As an Administrator, you can use Contact Management to batch-delete Contacts from your project. It is highly recommended to export your queried Contacts into a CSV file before deleting them from VanillaSoft.

Note: Once you delete Contacts from VanillaSoft, they cannot be recovered. All deletions using Contact Management are permanent.

How to Delete Contacts Using a Query

1. Log in to VanillaSoft as an Admin.
   
   

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2. Select the desired Project.
   
   

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3. Under Contacts & Reports, click on Contact Management.
   
   

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4. If you want to build your Query from scratch, click Build a New Query.
   
   
   • Alternatively, if you have a saved Query, click Select This Query, then Edit This Query.
     
     

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5. Add any Fields that you wish to view in your Query.
   
   

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6. Set the Filter and Value for each desired Field as needed.
   
   

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7. Once each Field has the Filters and Values set as desired, click Run Query.
   
   

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8. The query will then display the Query Results.
   
   

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9. Click on Perform Task and then Delete Contacts.
   
   
   • Note: You may first export the contact query from the Perform Task menu option "Export Results."

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10. You will then be prompted twice to confirm the deletion of the Contacts. Click Confirm. 
    
    

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11. Click Confirm again on the second prompt to complete the deletion.
    
    

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12. When done, the system will display how many Contacts were deleted.