Magento: Remove unwanted sidebar using local.xml

You can remove unwanted sidebaar using local.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<layout>
    <default>
        <remove name="right.permanent.callout" /> <!-- for the Back to School block -->

        <remove name="left.permanent.callout" /> <!-- for the "dog" -->
        
        <remove name="catalog.compare.sidebar" /> <!-- for the Compare Products sidebar -->
        
        <remove name="cart_sidebar" /> <!-- for the Cart Sidebar, can be removed from the admin panel  -->

        <remove name="paypal.partner.right.logo" /> <!-- for the PayPal logo -->

        <remove name="top.search" /> <!-- for the "Search entire store here" bar at the top -->

        <remove name="footer_links" /> <!-- this will remove the whole second line from the footer links: Site Map, Search Terms, Advanced Search, Contact Us, RSS -->

        <remove name="checkout_cart_link" /> <!-- removes both My Cart and Checkout links -->

        <remove name="top.links" /> <!-- removes all the top links: My Account, My Wishlist, My Cart, Checkout, Log in -->

        <remove name="right.reports.product.viewed" /> <!-- for Recently Viewed Products -->

        <remove name="right.reports.product.compared" /> <!-- for Recently Compared Products -->

    </default>
</layout>