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Deleting Companies and Databases

You should delete a company only if you've moved all data into another company or into another location for a specific purpose. After you delete a company, the data contained within that company cannot be restored except from a company that you have backed up.

We recommend that you first back up a company before you delete it, especially if you think you may want to view the data at a later date. After you have backed up the company, you can easily restore the company at a later date, even if you have deleted it.

You can delete only one company at a time. You cannot have any companies open when deleting a company.

To delete a database, you must first delete each of the companies within the database.

Before you begin the steps outlined below, you must close any currently open company.

  1. Select File/Delete Company from the menu bar. The Delete Company window appears.
  2. Complete the Delete Company dialog, then select the Delete button. A message confirms the deletion of the company.
  3. Select Yes to delete the company.
  4. Select the Close button to close the Delete Company window.
  1. Delete all companies within the database you want to delete.
  1. Select the database you want to delete in the Database field of the Delete Company dialog, then select the Delete button. A message confirms the deletion of the database.
  2. Select Yes to delete the database.
  3. Select the Close button to close the Delete Company window.

Note: You may want to use Windows Explorer to delete the physical files associated with the database (that is, the .BDB, .ID, and .LOG files).