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Deleting a Data Store

About this task

You can delete a data store when it is no longer needed.

Before deleting the data store, if there are any tags assigned to the data store, you must reassign these tags and manually move the data to another data store.

Note:

You can only delete User data stores. You cannot delete the System data store. The Delete button will not be available, if you select a System data store.
You cannot delete a data store if there are tags assigned to it. Reassign or delete the tags and then delete the data store.
If you have only one User Store and System, you cannot delete the User Store.
To delete a data store

Procedure

In the Data Store Maintenance page, select Data Store Details.
A login page appears.
Select the data store to delete from the Data Stores drop-down list ox and then select Delete.
A message appears asking you to confirm deletion.
Select Yes to delete the data store.