# Deleting a virtual environment version
## Introduction
If required, you can delete `draft` and/or `inactive` virtual environment configuration versions.
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If you're not familiar with the lifecycle of a virtual environment configuration version, please refer to [Understanding virtual environment versions](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/virtual-environments/implementing-virtual-environments/configuring-a-virtual-environment-version/understanding-virtual-environment-versions).
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## Need to know
* When an existing version is deleted, any subsequent version numbers are reassigned to close the gap. Existing `IDs` do not change.
## The steps
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**Access virtual environments**
[Log in to the dashboard](https://app.wearepatchworks.com/virtual-environments) and select `virtual environments` | `overview` from the left-hand navigation menu.
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**Select the required virtual environment**
Click the name associated with the virtual environment that you want to access - for example:
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**Access options for an existing draft or inactive version**
Move down to the `configuration versions` panel and click the ellipsis icon associated with an existing `draft` or `inactive` version - for example:
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If there isn't a current draft version, you can [create a new one from scratch](#create-draft-from-scratch). Alternatively, you can use the [create draft from version](#create-draft-from-version) option to copy the setup for an existing inactive or deployed version to a draft version.
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**Delete the selected version**
Select the `delete` option to remove the selected version:
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When an existing version is deleted, any subsequent version numbers are reassigned to close the gap. Existing `IDs` do not change.
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