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title: Close a Trace Window
titleSuffix: SQL Server Profiler
description: Discover how to close the trace window in SQL Server Profiler that captures event data. Learn how to close it either during the trace or after it has finished.
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# Close a Trace Window (SQL Server Profiler)

 [!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)]
  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)