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Select everyone, not just this page

The checkbox at the top of the People table selects the people on the page you’re looking at. When a view holds more people than fit on one page, a Select all [N] button appears next to the selection count. Click it and the whole view is selected: every page, not only what’s loaded. A screenshot of the People toolbar reading 25 people selected, with a Select all 221 button, Clear, and People Actions. A view is whatever People is showing right now:
  • All People, including any filters and search you’ve applied
  • A static or dynamic list, including its search and its blocked-contacts chip
The toolbar then reads All [N] people selected. Click Clear to start over, or uncheck someone to go back to picking people on the page.
With everyone selected, People Actions offers two things: Export as CSV and Delete all. To edit a field or change lists, clear the selection and pick people on a page.
A screenshot of the People Actions menu with all 221 people selected, offering Export as CSV and Delete all 221 people.

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Export everyone

Choose People Actions > Export as CSV to export the whole view with the columns you have showing. In All People, the export follows your filters and search. A list export always includes every member of the list, so clear the list’s search or blocked-contacts chip before exporting.

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Delete everyone in a view

Only workspace admins can delete everyone in a view. Everyone else sees Delete all greyed out, with the reason. A delete can’t be undone.
  1. Select everyone in the view (see above).
  2. Choose People Actions > Delete all [N] people.
  3. Read what will be deleted. The dialog spells out the view, for example Everyone in your People database will be deleted or Everyone in VIP Customers will be deleted from your workspace, not just removed from the list.
  4. Type the number of people to confirm, then click Delete [N] people.
A screenshot of the Delete 221 people dialog explaining what is deleted, with 221 typed to confirm and a Delete 221 people button. It works the same way on any view, so selecting everyone in All People with no filters or search deletes your entire People database.
Want people off a static list but still in your workspace? Select them in the list and use People Actions > Remove from List instead.

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What gets deleted

  • The people in the view, along with their activity, field values and list memberships
  • Their spot in any triggered flow they’re partway through
Static list member counts drop to match, and dynamic lists update on their own. What stays:
  • Past sends and flow history, so your email reports still add up
  • Anyone who joins the view after it was counted, like a new form submission, an import, or someone added to the list. Only the people Tented counted are ever deleted (see If the view changes).
People who came in from an integration (HubSpot, Shopify and the like) can come back the next time it syncs.

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Following the delete

A big view takes a little while, so the delete runs in the background. A progress card at the top of People shows:
  • Getting ready to delete [N] people while Tented locks in exactly who will be deleted
  • Deleting [N] people, with how many are done so far
You can leave People while it runs. When it finishes, you’ll see [N] people deleted. Only one delete runs in a workspace at a time, so Delete all stays unavailable until the current one finishes.

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Stopping a delete

Admins can click Stop on the progress card. Everyone already deleted stays deleted, and everyone else stays in your workspace.

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If the view changes

When you open Delete all, Tented counts the view at that moment and notes exactly who is in it. Those are the people you’re confirming.
  • People added after that moment (a new form submission, an import, someone newly added to a static list) aren’t part of the count, so they won’t be deleted and don’t change the number you type.
  • People already in your workspace who move into or out of the view before you confirm (a field edit, an integration sync, someone else deleting people) make Tented tell you the view changed and count it again. Type the number again to go ahead. It can be the same number with different people behind it.
  • The same kind of change after you confirm but before deleting starts makes Tented delete nobody and ask you to check the view and start again.
Either way, only the people Tented counted are ever deleted.

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If a delete can’t finish

A banner on People tells you how far it got, for example The delete stopped after 1,300 of 2,600 people. Everyone not yet deleted is still here. Start the delete again to remove the rest.

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In the iOS app

The Tented iOS app works the same way. Select people, tap Select all [N], then open People Actions to export or (for admins) delete everyone in the view. Progress shows at the top of People, with Stop for admins. An export from the app is prepared for you to download from People on the web.

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What’s next?

Next: Working with Lists

Organize your contacts into static and dynamic lists, the audiences behind your campaigns.