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title: Removing an Instance
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/cloudgs/removing-an-instance
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:48:57.854Z
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You can terminate a Traffic Manager instance by clicking the Terminate… button in the Hardware Restart section of the **System > **Traffic Manager**s** page. You are asked to confirm this action.

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If you terminate an instance, the instance is shut down and is permanently destroyed. You lose all configuration and data associated with that Traffic Manager instance.
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