diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b90f1e7c..b2804f35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -104,3 +104,6 @@ ENV/
 #auto changing files
 build/
 src/
+
+# Backport
+.backportrc.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 4efeab35..01902499 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Contributors
 
 Fixed
 -----
+- Deletion of temporary files saved to temporary directories in user guide
+  (`#312 <https://github.com/pyxem/kikuchipy/pull/312>`_)
 - Pattern matching sometimes failing to generate a crystal map due to incorrect
   creation of spatial arrays
   (`#307 <https://github.com/pyxem/kikuchipy/pull/307>`_)
diff --git a/doc/geometrical_ebsd_simulations.ipynb b/doc/geometrical_ebsd_simulations.ipynb
index 66caab53..fb7a1966 100644
--- a/doc/geometrical_ebsd_simulations.ipynb
+++ b/doc/geometrical_ebsd_simulations.ipynb
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "nav_x, nav_y = s.axes_manager.indices\n",
-    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()\n",
-    "fname = temp_dir + f\"/geosim_y{nav_y}_x{nav_x}.png\"\n",
+    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp() + \"/\"\n",
+    "fname = temp_dir + f\"geosim_y{nav_y}_x{nav_x}.png\"\n",
     "s._plot.signal_plot.figure.savefig(fname, bbox_inches=bbox, dpi=150)"
    ]
   },
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "nav_x, nav_y = s.axes_manager.indices\n",
-    "fname = temp_dir + f\"/geosim_y{nav_y}_x{nav_x}.png\"\n",
+    "fname = temp_dir + f\"geosim_y{nav_y}_x{nav_x}.png\"\n",
     "s._plot.signal_plot.figure.savefig(fname, bbox_inches=bbox, dpi=150)"
    ]
   },
@@ -602,13 +602,14 @@
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {
-    "nbsphinx": "hidden"
-   },
+   "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "from shutil import rmtree\n",
-    "rmtree(temp_dir)  # Remove files written to disk in this user guide"
+    "# Remove files written to disk in this user guide\n",
+    "import os\n",
+    "for file in [\"geosim_y0_x0.png\", \"geosim_y1_x2.png\"]:\n",
+    "    os.remove(temp_dir + file)\n",
+    "os.rmdir(temp_dir)"
    ]
   }
  ],
diff --git a/doc/load_save_data.ipynb b/doc/load_save_data.ipynb
index d7a02839..fcf3a715 100644
--- a/doc/load_save_data.ipynb
+++ b/doc/load_save_data.ipynb
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()\n",
+    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp() + \"/\"\n",
     "s.save(temp_dir + \"patterns\")"
    ]
   },
@@ -957,7 +957,18 @@
    },
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "# Remove files written to disk in this user guide\n",
     "import os\n",
+    "for file in [\n",
+    "    \"patterns.h5\",\n",
+    "    \"patterns_new.h5\",\n",
+    "    \"patterns.dat\",\n",
+    "    \"master_pattern.hspy\",\n",
+    "    \"vbse.tif\",\n",
+    "]:\n",
+    "    os.remove(temp_dir + file)\n",
+    "for i in range(25):\n",
+    "    os.remove(temp_dir + f\"vbse{i}.png\")\n",
     "os.rmdir(temp_dir)"
    ]
   }
diff --git a/doc/pattern_matching.ipynb b/doc/pattern_matching.ipynb
index 180fdc73..11b05320 100644
--- a/doc/pattern_matching.ipynb
+++ b/doc/pattern_matching.ipynb
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()\n",
+    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp() + \"/\"\n",
     "xmap_file = temp_dir + \"ni.h5\"\n",
     "io.save(xmap_file, xmap)"
    ]
@@ -449,7 +449,9 @@
    },
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "# Remove files written to disk in this user guide\n",
     "import os\n",
+    "os.remove(xmap_file)\n",
     "os.rmdir(temp_dir)"
    ]
   }
diff --git a/doc/virtual_backscatter_electron_imaging.ipynb b/doc/virtual_backscatter_electron_imaging.ipynb
index 495e1c39..400f40f0 100644
--- a/doc/virtual_backscatter_electron_imaging.ipynb
+++ b/doc/virtual_backscatter_electron_imaging.ipynb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()\n",
+    "temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp() + \"/\"\n",
     "plt.imsave(temp_dir + \"vbse1.png\", arr=vbse.data)"
    ]
   },
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@
    },
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "# Remove files written to disk in this user guide\n",
     "import os\n",
+    "os.remove(temp_dir + \"vbse1.png\")\n",
     "os.rmdir(temp_dir)"
    ]
   }