Delete a team-managed project

As Jira admins or project leads, you can get rid of projects that you don't need by moving them to trash. The projects along with its issues, components, attachments, and versions will be available in trash for 60 days after which they will be permanently deleted.

From the trash, Jira admins can: 

• View when a project was moved to trash

• View the user who moved the project to trash

• View when a project will be permanently deleted

• Restore a project that was moved to trash

• Permanently delete a project.

Move a project to trash

1. Go to Projects then View all projects.

2. Find your team-managed software project and select More (•••) then Move to trash. A confirmation dialog appears.

3. Select Move.

Or, you can: 

1. Go to Settings () then Projects.

2. Select Projects from the sidebar.

3. Find your team-managed software project and select More (•••) then Move to trash. A confirmation dialog appears.

4. Select Move.

You can also:

1. Go to Settings () then Projects or choose Projects then View all projects.

2. Find your team-managed software project and select More () then Project settings.

3. Select Details from the sidebar.

4. Select More () then Move to trash. A confirmation dialog appears.

5. Select Move. 

Restore a project from trash

When you restore a project, it will appear in directories and its issues will appear in search results.

To restore a project: 

1. Go to Settings () then Projects.

2. Select Trash from the sidebar. 

3. Find your team-managed software project and select More () then Restore. 

Delete a project

Once you delete a project, you won't be able to recover it, so make sure you truly want to delete the data associated with your project.

To permanently delete a project: 

1. Choose Settings () then Projects.

2. Select Trash from the sidebar. 

3. Find your team-managed software project and select More () then Delete permanently.