Deleting a card in Trello can be a difficult process since you’re mainly allowed to archive cards instead of deleting them permanently. Here’s how to delete a card in Trello, in different ways.
Cards in Trello are mainly allowed to be archived, which is only getting rid of them from boards and still can be accessed from the menu. It is possible to delete a card in Trello permanently, just like deleting a Trello board.
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How to delete a card in Trello (web)
To do this, simply open the board. Right-click the card you want to delete.
Click Archive.
Here, click Show menu to open up the menu.
Select Archived items.
Here, click Delete to delete the card permanently.
You will get a warning message. Select Delete to finally delete the card forever.
You can also select Send to board if you want to retrieve back the card.
How to archive many cards at once in Trello (web)
Simply move all cards you want to archive into a list. Click the horizontal three dots button and select Archive all cards in this list.
Click Archive All.
How to delete many cards permanently (web)
Based on the previous method, you need to manually click the Delete button to remove each card. That’s exhausting to do when you have hundreds of cards.
First, create a new board that will contain the list containing the cards you want to delete.
Click the three dots button of the list that contains all cards you want to delete. Click Move List.
Here, select that new board. Click Move.
Once you have moved the list, simply open the board that contains the list you’ve moved there. Here, click Show menu.
Click More to show more options.
Click Close board,
Click Close to eventually remove the board.
Your Trello page will be reloaded. Click Permanently Delete Board to permanently delete the cards, which are inside the list of the board.
Click Delete.
When you have successfully deleted the board, you will see this message: Board not found.
How to archive a card in Trello mobile app
Trello mobile app allows you to archive easily on the mobile app. To do this, simply open the board, scroll left or right to go to the list. Tap-long the card.
When the “Drag there to archive” shows, simply drag it to the green rectangle to archive.
You can unarchive the cards easily. Simply tap the horizontal three dots button. Click Archived cards.
Here, click the card to open it.
The card will then open. Click the vertical three dots button to show the menu.
Click Send to board to finally retrieve the archived card.
Trello makes it more difficult to delete a card. With those methods above, you can now get rid of the cards by deleting cards permanently.