# How to remove current Vaultwarden instance (database) and create a new instance

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**Created:** [January 14, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/how-to-remove-current-vaultwarden-instance-database-and-create-a-new-instance/2228 "2023-01-14T06:04:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![zung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@zung](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/zung)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/how-to-remove-current-vaultwarden-instance-database-and-create-a-new-instance/2228/1 "2023-01-14T06:04:43Z")

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I newly installed Vaultwarden with Caddy in Docker (within WSL2). I could not logon due to wrong master password. How can I delete or remove the current vaultwarden instance (or database) and create a new instance. It will be new, and I can create a new logon credentials.

Thank you for any help to my question.

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**Author:** ![stefan0xC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/stefan0xc/32/1765_2.png) [@stefan0xC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/stefan0xC)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/how-to-remove-current-vaultwarden-instance-database-and-create-a-new-instance/2228/2 "2023-01-14T09:46:09Z")

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If you did not set up a maradb or postgres database server, you can just delete the `data/db.sqlite3` file (or even everything in the `data` folder) and restart vaultwarden. (I.d. everything you’ve mounted as a volume for data persistence)

You could also [enable the `/admin` page](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Enabling-admin-page) to remove a single user instead.

Or as a user (and if you have SMTP configured correctly) you could also request the deletion of the account via `/#/recover-delete`.

> **[I Forgot my Master Password | Bitwarden Help Center](https://bitwarden.com/help/forgot-master-password/)**
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> This article explains what to do if you forgot your master password, as Bitwarden has no way to retrieve or reset it.

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**Author:** ![zung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@zung](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/zung)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/how-to-remove-current-vaultwarden-instance-database-and-create-a-new-instance/2228/3 "2023-01-14T14:14:28Z")

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Thank you very much for your help and fast response. I was tempting doing so but not sure about any ramifications. Now I know it is safe to do so.

Great help! Great people!