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# Deleting an audit
**PLEASE NOTE**: *deleting an audit is not the same as archiving an audit (after completion). After deletion (soft delete period of 7 days), the audit is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. Therefore, only delete audits that must be permanently removed, for example because they were* [*wrongly created*](/engyon/en/frequently-asked-questions/setup/wrong-audit-created.md)*.*
#### Required permissions for deleting an audit
To delete an audit, you need the **Client manager** role **for the relevant client**. A role as Admin or Account Manager at the organisation level is not sufficient. See [Roles and permissions](/engyon/en/reference/settings/roles-and-permissions.md). Not sure who has that role? Ask the colleagues who set up and manage the roles for your firm.
If you have only just received the **Client manager** role on that client, it can take a few minutes before you can delete the audit. If it does not work yet, wait a moment and try again.
#### Deleting an audit
1. Go to Options at the bottom left and open Organisation.
2. Open the relevant client and then the Audits tab. Do not use Home - all audits in the navigation bar for this.
3. Click the trash icon (:trash:) behind the audit.
4. Confirm in the Delete audit screen. If you want credits back, turn on the Request a refund instead switch, fill in the reason, and click Confirm.
If you do not turn on the switch, the audit will receive the yellow deletion scheduled tag and will be automatically deleted after 7 days, unless the request is reversed earlier.
If you request a refund, the blue tag `pending refund review` will appear first. Engyon reviews this request manually. As long as that tag is there, no deletion scheduled has occurred yet and you cannot speed up the deletion. After approval, the yellow tag appears; then the 7 days and delete immediately apply. The credits will be credited when the refund request is approved.
### Speeding up the deletion of an audit
The person who started the deletion cannot complete it themselves. Another user with **Client manager** or **Client admin** for that client will see an additional icon (`delete immediately`) :dumpster-fire: on the yellow deletion scheduled tag. This deletes the audit immediately. After that, the project number (external ID) that was linked to this audit will also be available again.
{% hint style="info" %}
An audit with deletion scheduled or `pending refund review` is not shown in the list by default. Open the client via Options → Organisation and then the Audits tab (not Home - all audits). Click the icon (`filter audits`) :eye: at the top right, turn on show audits scheduled for deletion, and click apply. You will then see the tag and, for deletion scheduled, the icon (`delete immediately`).
{% endhint %}
### Deleting audits from test clients
Audits created in a test client (clients with the 'test client' setting on) are automatically deleted after 3 months and cannot be manually deleted earlier. Therefore, the trash icon is missing from the audit list of test clients (regardless of your role).