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Custom field deletion and recovery

Key Takeaway

You can restore a deleted custom field and its data for up to 15 days, but the field still counts against your limits until it is permanently removed.

Deleting a custom field in Salesforce does not erase it right away. The field and its data first move to a Deleted Fields list, where an admin can restore them. Admins need to know what blocks a delete, what still counts against limits, and which settings a restore does not bring back.

How to delete a custom field
  1. From the object's management settings, go to "Fields".
  2. Click "Del" next to the field.
  3. Select the "Yes, I want to delete the custom field" checkbox.
  4. Click "Delete".
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Explain how to create, delete, and customize fields and page layouts on standard and custom objects, and know the implications of deleting fields (roll-up summaries, cross object formulas, picklist dependencies, relationship fields)

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