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# Delete a Salesforce Sandbox Service in Backup & Recover for Salesforce

Free up resources and storage space after a sandbox service is outdated or refreshed. Deleting a sandbox service permanently removes all backup data associated with it.

You can delete sandbox data and metadata services.

1. On the Services page, select the sandbox service that you want to delete.
2. Under the **Options** tab, select the **General** tab.
3. Click **Delete Service**.
4. Click **Remove** to delete the sandbox service.
    
    ![Warning](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-own_from_salesforce-264-0-0-production-enus/8ac98673-ede2-4046-a41e-2d5c846f24ff/images/icon_warning.png)
    
    Warning After you delete a sandbox service, all the data for this service is permanently deleted.
    
    After the service is deleted, you get a confirmation message.

#### See Also

- [Archive a Salesforce Service](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_archive_services.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Preserve backup data after you migrate, decommission, or duplicate a Salesforce production or sandbox backup service instance. Archiving the service stops it from backing up new data. Access archived data for future restoration or data seeding.")
- [Pause a Salesforce Service](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_pause_services.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Limit access to your data during proof of concept or testing periods. By pausing instead of archiving, you can specify when to resume backups and avoid losing backup coverage.")