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title: Deleting measurement data
slug: how-tos/U41C-deleting-measurement-data
createdAt: 2025-09-05T11:55:41.057Z
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Deleting a measurement in Factry Historian does not delete the data points that were collected by the measurement. If you want to delete the data points that were collected by a measurement, you should do so before deleting the measurement.

To do so, follow these steps:

- Navigate to the measurement detail view of the measurement you want to delete the data points from.
- Click the 3 dots in the top right corner of the measurement detail view.

  :::hint{type="warning"}
  If the measurement will be deleted, make sure to Pause it before continuing to delete its data.
  :::
- Click `Delete measurement data`.
- Select the time range for which you want to delete the data points.
  - If the interval is larger than the selected time range, only the data points within the selected time range will be deleted.
- *Optionally adjust the interval in which the data points should be deleted.*
- Click `Submit`.
- Enter the name of the measurement to confirm the deletion.

A measurement data deletion task is now created. To view the progress of the deletion go to `Configuration -> Tasks`. ( [more info on the task overview](docId\:OUywPxc3NeEVmwRsZfhlE) )