diff --git a/corrlib/main.py b/corrlib/main.py
index defe03a..460ed8b 100644
--- a/corrlib/main.py
+++ b/corrlib/main.py
@@ -134,3 +134,11 @@ def import_project(path: str, url: str, owner: Union[str, None]=None, tags: Unio
             
     # make this more concrete
     return uuid
+
+
+def drop_project_data(path: str, uuid: str, path_in_project: str = ""):
+    """
+    Drop (parts of) a prject to free up diskspace
+    """
+    dl.drop(path + "/projects/" + uuid + "/" + path_in_project)
+