Delete a user space of non existing user

[Onno Cleijpool]

Hi there,

I have a user space in my confluence of a user who left. His account has been removed, but his space still exists. It is confusing and I like to delete it as administrator. However I don't have the access rights to do so. Not via a manual approach, not via a query. 

Anybody a suggestion?

Thanks,

Onno

[Scott Theus]

HI @Onno Cleijpool,

You may need to first reactivate the user; find the user in User Management and click the link to Activate. You should be able to access the space once the user is active and delete it. (You probably need to be the site-admin to do this.)

-Scott

[Onno Cleijpool]

I will try to recreate it, the user has been deleted so I can't reactivate it. 

[Thomas Schlegel]

Hi @Onno Cleijpool,

as an admin, you should see the personal space in the space directory:

http://<your-confluence-url>/spacedirectory/view.action

From there, open the space and then edit the permissions (or delete the space on the overview tab)

[Onno Cleijpool]

Hmm that doesn't seem to do the trick. It points me at a dead link! Also if I try to enter the space it immediately tells me that I need permission to enter the private space.

Any other tricks :-)