diff --git a/python/obitools3/commands/rm.pyx b/python/obitools3/commands/rm.pyx
index 55c2f0a..b0be896 100644
--- a/python/obitools3/commands/rm.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/commands/rm.pyx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ from obitools3.apps.config import logger
 from obitools3.dms import DMS
 from obitools3.apps.optiongroups import addMinimalInputOption
 from obitools3.dms.view.view cimport View
+from obitools3.utils cimport tostr
 import os
+import shutil
  
 __title__="Delete a view"
 
@@ -30,15 +32,56 @@ def run(config):
     else: 
         raise NotImplementedError()
     
+    dms = input[0]
+    
     # Get the path to the view file to remove
-    path = input[0].full_path  # dms path
-    path+=b"/VIEWS/"
-    path+=view.name
-    path+=b".obiview"
+    path = dms.full_path  # dms path
+    view_path=path+b"/VIEWS/"
+    view_path+=view.name
+    view_path+=b".obiview"
+    
+    to_remove = {}
+    # For each column:
+    for col_alias in view.keys():
+        col = view[col_alias]
+        col_name = col.original_name
+        col_version = col.version
+        col_type = col.data_type
+        col_ref = (col_name, col_version)
+        # build file name and AVL file names
+        col_file_name = f"{tostr(path)}/{tostr(col.original_name)}.obicol/{tostr(col.original_name)}@{col.version}.odc"
+        if col_type in [b'OBI_CHAR', b'OBI_QUAL', b'OBI_STR', b'OBI_SEQ']:
+            avl_file_name = f"{tostr(path)}/OBIBLOB_INDEXERS/{tostr(col.original_name)}_{col.version}_indexer"
+        else:
+            avl_file_name = None
+        to_remove[col_ref] = [col_file_name, avl_file_name]
+    
+    # For each view:
+    do_not_remove = []
+    for vn in dms:
+        v = dms[vn]
+        # ignore the one being deleted
+        if v.name != view.name:
+            # check that none of the column is referenced, if referenced, remove from list to remove
+            cols = [(v[c].original_name, v[c].version) for c in v.keys()]
+            for col_ref in to_remove:
+                if col_ref in cols:
+                    do_not_remove.append(col_ref)
+    
+    for nr in do_not_remove:
+        to_remove.pop(nr)
     
     # Close the view and the DMS
     view.close()
     input[0].close(force=True)
     
-    # Rm
-    os.remove(path)
+    #print(to_remove)
+    
+    # rm AFTER view and DMS close
+    os.remove(view_path)
+    for col in to_remove:
+        os.remove(to_remove[col][0])
+        if to_remove[col][1] is not None:
+            shutil.rmtree(to_remove[col][1])
+        
+        
diff --git a/python/obitools3/version.py b/python/obitools3/version.py
index 7df1297..841f2f9 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/version.py
+++ b/python/obitools3/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 major = 3
 minor = 0
-serial= '1b21'
+serial= '1b22'
 
 version ="%d.%d.%s" % (major,minor,serial)