Delete a project

Deleting a project closes it for everyone and, after 30 days, permanently removes what Acrosite holds for it. During those 30 days an Owner or Admin can restore it. This page explains what is removed, what is never touched, and how recovery works.

Who this is for

Workspace Owners and Admins can delete and restore projects. Only the workspace Owner can delete a project permanently before the 30 days are over.

Before you delete

• Export first if you want a copy. Drafts exist only in Acrosite. See Export a project's content.
• Your website stays online. Deleting a project never removes files from your GitHub repository and never changes your deployed website. Published pages stay where they are until you remove them yourself.
• Scheduled items are cancelled. The dialog shows how many. They are not scheduled again if you restore the project.

Delete a project

1. Open the project, then choose Project Settings in the sidebar.
2. Under Lifecycle, choose Delete Project.
3. Type the project's name exactly as shown.
4. Choose Delete Project and confirm it is you with a passkey or authenticator app.

If your account has no passkey or authenticator app yet, the dialog sends you to Sign-In & Security to add one first.

Deletion waits while an item is publishing. A publish that has already started cannot be taken back, so Acrosite asks you to try again once it has finished.

Recently deleted

A deleted project moves to Projects, Status Recently deleted, which Owners and Admins can open.

• It stays there for 30 days. The list shows the date it will be permanently removed.
• Nobody can open, edit or publish it, and its Client Reviewers cannot see it.
• It keeps counting toward your plan's project and media limits until it is permanently removed.
• Owners and Admins can still export its content.

Restore a deleted project

Choose Restore Project in Recently deleted and confirm. The project returns as Setup incomplete until its repository and deployment checks pass. A project that was archived when it was deleted returns to the archive. Restoring needs an active trial, subscription or Acrosite-managed access.

Delete permanently

After 30 days Acrosite permanently removes the project's content and drafts, media files, Custom Fields, reviews, logs and settings.

The workspace Owner can do this sooner to free the project slot:

1. In Recently deleted, choose Delete Permanently.
2. Read the warning. This cannot be undone, and nobody, including Acrosite Support, can restore the project afterwards.
3. Type the project's name, then confirm it is you with a passkey or authenticator app.

The project stops counting toward your plan once the removal has finished. If it shows Removal in progress, the removal has started and Acrosite keeps retrying until it completes.

Troubleshooting

• Delete Project stays unavailable. The typed name must match the project's name exactly.
• A project with this name already exists. A project keeps its name while it is archived or in Recently deleted. Restore it, or delete it permanently, to use the name again.
• You need the pages taken down. Deleting a project does not do that. Unpublish the items before you delete the project, or remove the files from your repository yourself.

Next steps

• Archive a project
• Export a project's content
• Project settings