How to purge deleted entries?

  • cfotaxpayment
    Asked on April 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM

    Hi Why I am not able to delete data from Trash - It is still showing as space occupied? The video you are showing does have same screenshots in my account what I see in the vidoe, which has to option to delete forever

  • Eliza JotForm Support
    Replied on April 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM

    Hi cfotaxpayment,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. You'll need to delete your trashed submissions in Jotform Tables. Let me show you how:

    1. In Jotform Tables, click on the Three Dots icon next to your form title in the tabs.
    2. In the dropdown menu, click on Trashed Entries to open the Trash menu.
    3. Then, in the Trash menu on the right, click on the Checkboxes to select the submissions you want to purge. To select all, click on the Select All button.
    4. Now, click on Delete Forever, and in the warning window, click on the Delete button to confirm.

    How to purge deleted entries? Image 1 Screenshot 20 To avoid permanently losing submission data, it’s recommended to Download Form Submissions as Excel, CSV, or PDF. Purging deleted submissions will free up your Submission Storage and Upload Space but won’t affect other limits. You can also check out our guide about Account Usage and Limits for more information.

    Give it a try and let us know if you need more help.

  • cfotaxpayment
    Replied on April 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM

    there no such options or any way I can delete it. please refer to snapshots I am seeingHow to purge deleted entries? Image 1 Screenshot 30How to purge deleted entries? Image 2 Screenshot 41

  • Gian_D JotForm Support
    Replied on April 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM

    Hi cfotaxpayment,

    I saw that you're on the Trash page for deleted forms. My colleague is referring to the Trash menu for deleted entries. I've made a screencast to demonstrate it. Check out the screencast below:

    How to purge deleted entries? Image 1 Screenshot 20

    As you can see, I'm deleting the trashed entries in the Trash menu.

    Give it a try and reach out again if you have any other questions.

  • cfotaxpayment
    Replied on April 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM

    Your response is not clear - can you tell from my snapshot as to how do I navigate to your snapshot?

  • Jefferson JotForm Support
    Replied on April 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM

    Hi cfotaxpayment,

    I understand the confusion. Based on your screenshot, it looks like you're working with Jotform Sign documents. In Jotform Sign, it's currently not possible to delete individual submissions like in regular forms. Instead, the only way to remove signed documents is to delete the entire document, which will move it to the Trash folder.

    These trashed documents are automatically deleted after 30 days. Unfortunately, there's no option to permanently delete them immediately or purge them manually like in Jotform Tables.

    Let us know if there’s anything else we can help you with. 

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