Delete multiple work items

You can delete up to 1,000 work items from the list view at once.

To delete multiple work items:

1. Select multiple work items from the list. You can either:

   1. use the work item checkboxes,

   2. hold command (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) while selecting work items, or

   3. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items.

2. Select Delete.

To delete multiple work items from the backlog:

1. Select multiple work items from the backlog. You can either:

   1. use the checkboxes

   2. hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting work items

   3. hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items

2. Select More actions (•••) on one of the selected work items, then select Bulk change.

3. Select Delete work items and select Next.

4. If available, decide whether you'd like to send email notifications and select Next.

5. Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.

To delete multiple work items from the Work item search view:

1. Adjust the search criteria to show the appropriate list of work items.

2. Select More actions (•••) and choose Bulk Change work items.

3. Select the work items you'd like to perform the bulk operation on, and select Next.

4. Select Delete work items and select Next.

5. If available, decide whether you'd like to send email notifications and select Next.

6. Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.