# Cleanup

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## Cleanup FAQ

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<summary>What does cleanup do?</summary>

Cleanup helps you reclaim SOL by identifying and closing unused token accounts freeing up storage rent.

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<summary>Is cleanup safe?</summary>

Cleanup is 100% safe to use. It does not burn any items. Closing token accounts is a reversible operation, and resizing NFTs is sanctioned by Metaplex.

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<summary>What are vacant accounts?</summary>

When purchasing tokens, NFTs, or other assets, you need to create an account for the item to live in. Once this NFT or token has been sold, transferred, and so on, this storage is left unused, and can be reclaimed. This does not burn any of your assets, and is a reversible process. It will not invalidate any airdrops.

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## How to Use Cleanup

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### Connect Wallet

See [connecting-your-wallet](https://docs.sol-incinerator.com/tool-guide/connecting-your-wallet "mention") for instructions.
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### Select Vacant Accounts

If your wallet has Vacant Accounts, you’ll see the **Vacant Accounts** icon with the number of accounts available to close.

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Click the icon — it will highlight as **Marked for Close**.

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### Click Cleanup

Click the **Cleanup** button on the right side of the screen, as shown below.

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**Using a Ledger?** Enable the Ledger toggle.\
You can also optionally swap reclaimed SOL for another currency here.
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### Confirm Transaction

If you’re ready, click **Confirm** to close your Vacant Accounts and recover your SOL.

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### Sign Transaction

Sign and confirm your transaction by clicking **Confirm**.&#x20;

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The confirm transaction screen may appear differently due to using a different wallet.
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### Success Confirmation

🧹 Cleanup complete. Accounts closed, SOL reclaimed.&#x20;

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