How to Delete Undeletable Data on Your Shopify Store

If you’re ever confronted with a situation where you can’t delete data from your Shopify store, there are a couple of workarounds you can try.

We’ll look at these solutions here.

Can You Delete Undeletable Data on Your Shopify Store?

Shopify collects the personal information of its customers to provide them with services, including the customer’s name, email address, shipping address, and credit card information to process payments. Shopify may also collect other information from its customers, such as their contact information and purchase history. This is why it’s essential to have an effective e-commerce privacy policy for your store.

So, how do you delete undeletable data on Shopify?

In general, it is possible to delete undeletable data from a Shopify store by using certain workarounds. If the data is stored in the Shopify database, it may be possible to delete it using SQL commands or by exporting and then deleting the data from a text editor.

In some cases, it may be possible to delete the data using specific tools or methods such as deleting files through FTP or working with the database directly. However, in other cases, the data may be permanently stored on the system and cannot be removed without causing damage or taking the store down entirely.

Where Is Shopify Data Stored?

Shopify data is stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google servers.

AWS is a secure, cloud-based platform that provides various services, including storage, computing, and networking. Shopify stores all of its customer data and backups of its internal systems on AWS servers. This data is encrypted to ensure that it is protected from unauthorized access.

Shopify stores data on Google servers to improve performance and reliability. By doing so, Shopify can provide a better experience for their customers and improve their overall business. The data is stored securely and only accessible by authorized personnel.

Additionally, Shopify doesn’t object to you deleting this data at all. In fact, they have their own guide on how to do so.