# How can I delete and start again?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-and-start-again/31493>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 28, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-and-start-again/31493 "2015-07-28T12:50:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![fantasticfears](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fantasticfears/32/119608_2.png) [@fantasticfears](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fantasticfears)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-and-start-again/31493/4 "2015-07-29T07:28:54Z")

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`rm -r /var/discourse/shared/standalone`  
not `rm- rf /var/discourse`

Pay attention to the position of dash.

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