Delete a board

If you are certain you will never need a board or its contents again, you can delete it. Only closed boards can be deleted.

Worksapce admins can close and delete any board in a paid Workspace. In a Free Workspace, only the admin of the board can delete it.

Deleting a board is permanent, and deleted boards cannot be recovered. If you want to get rid of a board without deleting its content, close it instead.

Delete a board

To permanently delete a board:

  1. Open the board menu

  2. Select Close board then confirm with the Close button

  3. Select Permanently delete board

  4. Make sure there is nothing you need on the board, then select Delete

Find a closed board to delete it

To delete a closed board:

  1. Go to your home page by selecting the Trello logo in the top-left, or with this link: Your Trello home page

  2. Select the Boards section

  3. Scroll to the bottom and select View all closed boards

  4. Find the board to delete, then select Delete

The list will only contain boards where you are an admin. If you need to delete a board that you’re not an admin of, contact the board admin.

Delete a board where you aren’t a board admin

Workspace admins in paid Workspaces can delete closed boards in their Workspace without being a board admin if they have the board URL. Open the board URL then delete the board from the board menu.

There isn’t a way to find the URL of a closed board unless you’re an admin of the board, but sometimes the URL can be found in your email notifications or browser history if you’ve visited the board previously.

If the board isn’t in a paid Workspace, contact the board admin and ask them to delete it.

Delete a board in Trello mobile

Our iOS app doesn’t offer board deletion, but you can close a board from the board settings.

To delete a board in Android:

  1. Make sure there’s nothing on the board you need

  2. Open the board, then open the board menu by tapping the three dots at the top right of the screen

  3. Open the board settings by tapping the three dots again

  4. Scroll to the bottom and select Close board

  5. Select Delete

Recover a deleted board

Deleting a board is permanent, and deleted boards can’t be recovered.

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