====== Deleting Volumes ======

<note tip>You must have **Alter** rights to delete volumes</note>

Select the required volume, or range of volumes from the inventory window you want to delete.

Right click highlighted volume/s and select ''Delete'', or press Delete (DEL) on the keyboard.

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The **Volume Deletion** window will display the **Repositories** where the volumes to be deleted are located in the top pane and Volume-ID's in the lower pane.

<note important>If the **Volume Deletion** window is not displayed it is because you are running an outdated version of TapeMaster.  Instructions to delete volumes in older versions of TapeMaster can be found  [[master:delete_volumes_legacy|here]] 
</note>

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Each row in the top pane will, along with the repository description (or ID), list the number of volumes for deletion and the delete status of either **Deletes Allowed** or **Deletes Forbidden**.

For any repository listed with a status of **Deletes Forbidden** you must either:
  * Right clicking the row and selecting ''Allow'' to change status to **Deletes Allowed**
  * Right clicking the row and selecting ''Remove'' to remove the volumes before deletion of any volumes located in a repository with **Deletes Allowed** status.

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Click ''Delete Volumes'' and ''Yes'' to the delete confirmation to delete the volumes.

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As deleting volumes is permanent, clicking ''No'' to the delete confirmation is your last opportunity to cancel the delete function. 

<note tip> When a volume is deleted its historical entries remain in the database.  If a deleted Volume is added back in to the database, all previous history records including when deleted and added back, are listed under that volumes ''History'' tab. </note>

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When a [[object:volume|Volume]] is deleted its historical entries remain in the database.  If a deleted [[object:volume|Volume]] is added back into the database, all previous history records including when deleted and added back, are listed under that [[object:volume|Volumes]] ''History'' tab. 

As setting [[object:repository|Repository]] to **Allow Deletes** alters the properties of that [[object:repository|Repository]], if required, reset the [[object:repository|Repository]] to **no deletes** by right-clicking the required [[object:repository|Repository]], selecting ''Properties'' and change the ''Allow Deletes'' field in the ''Options'' tab to false.

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