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 by date, either manually or automatically.
To view deleted submissions, select Deleted submissions at the bottom of the Viewing submissions screen. You can retrieve deleted submissions for up to one month after deletion. All deleted submissions are purged automatically after one month.
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Delete selected submissions
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Browse to the form you want to delete submissions for.
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Select the View recent submissions button:
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You see the Viewing submissions page. This displays submissions from the last month by default:
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Select the submissions to delete using the checkboxes in the Select column:
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Select Delete selected, then select OK in the pop-up window to confirm:
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To view deleted submissions, select Deleted submissions at the bottom of the Viewing submissions screen.
Delete submissions before a specified date
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Browse to the form you want to delete submissions for.
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Select the View recent submissions button:
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You see the Viewing submissions page. This displays submissions from the last month by default:
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Select the red Delete all before date button:
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In the Delete all submissions before (and including) pop-up window, use the Select date... button to select the deletion date:
Important: All submissions made on or before the selected date will be deleted.
Confirm that you wish to delete the form submissions by selecting the checkbox next to Confirm deletion of X form submissions:
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Select Delete submissions.
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To view deleted submissions, select Deleted submissions at the bottom of the Viewing submissions screen.
Set a form to delete old submissions automatically
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Browse to the form you want to automatically delete submissions.
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Go to Edit > Edit formsbuilder page:
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Under Modify the form, select Form properties:
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The Edit your form properties page appears:
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Under the section Making and editing submissions, select the Enable automatic deletion of old submissions checkbox:
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Enter the length of time (in months) that you want to keep submissions in the Age limit for submissions in months box.
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Select Publish to save your changes and return to the Edit form screen.
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To view deleted submissions, select Deleted submissions at the bottom of the Viewing submissions screen.
Restore deleted submissions
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Browse to the form you want to restore submissions for.
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Select the View recent submissions button:
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You see the Viewing submissions page. This displays submissions from the last month by default:
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Select Deleted submissions at the bottom of the Viewing submissions screen.
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Adjust the From and To dates to locate the correct submission(s), then select the ones you want to restore using the checkboxes in the Select column:
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Select Restore selected.
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Confirm you want to restore the selected submissions by selecting OK in the Restore submissions pop-up window:
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Select Return to submissions. The restored submissions appear in the submissions list.
