Deleting a Vault Deleting a vault permanently removes the vault database and archives. To delete a vault from the server: Log in to the Administration tool as a user with vault management permissions. Right-click the vault and select Remove. If you are prompted to authenticate to the archive server, log in as a Windows user with administrative access. At the prompt asking whether to remove the vault, click Yes. You cannot undo this step. Ensure that you have backed up the vault database and archive before removing the vault. If a Logged in users dialog box appears, ensure that all users listed are logged off, then click Retry. The vault database and archives are deleted. If a dialog box appears listing current database connections, click Yes to disconnect those processes. Local vault views are removed. At the prompt, decide whether to keep or delete local view contents. Contents Logged in users Dialog Box This dialog box lists the users who are logged in. Notify the users to log off, then click Retry. This dialog box appears when you cannot complete a task unless all users are logged off. Remove File Vault Dialog Box This dialog box displays the active database connections. This dialog box appears when you remove a vault. You can ignore the database connections and proceed with the removal or cancel the removal. Parent topicVaults Related concepts Creating and Distributing Vaults Vault Settings Vault Archives Cold Storage Schemas SOLIDWORKS PDM Reports (For SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Related tasks Collecting Support Information