Removal
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SQLWATCH database can be removed in two ways
Removal command which removes SQLWATCH objects including database and Agent Jobs.
The
Uninstall-DbaSqlWatchwill only work if the database was installed usingInstall-DbaSqlWatch
There are safety measures built into the removal process to make sure that only objects deployed by Install-DbaSqlWatch are removed, including database. If the deployment was into an existing database this will not be removed, analogically, if user tables were added to the SQLWATCH database post-deployment they were not registered as part of the application and thus they will not be removed and subsequently the database will not be dropped.
If SQLWATCH was installed manually the only way to remove is to manually invoke DROP DATABASE and manually remove SQL Agent jobs.
When using Windows Scheduled Tasks instead of SQL Agent to invoke data collection, please remove Scheduled Tasks manually and any associated PowerShell scripts - these are created manually upon user request and as per User defined Path.