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**Prerequisite:** Before you delete a Directory Service directory, verify that no AWS applications are active for the directory that must be deleted.

Take the following actions based on the Directory Service that you use. Be sure to complete all additional steps that correspond with the AWS applications that are connected to the directory:

*   For instructions on how to delete an Active Directory (AD) connector, see [Deleting your AD Connector](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_delete.html).
*   For instructions on how to delete an AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory directory or a Simple AD, see [Deleting your AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_delete.html).

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