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This page describes how to delete a data store.
Before you begin
Before deleting a structured or unstructured data store, if your
data store is connected to an app, you must do one of the following:
To keep the app and delete only the data store, unlink the data store from its connected app.
To delete both the app and the data store, firstDelete the appthat the data store is connected to.
Structured and unstructured data stores
Before attempting to delete a structured or unstructured data store, if your
data store is connected to an app, you mustdelete the appthat
it is connected to.
Website data stores
Before attempting to delete a website data store, be aware of the following:
You can't delete a data store that is connected to an app.If your data
store is connected to an app, you mustdelete the appthat it
is connected to.
You can't delete a data store that is in the process of upgrading toadvanced website indexingor downgrading to
standard indexing.You must wait for the upgrade or downgrade to complete
before deleting the data store.
Procedure
Console
To delete a data store, follow these steps:
In the Google Cloud console, go to theAI Applicationspage, and
then clickData Stores.
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