot convert 'UnityEngine.Transform' to 'UnityEngine.GameObject'.

i've done all kinds of stuff like that before but it still gives errors..

btw, this script is connected to $$anonymous$$ain Camera and the Bomb prefab..

raybarrera · Nov 16, 2011 at 01:10 AM 1

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You need to cast it to a gameobject, just ad "as GameObject" to the end of the instantiate statement.

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Answer by ariesastra · Sep 24, 2013 at 06:27 AM

i have this code :

var explosion : GameObject;

var explosionSound : GameObject;

function Update () {

}

function OnTriggerEnter (other : Collider) {

 if    (other.gameObject.tag == "Laser"){

 Instantiate (explosion, transform.position, transform.rotation);

 Instantiate (explosionSound, transform.position, transform.rotation);
 
 Destroy(other.gameObject);
 Destroy (gameObject);
 }

}

and alwasy get this error : Destroying assets is not permitted to avoid data loss.

If you really want to remove an asset use DestroyImmediate (theObject, true); UnityEngine.Object:Destroy(Object);

please anyone can fix this :(

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Answer by jtig3d · Apr 14, 2019 at 05:29 AM

GameObject cloneExplosion = Instantiate (explosion, transform.position, transform.rotation);

GameObject cloneSound = Instantiate (explosionSound, transform.position, transform.rotation);

Destroy(cloneExplosion , 3.0f); Destroy(cloneSound , 3.0f);

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Answer by zahaider14 · Oct 08, 2021 at 06:57 PM

I also tried to solve this issue by passing the prefab into variable and I faced the same issue. Then I've seen that the instantiated gameobject gets destroyed or enabled false before the "Destroy (exampleGameobject)" command. Then I tried the command like this: If(exampleGameObject.activeInHierarchy) Destroy (exampleGameObject)

Then I didn't received any kind of LogError like this.

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