# Remove data left by deleted plugins

Find settings, tables and content that deleted plugins and themes left in a WordPress database, remove what you choose, and put the database back if you need to.

## Before you start

- A running WordPress site in Nuvlo.
- Permission to manage sites.

## Step 1: Find unused data

Open the site and click the **WordPress** tab. Scroll to **Unused plugin and theme data** and click **Find unused data**.

Nuvlo reads the site’s code and database. Nothing is removed until you choose it. If everything is in use, the card says **Nothing left behind**.

## Step 2: Choose what to remove

The card lists the leftovers in groups, with their size. Expand a group to see its entries. Tick whole groups or single entries.

![Unused plugin and theme data card with groups of leftover entries and checkboxes](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/remove-plugin-leftovers--card.webp)

## Step 3: Remove them

Click **Remove … entries**, then **Save a copy and remove**. Nuvlo saves a copy of the whole database on the server first, then removes the selected data.

## Step 4: Put the database back

If something stops working, open **Earlier copies of the database** (the **⋯** menu on the card) and choose **Put back the copy from …**. Confirm with **Put the copy back**.

> **Warning:** Putting a copy back replaces the whole database: new posts, orders and comments since then are lost. The site is offline while it runs.

Nuvlo keeps the last three copies.

## Good to know

Entries that come back after removal, because something still creates them, are no longer offered. The card says how many.

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Source: https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/remove-plugin-leftovers