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# Delete Ideas

When you delete an idea, its comments, and any child ideas are moved to the Recycle Bin.

### Required Editions

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Note that undeleting an idea from the Recycle Bin also restores the idea's comments, votes, and child ideas.

1. Click the name of an idea to open the detail page.
2. Click the **Delete** button.
3. Click **OK**.

#### See Also

- [Merge Ideas](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.ideas_merge.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Merge duplicate ideas together so one idea becomes the parent to one or more child ideas.")
- [Post and Edit Ideas](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.ideas_post.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Learn to post and edit Ideas.")