Manage Google Analytics Properties
When you need to remove a view or a property or web site from your Google analytics account, follow these steps below:
Note: As Google constantly improves analytics there are minor changes to where they put certain buttons, including the Move to Trash button
To remove a property from your account:
- Log into your Google Analytics account
- Once logged in, find the property that you want to delete
- Select Property Settings under the middle Property column
- You will receive a prompt to move property to trash can, select Delete property button
The property is moved to trash. Important: Your property, and all the reporting views in the property, will be permanently deleted 35 days after being moved to the Trash Can. Once deleted, the property is gone, and we are not be able to retrieve any historical data or reinstate your reports.
If the account is tied to an AdSense account, you will see a warning message as above.
To Remove a view but not the Property:
- Log into your Google Analytics account
- Once logged in, find the property that you want to delete
- Then select the ADMIN tab along the top of the page
- Once in the Admin area, go to the right of the screen under the View column and select View Settings
- Once in the View settings, go to the right-hand side of the page and you’ll see Copy view and Move to trash can buttons, select Move to trash can
- You will be prompted to confirm moving to trash
- When you go back to your main menu, you’ll see that the property has no views, which you can create a view or delete the property
To read more about the Trash Can, read Google’s post on Trash Can. Important: Your property, and all the reporting views in the property, will be permanently deleted 35 days after being moved to the Trash Can. Once deleted, the property is gone, and we are not be able to retrieve any historical data or reinstate your reports.
Please feel free to share or comment if you found this helpful 🙂
