diff --git a/bin/sshyp b/bin/sshyp
index 1f16267..b25f329 100755
--- a/bin/sshyp
+++ b/bin/sshyp
@@ -221,10 +221,16 @@ def sync():  # calls sshync to sync changes to the user's server
         _deletion_database = None
         s_exit()
     for _file in _deletion_database:
-        try:
-            remove(f"{path.expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file[:-1]}")
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            print('\nFile does not exist locally.\n')
+        if _file.endswith('/'):
+            try:
+                rmtree(f"{path.expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file[:-1]}")
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                print('\nFolder does not exist locally.\n')
+        else:
+            try:
+                remove(f"{path.expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file[:-1]}")
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                print('\nFile does not exist locally.\n')
     # set permissions before uploading
     system('find ' + directory + ' -type d -exec chmod -R 700 {} +')
     system('find ' + directory + ' -type f -exec chmod -R 600 {} +')
diff --git a/bin/sshyp-shear.py b/bin/sshyp-shear.py
index e21330d..108a5cf 100755
--- a/bin/sshyp-shear.py
+++ b/bin/sshyp-shear.py
@@ -4,15 +4,22 @@
 
 from os import remove, listdir
 from os.path import expanduser
+from shutil import rmtree
 
 
 # utility functions
 
 def delete(_file_path):
-    try:
-        remove(f"{expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file_path}.gpg")
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print('\nFile does not exist remotely.\n')
+    if _file_path.endswith('/'):
+        try:
+            rmtree(f"{expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file_path}")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print('\nFolder does not exist remotely.')
+    else:
+        try:
+            remove(f"{expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file_path}.gpg")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print('\nFile does not exist remotely.\n')
     for _device_name in listdir(expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/devices')):
         open(f"{expanduser('~/.config/sshyp/deleted/')}{_file_path.replace('/', '@')}.{_device_name}.del", 'w')