Answers.Body: <p>If you delete the section, that will delete all the entries in the section as well.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Not really an answer, as such (as others have pointed out there's no way to mass delete from the CP, yet), but when I'm trialling imports I take a DB backup via the CP before and if the import fails or I need to rollback I simply restore the DB.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>There is currently no way to select and delete all entries specific to a section through the control panel interface. </p>
  
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Answers.Text: Couldn't you just delete the entry type and re add it?
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Answers.Text: Might work. Want to test? But not on a live site:)
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Answers.Body: <p>@pixelJitsu said "Couldn't you just delete the entry type and re add it?"</p>
  
  <p>@Anna_MediaGirl replied, "Might work. Want to test? But not on a live site:)"</p>
  
  <p>I just tested this on a dev site. Craft asked me if I was sure I wanted to delete the entry type and "all entries that use it".  </p>
  
  <p>Poof, they all disappeared from the dashboard.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>There is a plugin for that. It can do many things, but most importantly... destroy items :)</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://github.com/am-impact/amcommand" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/am-impact/amcommand</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I've ended up with loads of duplicate entries after a botched import job.</p>
  
  <p>Is there an easy and safe way to delete all entries in a section, so that I can start over again?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Are you using the Import plugin by Bob? If so, I believe there is a revert option, otherwise I'd suggest creating a plugin (but that isn't easy, but safe).
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Title: Is there a way to delete all entries in a section?
ThreadText: # Is there a way to delete all entries in a section?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-30)
  
  I've ended up with loads of duplicate entries after a botched import job.
  
  Is there an easy and safe way to delete all entries in a section, so that I can start over again?
  
  **Tags:** entries, database
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Are you using the Import plugin by Bob? If so, I believe there is a revert option, otherwise I'd suggest creating a plugin (but that isn't easy, but safe).  
  
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  ## 5 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-30. Score: 7
  
  If you delete the section, that will delete all the entries in the section as well.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2014-07-01. Score: 5
  
  Not really an answer, as such (as others have pointed out there's no way to mass delete from the CP, yet), but when I'm trialling imports I take a DB backup via the CP before and if the import fails or I need to rollback I simply restore the DB.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2014-06-30. Score: 3
  
  There is currently no way to select and delete all entries specific to a section through the control panel interface.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: Couldn't you just delete the entry type and re add it?  
  > **username_4**: Might work. Want to test? But not on a live site:)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_6 on 2014-10-16. Score: 2
  
  @pixelJitsu said "Couldn't you just delete the entry type and re add it?"
  
  @Anna\_MediaGirl replied, "Might work. Want to test? But not on a live site:)"
  
  I just tested this on a dev site. Craft asked me if I was sure I wanted to delete the entry type and "all entries that use it".
  
  Poof, they all disappeared from the dashboard.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_7 on 2016-08-15. Score: 2
  
  There is a plugin for that. It can do many things, but most importantly... destroy items :)
  
  <https://github.com/am-impact/amcommand>
  
  
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