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Delete a TiDB Cluster |
Learn how to delete a TiDB cluster. |
This document describes how to delete a TiDB cluster on TiDB Cloud.
You can delete a cluster at any time by performing the following steps:
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Navigate to the Clusters page of your project.
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In the row of your target cluster to be deleted, click ....
Tip:
Alternatively, you can also click the name of the target cluster to go to its overview page, and then click ... in the upper-right corner.
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Click Delete in the drop-down menu.
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In the cluster deleting window, enter your
<organization name>/<project name>/<cluster name>.If you want to restore the cluster sometime in the future, make sure that you have a backup of the cluster. Otherwise, you cannot restore it anymore. For more information about how to back up TiDB Dedicated clusters, see Back Up and Restore TiDB Dedicated Data.
Note:
TiDB Serverless clusters only support in-place restoring from backups and do not support restoring data after the deletion. If you want to delete a TiDB Serverless cluster and restore its data in the future, you can use Dumpling to export your data as a backup.
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Click I understand the consequences. Delete this cluster.
Once a backed up TiDB Dedicated cluster is deleted, the existing backup files of the cluster are moved to the recycle bin.
- For backup files from an automatic backup, the recycle bin can retain them for 7 days.
- For backup files from a manual backup, there is no expiration date.
If you want to restore a TiDB Dedicated cluster from recycle bin, see Restore a deleted cluster.