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Delete a TiDB Cluster |
Learn how to delete a TiDB cluster. |
This document describes how to delete a TiDB cluster on TiDB Cloud.
You can delete a cluster at any time by performing the following steps:
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Navigate to the Clusters page of your project.
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In the row of your target cluster to be deleted, click ....
Tip:
Alternatively, you can also click the name of the target cluster to go to its overview page, and then click ... in the upper-right corner.
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Click Delete in the drop-down menu.
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In the cluster deleting window, enter the cluster name.
If you want to restore the cluster sometime in the future, make sure that you have a backup of the cluster. Otherwise, you cannot restore it anymore. For more information about how to back up Dedicated Tier clusters, see Back up and Restore TiDB Cluster Data.
Note:
For Serverless Tier clusters, the backup and restore feature is unavailable. You can use Dumpling to export your data as a backup.
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Click I understand the consequences. Delete this cluster.
Once a backed up Dedicated Tier cluster is deleted, the existing backup files of the cluster are moved to the recycle bin.
- For backup files from an automatic backup, the recycle bin can retain them for 7 days.
- For backup files from a manual backup, there is no expiration date.
If you want to restore a cluster from recycle bin, see Restore a deleted cluster.