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You can delete a collection and associated metadata, if the following criteria are all true:

• Your user account has the group administrator role.
• You own that collection. For information on the Own permission level, refer to About Permission Levels.
• That collection is empty.

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To delete a collection: 

1. Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.

2. Include Page
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3. Navigate to and right-click the collection or data file you want to viewdelete. Click Click View Details. The Collection page or Data File page appears.
4. On the Collection page, click the delete icon (). A message appears, prompting you to confirm the deletion.
5. Click OK. By default, the system performs a soft deletion. The system permanently deletes the empty 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 For instructions on performing a similar task in the CLU, refer to Deleting a Collection via the CLU. . To request deletion of data you do not own or older data, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov.