# Mass deletion of duplicated records

**URL:** <https://speciforum.org/t/mass-deletion-of-duplicated-records/4165>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [September 9, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/mass-deletion-of-duplicated-records/4165 "2026-09-09T18:05:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Felixaad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/67e7ee/32.png) [@Felixaad](https://speciforum.org/u/Felixaad)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/mass-deletion-of-duplicated-records/4165/1 "2026-09-09T18:05:33Z")

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I know the concept has been discussed historically on this forum in regards to deleting repeat entries, but I was curious if there has been any recent developments. 🙂 Thank you!

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**Author:** ![bronwyn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/bronwyn/32/5742_2.png) [@bronwyn](https://speciforum.org/u/bronwyn)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/mass-deletion-of-duplicated-records/4165/2 "2026-09-10T15:27:42Z")

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Hi @Felix Duley,

Yes, bulk deleting was discussed on the Speciforum in 2022 ([Delete CollObject in Batch in Sp7](https://speciforum.org/t/delete-collobject-in-batch-in-sp7/1949)) and 2024 ([Data clean up of duplicate records - #5 by Carmella\_Lombardi](https://speciforum.org/t/data-clean-up-of-duplicate-records/572/5)).

Your inquiry also corresponds with [#6882](https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/6882) on GitHub, a feature request for bulk deletion in Specify. I’ve added your name/institution as requestors there. You can check on that issue track progress on bulk delete implementation.

In the meantime, [Batch Edit](https://speciforum.org/t/batch-edit/2248/) in Specify 7 does allow for bulk deletion of _ **dependent** _ _ **records** _ _ **only** _. For example, this enables you to delete Determination or Preparation records from Collection Objects in bulk. You can learn more about this in [Expected Behavior in Batch Edit](https://speciforum.org/t/expected-behavior-in-batch-edit/2634).

I also added a post to the feature requests section here on the Speciforum for this: [Bulk Delete](https://speciforum.org/t/bulk-delete/4167).

Please let us know of any further questions!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/specifysoftware/original/2X/1/18a843c97bc32b40e8ad0e035755bc88ffaacaf7.svg) [@system](https://speciforum.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/mass-deletion-of-duplicated-records/4165/3 "2026-09-17T15:27:56Z")

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