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description: Restore or permanently delete a custom field in Salesforce Classic.
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# Manage Deleted Fields in Salesforce Classic

Restore or permanently delete a custom field in Salesforce Classic.

### Required Editions

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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td>

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              <p>Available in: <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>,
                <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and
                <strong><strong>Database.com</strong></strong> Editions
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                <strong>Database.com</strong>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d151471e90 ">To restore deleted custom fields and relationships:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d151471e90 ">Customize Application</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d151471e90 ">To permanently delete custom fields or relationships:</td>

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1. From the management settings for the field’s object, go to Fields.
2. Click **Deleted Fields** at the bottom of the list of custom fields and relationships. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of deleted custom fields for this object. For Performance and Unlimited Editions, the Deleted Fields link always displays. For other editions, this link displays only after you’ve deleted a custom field.
3. Use the list of deleted fields to perform these actions.
    1. To view details about a field, click the field label.
    2. To permanently remove the custom field and its data, click **Erase**.
    3. To restore the field and its data, click **Undelete**.
        
        If you undelete a custom field, manually restore attributes of the deleted field that weren’t automatically restored.

#### See Also

- [Manually Restore Attributes of Deleted Fields](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.fields_manually_restore_attributes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Custom fields consist of several attributes that provide additional information about the field. Some of these attributes are not restored automatically after a field is undeleted and must be restored manually.")