How do I Delete a Project

A project in myVersionControl is a place to keep your Subversion repository and any other resources (for example a Trac instance) you have associated with it. When you delete your project, you also delete all of the resources within that project.

Deleting a Project

• Log in to your control panel and then click on Projects in the left hand navigation menu. A table of your current projects will be displayed.

A screenshot of part of the table of Current Projects

• Click on the delete link located to the far right of the project you would like to delete. The Delete Project confirmation dialog appears.

The Delete Project confirmation dialog.

• Review the warning message advising of permanent deletion. Enter the administrator password in the field provided.
• Click on Delete Project.
• All traces of your project will be removed from the control panel and you will be able to create a project of the same name if required.

_Note: If you've forgotten your administrator password - please see the article _ How do I Change my Password

What happens behind the scenes when you delete a project

When you delete a project in myVersionControl, we move all of the physical files associated with your project to an archive area where it will be held for up to six months before finally being permanently destroyed. References to the project within the database are flagged as deleted.

As such, it is theoretically possible to retrieve data that you didn't mean to delete for up to six months from date of deletion. However, it's a very manual task and one that will incur a fee. Conversely, it is extremely difficult to wade through the archives looking for a project that a client would like to be permanently nuked. As such, that is a service that also incurs a fee.

If you've deleted something and your neck is on the line, let us know and we'll do our utmost to help - but no guarantees!