# Is it possible to cancel an extract?

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/is-it-possible-to-cancel-an-extract/2767>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 1, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/is-it-possible-to-cancel-an-extract/2767 "2019-02-01T20:19:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![goldfarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@goldfarb](https://forum.ipums.org/u/goldfarb)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/is-it-possible-to-cancel-an-extract/2767/1 "2019-02-01T20:19:00Z")

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I have an extract which has been running for over a day and I would like to cancel it and be able to start over.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![JeffBloem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/jeffbloem/32/40_2.png) [@JeffBloem](https://forum.ipums.org/u/JeffBloem)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/is-it-possible-to-cancel-an-extract/2767/2 "2019-02-01T21:04:00Z")

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Unfortunately, there is no way for users to cancel extracts. That said, you can always submit another extract while you are waiting for your initial extract to process.