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To delete a page, you require the 'Remove Pages' permission which is assigned by a space administrator from the Space Administration screens. See Space Permissions or contact a space administrator for more information.

To delete a page:

  1. Go to the page.

  2. Go to the 'Remove Page' option. To do this:

    • Go to a page in the space and choose Tools > Remove. You will be prompted to confirm the action.
      (info) The 'Remove' menu option will only appear if you have permission to remove this page.
Notes
  • Pages deleted in this way are stored in the trash and can be recovered by a space administrator. Purge the trash to remove the page permanently.
  • If the page you are deleting has any child pages  they will be moved to the root of the space.
  • Attachments attached to a deleted page will remain in the database (allowing potential retrieval) until the trash is purged. When the trash is purged, all attachments on that page are pemanently removed.
Related Topics

Restoring a Deleted Page
Purging Deleted Pages

Creating a Page 
Editing or Deleting a Page That Won't Render

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  1. Jul 09, 2010

    Tiff Ting

    What happens to the attachments of a deleted page? Do they remain in the space somewhere? Is there a way to move the attachments to an existing page from a deleted page?

    1. Jul 21, 2010

      Joachim Ooi [Atlassian]

      Hi Tiff,

      If the page that contains the attachment has been deleted, the attachments will be gone as well no matter which attachment storage that you used.

      Is there a way to move the attachments to an existing page from a deleted page?

      There is a way actually if you have not purged the deleted pages from your trash. What you can do is that you restore the page and then move the attachments then perform the page deletion again.

      Hope this helps.

      Cheers~
      Joa

      1. Jul 21, 2010

        Tiff Ting

        Thanks for your reply, Joa. I was afraid this was the case. If this is the only method of retrieving attachments from deleted pages, then I would suggest that Atlassian add a visual indicator in the trash can view so that you know which pages have attachments. Otherwise, a page that does have attachments and another that doesn't look exactly the same in the trash can.

  2. Jan 05, 2012

    Anonymous

    Is there any way to delete pages or blog entries automatically after a certain period of time or alternatively something like an expiry date for pages?

    Some advice would be appreciated.

    Thx,

    Tim

  3. Feb 10, 2012

    Susan Grodsky

    How do I delete a page and all of its children? Is there a better way than one by one? TIA.

    1. yesterday at 18:47:51

      Sarah Maddox [Atlassian Technical Writer]

      Hallo Susan

      The workaround is to create a temporary space, move the parent page to that space (which will move all the children) and then delete the space. (smile)

      Cheers, Sarah