Delete a workspace,
and cancel if you change your mind.
A workspace has served its purpose, but you want to know what deleting it does, and whether you can take it back.
By the end, the workspace is scheduled for deletion, and you know how to cancel it within 3 days.
Before you start
- You’re the workspace owner. By default, only the Owner role can delete a workspace or cancel its deletion.
Watch the walkthrough
Here's how to delete a workspace, and how to cancel the deletion if you change your mind.
By default, only the workspace owner can delete a workspace. In Workspace settings, open Danger zone and select Delete workspace.
Members lose access right away. After three days, the workspace, its assets and its settings are permanently removed. Until then, you can cancel.
To confirm, type the workspace name exactly, then select Delete workspace.
Your workspaces now counts down to the deletion. You also get a notification and an email, each with a way to cancel.
Changed your mind? Before the countdown ends, select Cancel Deletion. The workspace is back for everyone, with everything still in it.
Delete a workspace from Danger zone, and cancel within three days if you need it back. After that, it can't be restored.
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Delete a workspace from Danger zone, and cancel within 3 days if you need it back.
Deleting a workspace doesn’t remove it at once. Members lose access right away, and you have 3 days to change your mind. After that, it can’t be restored.
Sign in to your workspace to follow along.
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Open Danger zone
By default, only the workspace owner can delete a workspace. In Workspace settings, under Advanced, open Danger zone and select Delete workspace…
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Read what happens
Delete workspace? spells it out: members lose access right away. After 3 days, the workspace, its assets and its settings are permanently removed. Until then, the owner can cancel the deletion.
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Confirm with the workspace name
To confirm, type the workspace name exactly, then select Delete workspace.
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Watch the countdown
Your workspaces now counts down to the deletion on the workspace’s row: “Workspace will be deleted in …”. You also get a notification and an email, each with a way to cancel.
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Cancel if you change your mind
Before the countdown ends, select Cancel Deletion on the row. “Workspace deletion canceled.” The workspace is back for everyone, with everything still in it.
After 3 days, the deletion can’t be undone. To bring back a single file instead, see Restore a file you deleted by mistake.
Check the result
- Your workspaces shows “Workspace will be deleted in …” on the workspace’s row.
- You know where Cancel Deletion is, and that it works only within the 3 days.
If it didn’t work
There’s no Danger zone in Workspace settings.
Danger zone appears only if your role can delete the workspace. By default, that’s only the Owner role.
The Delete workspace button stays disabled.
Type the workspace name exactly as shown above the field.
I don’t see Cancel Deletion on the workspace’s row.
Only the workspace owner sees it. Ask the owner to cancel the deletion.
Can I get the workspace back after 3 days?
No. After 3 days the workspace, its assets and its settings are permanently removed, and the deletion can’t be undone.