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# Deleting a project
There are two steps to deleting a project:
1. Move the project to the Trashed Projects folder.
2. Delete the project permanently from the Trashed Projects folder.
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For any project that *you own*, deleting it will permanently remove it, both for you and your collaborators.
**There is no undo!**
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## Trashed Projects
* If you plan to get rid of a project, you can put it in the Trashed Projects folder.
* Moving a project to **Trashed Projects** *does not* delete a project or put it in a queue for automatic deletion at a later date.
* You can store projects in **Trashed Projects** for as long as you like. You have to *manually delete a project* to permanently remove it.
* When you decide it’s time to remove a project from your Trashed Projects folder, you can choose to
* [Leave](#how-to-leave-a-shared-project-one-not-owned-by-you) () any projects on which you are a collaborator (projects you do not own).
* [Delete](#permanently-deleting-a-project-in-the-trashed-projects-folder) () (permanently) any projects that you own.
* [Restore](#how-to-restore-a-trashed-project) () projects to move them back to the main project list.
* [Archive](/managing-projects-and-files/archiving-deleting-and-leaving-projects.md) () any project and move it to the Archived Projects folder.
## How does trashing a project affect collaborators?
* Putting any project in the Trashed Projects folder won’t affect collaborators on that project—it only affects where the project appears on *your* projects page.
* You cannot delete projects shared with you, i.e., projects that you do not own and where you are a collaborator. You can only archive them or place them in Trashed Projects and then Leave them.
* You can delete only those projects that *you own*. Deleting a project will permanently remove it—for you *and* any collaborators on your project.
Moving a single project to the Trashed Projects folderPermanently deleting a project in the Trashed Projects folder
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There is no “undo deletion” feature: before proceeding, please be certain you wish to *permanently* delete your project.
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How to leave a shared project (one not owned by you)
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You cannot permanently delete shared projects not owned by you. If you move a shared project into the Trashed Project**s** folder you have the option to Leave that project but not to Delete it: the Delete icon is replaced by the Leave icon.
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Moving multiple projects to the Trashed Projects folderPermanently deleting multiple projectsHow to restore a trashed project
