Title: Delete data completely
Last modified: February 11, 2021

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# Delete data completely

 *  Resolved [wpbh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpbh/)
 * (@wpbh)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-data-completely/)
 * Hello,
 * I need to remove all the data implemented by Yoast SEO in my database.
 * Even if you delete the plugin directly from the server, there are still traces
   of Yoast SEO’s file.
 * How can I completely delete all files from Yoast without leaving any traces?
 * Thank you!

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 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-data-completely/#post-14035661)
 * We are afraid to say that Yoast SEO has no feature implemented that would allow
   you to remove everything from the database that are related to Yoast SEO. So,
   the best option would be to take a backup of your database first and manually
   go through the database to find out anything related to the `yoast`, `yst`, and`
   wpseo` to delete them.
 *  Thread Starter [wpbh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpbh/)
 * (@wpbh)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-data-completely/#post-14035745)
 * Hello,
 * In that case, there must be something I didn’t understand.
 * If Yoast SEO does not implement anything in the database, why is there a post
   on the plugin’s official website explaining how to perform complete data removal?
 * Now I was confused.
 * Before requesting support, I did the steps recommended in the article, but it
   didn’t work.
 * See the post:
 * [https://yoast.com/help/how-can-i-uninstall-my-plugin/#database](https://yoast.com/help/how-can-i-uninstall-my-plugin/#database)
 * When entering, go to the end of the post until Complete Data Removal.
 * Thank you!
 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-data-completely/#post-14035760)
 * Thanks for pointing us to the relevant article. What we meant in our prior response
   was that Yoast SEO has no built-in feature that will let you automatically remove
   all the data from the database for you. We didn’t mean that Yoast SEO doesn’t
   implement any data into the database.
 * That said, the article you’re referring to here actually mentioning the same 
   thing that we suggested in the first place. You’ll need to manually go through
   the database of your website and removing anything related to the `wpseo` and`
   wp_yoast`. In addition, you will need to remove the following database tables
   as well:
 *     ```
       wp_yoast_indexable
       wp_yoast_indexable_hierarchy
       wp_yoast_migrations
       wp_yoast_primary_term
       wp_yoast_prominent_words
       wp_yoast_seo_links
       wp_yoast_seo_meta
       ```
   
 * We hope this clarifies your query better now!

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