In Navigator 8.2 and 9.0, you delete the whole entity from the entity list. As far as the data, in many ways, 9.0 is the opposite of Navigator 8.2.

See also Delete old years in 9.0?.

What happens when I delete an entity with File | Delete?

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	Navigator 8.2	Navigator 9.0
Action	Entity deleted from entity list, one year's data deleted but other year's data still there	Entity deleted from entity list, all data still there.
Backup recommended before deleting	Highly recommended since data permanently erased	Not needed since no data removed.
Entity deleted from entity list	Yes	Yes
Actual data for entity deleted	Yes (selected year only)	No
Single year of actual data deleted	Yes (selected year only)	No data deleted
All years' data deleted	No (one year's data deleted but other years' data still there)	No data deleted

How do I restore a deleted entity?

	Navigator 8.2	Navigator 9.0
To restore a deleted entity	Open data folder for any year of desired entity. If no data folder exists, restore it from backup.	Select Show Deleted on File | Open screen. Data was never deleted.

Can I delete the actual data for an entity in 9.0?

The short answer is no. Again, many ways, 9.0 is the opposite of Navigator 8.2:

	Navigator 8.2	Navigator 9.0
To delete entity data for one year	Delete entity-year folder	Not possible
To delete entity data for all years	Delete all entity-year folders for that entity*	Not possible

* If you delete all the entity-year folders for an entity but do not delete the entity from the entity list first, the entity will still be on the entity list and it will be difficult to remove. Better to delete the entity from the list first, then delete the remaining folders. Always make good backups first.

Stay tuned for a similar discussion of the differences between 8.2 and 9.0 when cloning or copying and entity.

David
FNI Technical Support