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# How to safely clean up an old workspace
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/how-to-safely-clean-up-a-workspace/
- Published: 2026-09-16T18:51:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T18:51:03.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

Learning to **clean up your workspace** matters once an environment has accumulated pilots, abandoned experiments and duplicated tables. In **Jestor**, apps, tables and entire folders can be deleted in bulk, with an emailed confirmation code required before anything is removed.

## Why environments accumulate debris

Every workspace collects failed experiments. Someone tested an idea, it did not work, and deleting it one item at a time was never worth the effort.

Over a year that residue becomes real: people cannot tell which table is the live one, and new users open the wrong thing.

What clutter actually costs:

- Uncertainty about which app is the current one
- New users exploring abandoned experiments
- Search results dominated by dead items
- Nobody willing to delete anything, for fear of deleting the wrong thing

## Before you delete anything

| Check                            | Why                          | How                            |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Is anything connected to it?     | Relations may break          | Review the table's connections |
| Does an automation reference it? | Rules may fail silently      | Check the automations list     |
| Has it been used recently?       | Someone may still rely on it | Check the history view         |
| Is the data needed for records?  | Deletion is irreversible     | Export before removing         |

## Step by step to delete in bulk

1. **Open the folder** containing the items you want to remove.
2. **Activate build mode**, which reveals the selection controls.
3. **Select the items**, across tables, apps and folders.
4. **Review the summary**, which lists exactly what will be deleted.
5. **Confirm the deletion**, which triggers a code sent to your email.
6. **Enter the code** to complete the removal.

## Why the confirmation code is the point

Bulk deletion is convenient and dangerous in equal measure. Requiring a code from your email inbox introduces a deliberate pause and proves the request came from the account owner rather than from an unattended session.

- **Bulk selection:** several items removed in one action
- **Explicit summary:** you see what will be deleted before confirming
- **Emailed code:** a deliberate barrier against accidents
- **Folders included:** an entire abandoned project removed at once

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can I delete several items at once?

Yes. Tables, apps and entire folders can be selected and deleted together. See [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### How is accidental deletion prevented?

A confirmation code is sent to your email and must be entered to proceed.

### Where do the selection controls appear?

In build mode, which reveals the selection option on each item.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

With **Jestor**, you can automate workflows, connect teams, and build internal systems your way, all without code and powered by **AI**. Discover Jestor at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com) and see how to take your company's operations to a new level of efficiency and control.