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How to: Delete Queries

You can delete a query, removing it from the project and permanently deleting it from the file system. Queries deleted using the following procedure are not sent to the Recycle Bin and cannot be recovered.

Note

Your computer might show different names or locations for some of the Visual Studio user interface elements in the following instructions. The Visual Studio edition that you have and the settings that you use determine these elements. For more information, see Customizing Development Settings in Visual Studio.

To permanently delete a query

  1. From the View menu, choose Solution Explorer.

  2. In Solution Explorer, select the query you want to permanently delete.

  3. Right-click the query and from the shortcut menu, click Delete.

  4. In the Microsoft Development Environment dialog box, click Delete.

Note

If you want to remove the query from the project without deleting it, click Remove. Then you can right-click the query folder and choose Add Item to find and add the query back later.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Clear Query Results

How to: Discard Changes Made to Queries

Other Resources

Designing Queries and Views

Working with Views

Performing Basic Operations with Queries