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# Retire a sandbox

# Retire a sandbox {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Retire sandboxes that are outdated or no longer needed to make room for new Developer Sandboxes in your instance.

## Before you begin

Save your work, for example commit it to source control or export update sets.

Role required: admin or sandbox_manager

## About this task

You should manually retire sandboxes when your work is complete to maintain a healthy development lifecycle.  
Warning:  
Because sandboxes are retired automatically after an upgrade or clone, ensure any work that you want to keep is preserved before upgrading or cloning.

* For upgrades, you can restore work from the remote update sets that Developer Sandboxes automatically created from prior sandboxes.
* For clones, you must manually save and restore all work in sandboxes.
* Any custom table configuration changes or fixes must be reapplied after an upgrade. Contact Now Support to open a case.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSandbox ManagementSandbox Management Home.
2. Select the more options icon ![]()in the Developer Sandboxes dashboard, and then select Retire sandbox.  
   Figure 1. Retire a sandbox
3. Confirm the retirement by selecting Retire.

## Result

After it's retired, the sandbox is no longer available for use. However, you can allocate new sandboxes as needed. For more information, see [Allocate a sandbox](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hrp~o4uoZfIpwU~_qX7kDA "Allocate sandboxes to your development teams so they can start using them for development.").

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