# Bulk Delete Items

### Bulk Delete Items

### Overview

This guide will help you remove only the specifically approved, unused item records while preserving stock and transaction integrity.

Multiple masters and potentially related detail rows can be removed. Recovery may require database restore.

### Who can do this

You need access to Item Bulk Delete/Item Delete and clear approval identifying the item set.

### Before you start

Back up and restore-test the database. Export exact IDs. Prove zero stock and no transactions, orders, BOMs, variants, prices, serials, batches, integrations, or required history.

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Back Office → Items &amp; Advanced Inventory → Item Bulk Delete.

### Bulk Delete Items

#### Step 1: Load only the approved candidates

#### Step 2: Compare displayed IDs/count to the signed-off list

#### Step 3: Re-run dependency/stock reports immediately before deletion

#### Step 4: Remove any unapproved row from selection

#### Step 5: Execute once and retain the result/error list

#### Step 6: Do not rerun after partial success until remaining IDs are reconciled

### Check your work

Confirm only approved IDs disappeared, historical data remains valid where expected, stock/GL compare and confirm, and no orphan relationships exist.

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- Prefer deactivation/retirement where available.
- Never bulk-delete to correct stock or reduce licence counts.

### Related guides

- [Retire or Delete an Item Safely](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/325)
- [Create and Verify a Manual Backup](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/201)
- [Restore a Muhasib Database Safely](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/202)

### What to do next

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