# Delete a Database

Follow this procedure to delete a database and all of its documents in the IDOL Content and IDOL Agentstore components, and IDOL Proxy.

CAUTION: You cannot recover data from a deleted database.

To delete a database

1. Click [X] beside the database to delete.

   A confirmation message appears.

2. Select the index action priority, which determines how IDOL Server queues the action.
3. Click Delete.

You can view the task progress by opening the Tasks pane at the bottom of the window (see IDOL Admin Structure).

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