Deleting Organizations and Databases
You should delete an organization only if you've moved all data into another organization or into another location for a specific purpose. After you delete an organization, the data contained within that organization cannot be restored except from an organization that you have backed up.
We recommend that you first back up an organization 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 organization, you can easily restore the organization at a later date, even if you have deleted it.
You can delete only one organization at a time. You cannot have any organizations open when deleting an organization.
To delete a database, you must first delete each of the organizations within the database.
Note: When no companies or organizations are open, the menus and windows display the word Company, rather than the word Organization.
Before you begin the steps outlined below, you must close any currently open organization.
- Select File/Delete Company from the menu bar. The system displays the Delete Company window.
- Complete the Delete Company window, then click the Delete button. A message confirms the deletion of the organization.
- Click Yes to delete the organization.
- Click the Close button to close the Delete Company window.
- Delete all organizations within the database you want to delete.
- Select the database you want to delete in the Database field of the Delete Company window, then click the Delete button. A message confirms the deletion of the database.
- Click Yes to delete the database.
- Click the Close button to close the Delete Company window.