How to close a Trello board

Close a board by selecting Close board from the board menu (open the board's menu and click the "More" button to expand the menu options). You have to be an admin of a board to close it.

Premium Workspace admins are able to close any board within their Workspace, even if they are not an admin of that particular board or if it is a 'private' board within the Workspace.

Other board members will receive a notification that the board has been closed.

How to close a Trello board

Finding a closed board

Closed boards are no longer visible in your Boards list and can only be accessed by clicking the ‘View closed boards’ button at the bottom of your Boards page.

Just like closing a board, you must be an admin to reopen a board.


Leaving a closed board

If you're trying to leave a board after it's been closed, you can use the Leave Closed Board tool: https://trello.com/support/leave-closed-board

Closing a board on the mobile app

If you're using the Trello app for iOS or Android, you can close a board by first opening that board and then opening it's menu (the icon in the top right corner of the page). From there, select the gear icon in the iOS app or the Board settings option on Android. Select Close board from the options in the settings to close the board.

If you’d like to permanently delete a board, you’ll need to do so via web browser.

See also

  • Removing yourself from a board

  • Deleting a board

  • Reopening a closed board

  • The Board Menu

In order to delete a board, you'll need to close the board first. Closing a board is similar to archiving a card—you can leave it in your "Closed boards" list if you think you might want to use it again someday, or you can delete the board permanently once it's closed.

In Standard and Premium Workspaces, the Admins can close and delete any board within the Workspace. 

Deleting a board is permanent, and deleted boards cannot be recovered.

Deleting an open board

1. To delete a board that is still open, first open your board menu and choose 'More'.

2. Next, choose the option  'Close board...' near the bottom of the More menu.

How to close a Trello board

3. Finally, choose the option 'Permanently delete board'. The board is permanently deleted after choosing this option!


Deleting a closed board

To delete a board that you've already closed, click on ‘View closed boards’ button at the bottom of your Boards page.

From there, you'll see a list of your closed boards with a 'Delete' button for any board that you're an admin for. Click on that button to delete the board permanently.


FAQ

Is there another way to delete a board?

You can also delete your closed boards using our Delete Boards tool: https://trello.com/support/delete-board

Admin access is still required to delete a board using this tool.

Can I delete a board in the mobile app?

It isn't possible to delete a board using the mobile app. However, you can delete a board by logging in to Trello on your mobile device's supported browser.

Recovering a deleted board

Deleting a board is permanent, and deleted boards cannot be recovered.

See also

  • Removing yourself from a board

  • Reopening a closed board

How do you archive a Trello board?

You can archive a list from Trello by clicking on the list menu and select 'Archive list'.

Can you hide a board in Trello?

By “closing” a Trello board you can hide the board away in the archive so it doesn't clog up your Trello Workspace, but you can still easily recover it from the archive should you need it again.

Where is the board menu in Trello?

What is the board menu? On the right side of your Trello board is the menu (D)—the mission control center for your board. The menu is where you manage members' board permissions, control settings, search cards, enable Power-Ups, and create automations.

Why can't I Delete a workspace on Trello?

If the Workspace still has an active Standard or Premium subscription, then you will need to cancel the subscription first before being able to delete the Workspace.