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# Deleting a Playbook

|                       |           |              |         |             |
| --------------------- | --------- | ------------ | ------- | ----------- |
| **Role Availability** | Read-Only | Investigator | Analyst | **Manager** |

Users in the Manager role can delete a playbook to remove it from USM Anywhere as long as the playbook has not already been executed.

<Note>
  **Note:** A playbook cannot be deleted if it has been executed. See [Archiving a Playbook](/documentation/usm-anywhere/user-guide/rules-management/playbooks-archive) for details on how to archive and permanently remove a playbook in USM Anywhere.
</Note>

**To delete a playbook**

1. Go to **Settings > Playbooks**, and then navigate to the My Playbooks tab.

2. Click the <img src="https://mintcdn.com/levelblue-5324744e/9HhQ6wK11ydctaHc/images/usm-anywhere/trash-alt.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=9HhQ6wK11ydctaHc&q=85&s=2a750f9ee3d6466fc6799984309cddf0" className="inline" width="24" height="24" data-path="images/usm-anywhere/trash-alt.svg" /> icon of the playbook that you want to delete.
   The Delete Playbook dialog box opens.

   <Frame>
     <img src="https://mintcdn.com/levelblue-5324744e/WrTE6tbKG6h4p4xa/images/usm-anywhere/playbooks-delete-new.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=WrTE6tbKG6h4p4xa&q=85&s=93862286ff122b7f5684d7a395021311" alt="" width="396" height="287" data-path="images/usm-anywhere/playbooks-delete-new.webp" />
   </Frame>

3. Click Accept.
