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Deleting a Database

Scenarios

You can delete databases that you have created.

Deleted databases cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Constraints

Databases cannot be deleted from DB instances that are being restored.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the RDS console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
  3. On the Instances page, click the target instance name to go to the Summary page.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Databases and Accounts.
  5. Locate the target database and click Delete in the Operation column.
  6. In the displayed dialog box, enter DELETE and click OK.
Parent Topic: Databases