Delete

When you delete an Active-Active database (formerly known as CRDB), all instances of the Active-Active database are deleted from all participating clusters.

{{% warning %}} This action is immediate, non-reversible, and has no rollback. {{% /warning %}}

Because Active-Active databases are made up of instances on multiple participating clusters, to restore a deleted Active-Active database you must create the database again with all of its instances and then restore the data to the database from backup.

We recommended that you:

• Back up your data and test the restore on another database before you delete an Active-Active database.
• Consider [flushing the data]({{< relref "/operate/rs/7.8/databases/import-export/flush.md" >}}) from the database so that you can keep the Active-Active database configuration and restore the data to it if necessary.