Hi @davidk77
When you delete assets they are removed from your project, but not entirely removed from our servers. They aren’t permanently removed just in case you need to restore to a backup version of your project — you’d be able to get those assets back. If we didn’t keep them, there’d be no way to have them on previous backup versions.
If you need assets permanently removed from our servers, you can always contact us directly and we’d be happy to help.
Regarding the export issue — if an asset is still being used on the canvas somewhere it will be included in export. I’d recommend checking to ensure you aren’t still using the asset anywhere on the canvas to be sure. And as @new_work_city, it may also be due a browser cache error. Would you be able to clear cache and test in incognito mode after confirming there is no reference to this asset on the canvas?