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Delete form submissions

Sometimes you need to delete submissions – for example, to remove submissions made in error or duplicates. It is also possible to delete old submissions manuall or to set up your form to delete older submissions automatically.

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Delete selected form submissions

  1. Go to the form.
  2. Select View recent submissions.
  3. Select the submissions to delete using the checkboxes in the Select column.
  4. Select Delete selected:

    Select the submissions to delete

  5. Confirm that you wish to delete the submissions by selecting OK in the pop-up window.
  6. To view deleted submissions, select Deleted submissions at the bottom of the Viewing submissions page.

    Note: you can restore deleted submissions up to one month after the deletion date. Deleted submissions are purged automatically after one month.

Delete all submissions before a date

  1. Go to the form.
  2. Select View recent submissions.
  3. Select the red button Delete all before date.
  4. In the pop-up window, select a date by clicking the calendar icon. All submissions made prior to the date you selected will be deleted.
  5. Confirm that you wish to delete the form submissions by selecting the checkbox next to Confirm deletion of X form submissions.
    Confirm delete all
  6. Select Delete submissions.

Set up your form to delete old submissions automatically

  1. Go to the form you wish to edit.
  2. Go Edit > Edit FormsBuilder page.
  3. In the Modify the form section, select Form properties.
  4. Under the section Making and editing submissions, tick the checkbox Enable automatic deletion of old submissions.
    Delete old form submissions automatically
  5. In the box Age limit for submissions in months, type in the length of time (in months) that you would like to keep submissions. For example, if you type in 6, any submissions over 6 months old will be automatically deleted.
  6. Select Publish to save and publish your changes.

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