Deleting a Forest from a Host
- Last Updated: April 14, 2026
- 1 minute read
- MarkLogic Server
- Version 10.0
- Documentation
You can use the Admin Interface to delete a forest. There are two levels of forest deletion:
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Delete configuration only, which removes the forest configuration information, but preserves the document data.
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Full Delete, which completely removes the document data and the configuration information for the forest.
Note:
The forest cannot be deleted if it is still attached to a database. Also, you can delete the configuration information on a Read-Only or Flash-Backup forest, but you cannot do a Full Delete on such forests.
To delete a forest, follow these steps:
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Click the Forests icon on the left tree menu.
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Decide which forest to delete.
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Click the forest name, either on the tree menu or the summary page.
The Forest Configuration page appears.
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Click the Delete button on the Forest Configuration page.
A confirmation message appears.
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Select either Configuration Only to delete only the configuration information, or Full Delete to delete the configuration information and the document data.
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Click OK.
Deleting a forest is a “hot” task; the changes take effect immediately.