When you delete a document library, all documents stored in the document library are deleted. In addition, if the document library is associated with a portal site, then the Document Library area and the content source for the document library are deleted.

You can delete all document libraries on the server farm from the central administration page. You must use this page to delete document libraries that are not associated with a portal.

If you are a server farm administrator, you can also delete the document library associated with the portal from the Site Settings page for that portal.

Delete a document library by using the central administration page

1. On the SharePoint Portal Server Central Administration for Server server_name page, in the Component Configuration section, click Configure document libraries (Web Storage System-based).
2. On the List and Manage Document Libraries page, click the Edit link to the right of the document library that you want to delete.
3. On the Change Document Library Settings page, click Delete at the bottom right side of the page.
4. On the Delete Document Library page, click OK.

   Warning  All documents in the document library will be permanently deleted.

Delete a document library by using the Site Settings page

1. On the Site Settings page, in the Optional Document Libraries section, click Delete the document library associated with this portal site.
2. On the Delete Document Library page, click OK.

   Warning  All documents in the document library will be permanently deleted.

Alternatively, you can do the following:

1. On the Site Settings page, in the Optional Document Libraries section, click Change document library settings.
2. On the Change Document Library Settings page, click Delete at the bottom right of the page.
3. On the Delete Document Library page, click OK.

   Warning  All documents in the document library will be permanently deleted.