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You can permanently delete a collection and associated metadata, if the following criteria are all true:
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- Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.
Include Page shared step - browse for content shared step - browse for content - Navigate to and right-click the collection you want to view. Click View Details. The Collection page appears.
- On the Collection page, click the delete icon ( ). A message appears, prompting you to confirm the deletion.
- Click OK. By default, the system performs a soft deletion. The system permanently deletes the collection. retains this collection for two years and then permanently deletes it. Only DME system administrators can perform immediately permanent deletion.
To delete a non-empty collection as a group administrator, consider using the CLU command with the recursive (-r) option, as described in Deleting a Collection via the CLU. To request deletion of data you did not create or older data, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov.