Title: Delete old plugins’ tables
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Delete old plugins’ tables

 *  [Kjetil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjetilgf/)
 * (@kjetilgf)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/)
 * Can I safely delete tables created by plugins no longer in use?
    Thanks, Kjetil–
   [dolcevita.no](http://www.dolcevita.no)

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996416)
 * if youre not using them, what, would make you think you cant? just curious…
 *  Thread Starter [Kjetil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjetilgf/)
 * (@kjetilgf)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996672)
 * Just playing safe
    Wouldn’t think it would harm, but since I don’t know the deep
   logic in databases, I’m checking out. Again I can only guess from your answer
   that it is safe. Not a very risky guess – I guess :o)
 * A less obvious question is **how to tell exactly which tables I can delete**.
   Their names are not always logical – but maybe there’s some way to identify them?
   
   Thanks
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996677)
 * Here’s a list you wouldn’t want to delete:
    [Database Description](http://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description)
 * Otherwise you may have to make best guess with table name vs. plugin name.
 *  Thread Starter [Kjetil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjetilgf/)
 * (@kjetilgf)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996695)
 * Thanks again Michael – really useful.
    My guess is that the pages will load quicker
   with less tables (?) – anyhow, no use in keeping them. Spring cleaning to be 
   done :o)
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996699)
 * And of course, you know to do a backup before BLOW things up 😉
 * [WordPress Backups](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups)
 *  Thread Starter [Kjetil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjetilgf/)
 * (@kjetilgf)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996708)
 * Of course. With [the best backup tool](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-dbmanager/)/
   plugin out there.
    (Just check which version is compatible with your WP version–
   eg [v231](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-dbmanager/download/) for WP26)
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996709)
 * Please remember to support our plugin authors by clicking on the Donate button
   there

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 * Last reply from: [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-old-plugins-tables/#post-996709)
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