> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bridgeful.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Uninstalling

> What happens to your links, stores and data when Bridgeful is uninstalled, and how a reinstall picks up where it left off.

When a store uninstalls Bridgeful, syncing with it stops straight away, and nothing already in any store changes.

## Links pause

The store's links pause instead of ending. The other stores show it as **Paused**, and their primary contacts get an email.

## Your data is kept for 48 hours

Shopify asks apps to delete a store's data 48 hours after an uninstall. Until then Bridgeful keeps everything: your matches, settings and paired locations.

## Reinstalling

Reinstall within those 48 hours and the links resume. Bridgeful catches up on what changed while it was away, with nothing to set up again.

After 48 hours the store's data is deleted and its links end. Reinstalling then starts fresh.

## Cancelling instead

To stop paying but keep Bridgeful installed, cancel your plan from **Settings > Account & billing**. See [plans and billing](https://docs.bridgeful.app/user-guide/plans-and-billing.md).


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