Deleting cards

In a Mingle project, you can delete cards that you're certain will no longer be used, that are part of a template, or that you created in error. You can delete cards one at a time while viewing an individual card, or delete multiple cards at once from a List view.

Caution: There's no way to recover a deleted card from within the Mingle project. We strongly recommend not deleting a card unless you created that card in error. Make sure that no member of your team will need the card again in future before deleting.

Mingle assigns each new card a unique number. When you delete a card, Mingle simply removes the card along with its number - it doesn't adjust the numbering sequence. Deleting cards creates gaps within the card numbering sequence. Say for example you have cards numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4, and you delete card 2. The new sequence of cards will be 1, 3, 4 and so on.

Deleting a card also removes all history and comments about the card.

Deleting individual cards

Once you've displayed an individual card, you can click its Delete link to remove it.

How to delete an individual card

1. Sign in to Mingle and open the project with the card you want to delete (if not already working in the project).
2. Locate the card you want to delete.
   
   
3. Click on the card name to open it up for editing.
   
   
4. Click the Delete link.
   Mingle displays a confirmation message.
   
   
5. Click OK.
   Mingle deletes the card and displays a notification.
   
   

Deleting cards in bulk

From the card List view, you can select multiple cards and click the Delete button.

How to delete multiple cards at once

1. Sign in to Mingle and open the project with the cards you want to delete (if not already working in the project).
2. Locate the cards you want to delete.
   
   
3. Select the cards you want to delete.
   You can click the All link or the None link to select or deselect all cards on the page. Note that you can only select one page of cards at any one time, so if you want to delete cards over the page, you'll have to navigate to the correct page.
   
4. Click the Delete button.
   Mingle asks you to confirm.
   
   
   
5. Click OK.
   Mingle deletes the selected cards.

Reinstating a deleted card from a backup

Once you delete a card, you can't recover it from within a project. However, if you've previously exported a card list and saved it in an Excel spreadsheet, you can re-import the deleted card(s) to Mingle. Mingle will reinstate the card with its original card number, and the card version will be number 1.

See Importing a card list for details.

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