How do i detach this fan from the heatsink?

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I have no idea of what this method of attaching the fan is called, so I have no way of looking it up. I tried to, but I dont know what to look for, so hopefully, someone can tell me how to do it by looking at the picture.
Also, tell me what its called, so maybe I can find a video of it.

It might help to say what the heatsink is. And the angle dosen't show us everything. They're called wire fan retention clips — Journeyman Geek, Dec 20 '16 at 13:39
Fan retention clips, thanks for that! It is from brazil, PCYes Zero K Z3 — joao pedro, Dec 20 '16 at 13:47

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '16 at 13:43

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Clips on each side?

Pull towards the camera, reverse for the other side.

answered Dec 20 '16 at 13:43

Tetsujin

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I'm leaning towards prying it apart on the fan side. But that's like *the worst angle* – Journeyman Geek Dec 20 '16 at 13:47
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Thanks, actually, after i took the picture, i could, for the first time, actually see how they were attached there lol, i did it, it worked. – joao pedro Dec 20 '16 at 13:48
From the pic it looks like the 'ridge' at the left of my rectangle is where it's held. A fingernail under it & pull towards the camera ought to do it, I'd think. – Tetsujin Dec 20 '16 at 13:49
Ah... crossed in post. Glad you got it. Please feel free to mark this as the accepted answer ;-) – Tetsujin Dec 20 '16 at 13:50

How do i detach this fan from the heatsink?

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