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title: "Delete tables"
slug: "deleting-tables"
updated: 2026-04-29T16:49:12Z
published: 2026-04-29T16:49:12Z
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# Delete tables

When you delete a table, you permanently remove the table and its contents.

Important: You can't recover the data in a table once it has been deleted. To remove a table from an app without deleting it, [move it to a new app](/v1/docs/remove-a-table-from-an-app), instead.

## Before you delete a table

Before you delete a table, you may want to create a new, comprehensive report to review its contents to make sure you don't delete valuable information.

To display a comprehensive report:

1. Open a table, Select **Settings**, then Select ![Add button above Reports and charts](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/18340949152660.png) above **Reports & charts**. The report builder opens.
2. Make no changes to the settings, then Select **Display**.

Important: If the table is related to other tables, [delete all relationships](/v1/docs/deleting-table-to-table-relationships) before you delete the table. If you don't delete all relationships, you can leave orphaned lookup and reference fields behind in the remaining tables. If you have any formula fields that refer to the relationship's lookup fields, they won't work after you delete the relationship.

## Delete tables

You can delete tables using either table settings or [Visual Builder](/v1/docs/visual-builder).

### Use app settings to delete tables

1. From the app home page, Select **Settings**, then Select **Tables**.
2. Locate the table you want to delete, then select the checkbox to its left.
3. Select the delete icon (![Delete icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/18340962328468.png)) in the rightmost column of the table.
4. In the dialog that displays, type **YES** to confirm the deletion, then Select **Delete**.

### Use Visual Builder to delete tables

1. Open a table, Select **Settings**, then Select **Structure**. Visual Builder opens with the table expanded.
2. Use the table properties on the right to select the **Delete** icon:

![Visual Builder table properties panel showing the Delete icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/4572882743956.png)
3. In the dialog that displays, type **YES** to confirm the deletion, then Select **Delete**.