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Deleting records
When you delete a record, you permanently discard the data in all the fields in
that record.
Important You can’t retrieve deleted data, and you can’t undo the action of
deleting records. Before you delete records, consider making a backup copy of
your file.
If you’re working in a relational database and the option to delete related
records is selected in the Edit Relationship dialog box, FileMaker
Pro deletes
related records when you delete a record.
To delete Do this in Browse mode
One record Select the record to delete. In the status toolbar, click Delete Record,
then click Delete.
A related record Select a portal row in the current table by clicking inside the row but
outside any fields in the row. In the status toolbar, click
Delete
Record, then click Delete.
Note To delete related records, Allow deletion of portal records must
be selected in the Portal Setup dialog box.
A group of records Make sure the found set contains only the records you want to
delete. (See
“Finding records” on page 40.) Choose Records menu >
Delete Found Records, then click Delete.
All records in a
database
Click Show All in the status toolbar, or choose Records menu > Show
All Records. Then choose Records menu > Delete
All Records.
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