> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cloud.vessl.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Clean up workspaces

> Stop or terminate workspaces to control costs.

To avoid unnecessary charges after finishing your work:

<Tip>Take a quick tour of pausing a workspace, terminating it, then using **View Terminated** to review history and **Delete** to permanently remove it.</Tip>

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  <small>Example: Pause workspace</small>
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1. Navigate to the **Workspaces** tab.
2. Open the kebab menu on a running workspace and confirm **Pause Workspace**.

To permanently remove a workspace:

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  <small>Example: Terminate workspace</small>
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1. Click **Terminate**.
2. Type the workspace name and confirm termination.

<Warning>
  Paused workspaces may still incur storage costs (Cluster storage is billed at \$0.20/GiB/month). Terminated workspaces incur no cost.
</Warning>

## Delete from list

To completely remove a terminated workspace from the list:

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  <small>Example: Terminated workspaces list</small>
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1. Enable **View Terminated** toggle to see terminated workspaces.
2. Click the **Delete** button on the workspace card.
3. Type the workspace name and confirm deletion.

<Info>
  Terminated workspaces are no longer auto-deleted after 24 hours. Use **Delete** to manually remove them from the list when you no longer need the history.
</Info>