Revenue requires you to keep payroll records for six years after the end of each tax year. After that, you can safely delete those records to stay compliant with GDPR and free up space in your software.

1. Open Sage 50 Payroll Ireland and log in.
2. Go to Help, then System Information.
3. Note the Data Directory path, but leave out the tax year at the end.
   If the path shows C:\Program Data\Sage People\20XX, note C:\Program Data\Sage Payroll
4. Note where you store your data.
5. To close Sage 50 Payroll Ireland, select Login, then Exit.
6. Open File Explorer, then browse to the folder you noted earlier.
7. Right-click the tax year folder you want to delete, then select Delete.
8. Select Yes, then repeat for other tax years you no longer need.