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# Close a Trace Window (SQL Server Profiler)
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  This topic describes how to close the trace window for traces that are running or for saved traces you are viewing by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].  
  
### To close a trace window  
  
1.  Select the trace window you want to close.  
  
2.  On the **File** menu, click **Close**.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  If the trace is running, closing a trace window stops the associated trace.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQL Server Profiler Templates and Permissions](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler-templates-and-permissions.md)   
 [SQL Server Profiler](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler.md)