9.4 Deleting a workspace

9.4.1 Deleting a workspace from your account

9.4.2 Deleting a shared workspace within a shared workspace from your account

9.4.1 Deleting a workspace from your account

Deleting a workspace from your account that has no members will remove this workspace from the server. Deleting a shared workspace from your account is equivalent to removing yourself as a member of the workspace. Other members will still be able to access the workspace and all its contents from their own accounts. When you attempt to delete a shared workspace, you will be reminded of this fact and shown a list of all other members of the workspace. You will also be prompted about what action you wish to take Figure 9.4-1.

To delete a shared workspace completely from the server, when it is no longer needed, all of the members should first be removed (see section 4.2.6 - Removing a member). Subsequently deleting the workspace and then destroying it in your waste bin will remove it from the system entirely. (You may find that the workspace still appears in the list of created workspaces on your "Account" page but this will only be temporary.)

Figure 9.4-1: Deleting a workspace which still has members.

9.4.2 Deleting a shared workspace within a shared workspace from your account

Suppose you are a member of two workspaces, one contained within the other (see Fig 9.4-2 below). Using this example, if you delete 'Workspace 2' from your account, this will remove you plus all other members of 'Workspace 1' from this workspace. This occurs due to the operational inheritance of a shared area. Removing an object from a workspace will remove it from the workspace entirely. Only people who are solely members of that object will still be able to see it which, in this case, is a workspace.

Figure 9.4-2: Structure example of a shared workspace contained within another shared workspace.