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title: How to Delete a Location
description: Learn how to delete a site location and understand when locations must be made inactive to retain historical clock-in and roster data.
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# How to Delete a Location

## This guide explains how to delete a location from a site. Locations can only be deleted when they do not have any personnel associated with past or current clocked-in shifts. If a location has clocked-in shift history, it cannot be deleted and must instead be made Inactive to ensure the historical data is retained.

 **Step 1 – Navigate to Sites**

1. Navigate to the **Sites** tab.
2. From the Sites home screen, locate the site that contains the location you want to delete.
3. Click on the **Site Name**.

 

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**Step 2 – Open the Locations Tab**

From the **Site Profile**:

1. Use the left-hand menu.
2. Click **Locations**.

This will display the locations currently configured for the site.

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**Step 3 – Delete the Location**

1. Locate the location you want to delete.
2. Click the **Delete** icon.

 

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**Step 4 – Confirm the Deletion**

If the location does not have any personnel with **past or current clocked-in shifts** linked to the location, the system will display the **Delete Location** confirmation popup.

The popup will ask you to confirm that you want to delete the location.

1. Review the confirmation message.
2. Click **Yes** to confirm the deletion.

The system will delete the location and automatically **unassign any personnel who are rostered to that location on past or future rosters**.

 

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**Important – Locations with Clocked-In Shifts**

If a location has **past or current clocked-in shifts**, the location **cannot be deleted**. This is to ensure that historical roster and clock-in data is retained.

Instead, the location can be made **Inactive**.

An inactive location will no longer be available for new rostering, while the existing historical data remains available.

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