Option 2:

In case the cold instance is no longer available, then the binding removal should be done via the Artifactory configuration files:

1. In the server which hosts the live instance, navigate to $JFROG_HOME/artifactory/var/etc/artifactory
2. Edit the artifactory.config.latest.xml file
3. Delete all the lines beginning with “<jfrogColdStorageArchivingNamespace>” and ending with “</jfrogColdStorageMasterToken>” (including both of these lines and everything in between)
4. Rename “artifactory.config.latest.xml” to “artifactory.config.import.xml”
5. Restart Artifactory

And now the binding should be gone and you may rebind your live instance to a new cold instance.