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This document shows how administrators can delete devices from the device
inventory when they must temporarily stop syncing user-account data,
such as installed extensions, bookmarks, and history to a device.
As an administrator, when you delete a device, the device no longer syncs
user-account data, but no information is removed from it. The device is
added back to the list after the next sync unless an access level blocks access.
In this case, the device might require the administrator approval to sync data
again.
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