# Deleting a private repository in Amazon ECR
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If you're finished using a repository, you can delete it. When you delete a repository in the AWS Management Console, all of the images contained in the repository are also deleted; this cannot be undone.

**Important**  
Images in the deleted repositories are also deleted. You cannot undo this operation.

**To delete a repository (AWS Management Console)**

1. Open the Amazon ECR console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ecr/repositories](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ecr/repositories).

1. From the navigation bar, choose the Region that contains the repository to delete.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Repositories**.

1. On the **Repositories** page, choose the **Private** tab and then select the repository to delete and choose **Delete**.

1. In the **Delete *repository\$1name*** window, verify that the selected repositories should be deleted and choose **Delete**.