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How to delete a task

Every user can delete a task or subtask. That’s why you need clear rules, how to use such a tool. There are few options to prevent loosing tasks in Freelo and how to find deleted task and restore it.

How to delete a task

There are few ways how to delete a task or subtask.

Project detail

Task can be deleted from project detail. When you place mouse over the task, on the right appears bin icon.

How to delete a task in project detail.
How to delete a task in project detail.

Or in the three-dot menu on the left from a task name. Select last option Delete task…

Delete a task via three-dot menu.
Delete a task via three-dot menu.

Task detail

In the task detail via menu on the right > Delete.

How to delete a task in task detail.
How to delete a task in task detail.

How to delete a subtask

You can delete a subtask in the task detail. When you are on the subtask the bin icon appears on the right. Subtask can be deleted also on its detail just as task or in bulk via three dot menu > Delete all subtasks.

How to delete a subtask.
How to delete a subtask.
How to delete subtasks in bulk.
How to delete subtasks in bulk.

Restore deleted tasks

You can restore deleted task via the section Deleted items. Go to Reports > Last deleted items. This report keeps items for 30 days.

Last reported items in Reports.
Last reported items in Reports.

Place mouse over the deleted item and appears blue button Restore on the right.

How to restore deleted items.
How to restore deleted items.

Report of Last deleted items

Overview of all deleted items – tasks, To-Do lists, Projects and notes – is in the section Reports > Task overviews > Last deleted.

Overview of deleted items.
Overview of deleted items.

Recent activities in project

Each project has section Latest activity, where all changes are noticed. You can find this section on project detail. All actions are here, so also removed tasks. Or check report Activities where you can filter just deleted items.

All latest activities on project.
All latest activities on project.

Users profile

You can find deleted tasks in user’s profile in section. Go to Users > All users and select any user, that will redirect you on user’s profile. Or just click the user’s name or avatar.

Check user's activities via Latest activities.
Check user’s activities via Latest activities.

Notifications

If someone deletes a task, that you are following, you instantly get notification about deleted task in your notification center.

Notification about deleted task.
Notification about deleted task.

If you set up e-mail notification: Send me e-mail immediately when anything happens in my project, your will get the e-mail notification about deleted task. Per-click you will be redirected straight to detail of the task and restore it, if needed.

E-mail notification about deleted task.
E-mail notification about deleted task.
Updated on 8.4.2024
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