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description: When you delete a prospect, the record is moved to the recycle bin. From the recycle bin, you can restore the prospect or permanently delete the record. Deleting a prospect doesn’t delete the record that it’s syncing with in Salesforce.
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# Delete or Undelete Prospects

When you delete a prospect, the record is moved to the recycle bin. From the recycle bin, you can restore the prospect or permanently delete the record. Deleting a prospect doesn’t delete the record that it’s syncing with in Salesforce.

### 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: <span>All Account Engagement Editions</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Guidelines for Deleting Prospects](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_guidelines_deleting_prospects.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Deleting a prospect from Account Engagement can affect your reports and have other implications.
- **[Delete a Prospect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_delete_single_prospect.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    You can delete a duplicate, test, or spam prospect from the prospect’s record.
- **[Delete Multiple Prospects](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_delete_prospects_on_list.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    You can mass delete incorrectly imported, hard-bounced, unengaged, or duplicate prospects using a list.
- **[Permanently Delete Prospects](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_admin_prospects_permanently_delete.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To permanently delete prospects from Account Engagement, go to the recycle bin.
- **[Remove a Prospect from the Recycle Bin](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_what_removes_prospect_from_recycle_bin.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    When a prospect is deleted, the record is moved to the recycle bin. From the recycle bin, you can either permanently delete or restore the prospect. Certain activities that either you or the system initiates can also restore a prospect.