# Unable to delete a dataset/project/region/programme

**URL:** <https://forum.irap.org/t/unable-to-delete-a-dataset-project-region-programme/155>\
**Category:** ViDA\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.irap.org/t/unable-to-delete-a-dataset-project-region-programme/155 "2017-10-26T07:08:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![anne](https://forum.irap.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anne](https://forum.irap.org/u/anne)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.irap.org/t/unable-to-delete-a-dataset-project-region-programme/155/1 "2017-10-26T07:08:03Z")

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Why can’t I delete this dataset/project/region/programme?

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**Author:** ![anne](https://forum.irap.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anne](https://forum.irap.org/u/anne)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.irap.org/t/unable-to-delete-a-dataset-project-region-programme/155/2 "2017-10-26T07:14:49Z")

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- Only the **managers** of items (and ViDA admins) can **delete** them, and only if the item does not contain sub-items. E.g. you cannot delete a project that contains datasets. You would have to manually delete the datasets first.
- The person who **created** the item will be the **initial manager**.
- Only the manager (and ViDA admins) can assign somebody else to be the owner.

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