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# Delete a Search Configuration

Delete unused configurations. You can’t delete LWR Experience site configurations that are currently used in a site. 

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Einstein Search in Lightning Experience</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d5185e34">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d5185e34 ">To use Search Manager:</td>
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1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Search Manager, and then select **Query Configurations**.
2. From the action dropdown for the configuration to delete, select **Delete**.
3. Confirm the deletion.

If your configuration is applied in an Experience Cloud site, an error notifies you. Remove the configuration from the site and try again. 

#### See Also

- [Edit Searchable Objects in an Experience Cloud Site Configuration](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.search_manager_edit_lwr.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Keep up with changing user needs by updating which objects are searchable in a configuration for LWR Experience sites.")