Miro is a popular online whiteboarding platform that allows teams to visually collaborate and brainstorm ideas together. As you use Miro, you may create multiple boards to organize your work. However, over time you may wish to remove boards that are no longer needed. Here are simple steps to delete and remove boards you have created in your Miro workspace.
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Why You May Want To Delete Miro Boards
There are a few reasons why you may want to delete boards you have created in Miro:
- Clean up clutter: If you have created many boards for different projects or brainstorming sessions, your workspace can start to feel cluttered with unused boards. Deleting old boards helps keep your workspace tidy and organized.
- Free up space: Miro offers limited storage space depending on your pricing plan. Deleting unused boards can free up space to create new boards.
- Maintain privacy: If your boards contain sensitive information that you no longer need or want accessible, deleting them can help protect privacy.
How To Delete a Single Miro Board
Deleting a single Miro board you no longer need is simple:
- Log in to your Miro account and navigate to the workspace containing the board you want to delete.
- Hover your mouse over the board you want to delete in the left sidebar. A menu will appear.
- Click the trash icon in this menu.
- A confirmation popup will appear. Click “Remove” to permanently delete the board.
The board and all its contents will be immediately deleted. This cannot be undone, so double check you have selected the correct board!
How To Delete Multiple Miro Boards
If you want to delete several boards at once, you can select multiple boards:
- Log in to your Miro account and navigate to the workspace containing the boards.
- Hold the CTRL key (on Windows) or the Command key (on Mac).
- Click on each board you want to delete in the left sidebar to select it. Selected boards will appear darker.
- Once you have selected all boards to delete, right click on any one of the selected boards.
- Click “Remove” in the menu that appears.
- Confirm again that you want to delete all selected boards on the popup.
This will immediately delete all boards you had selected. Again, this action cannot be reversed!
Alternative: Archiving Miro Boards
If you don’t necessarily want to permanently delete a board right away, you can also archive it instead:
- Hover over the board in the left sidebar and click the “More” menu.
- Choose “Archive”.
Archived boards are removed from your main workspace view but still saved under the “Archived Items” section. You can access them there if needed.
Archiving boards helps clean up your workspace while still preserving the data in case its needed again later. You can always permanently delete archived boards at any time.
Tips For Managing Miro Boards
Here are some additional tips for effectively organizing and managing boards in your Miro workspace:
- Name boards clearly when you create them so you know what each contains at a glance. This makes cleanup easier.
- Create a board structure using parent and child boards to group related boards. Parent boards act like folders.
- Regularly review boards and archive or delete ones you are no longer actively using. Don’t let old boards clutter your workspace.
- Export board contents you want to save before deleting the actual board in Miro. The export allows you to save all the data.
- Be careful when deleting and double check you are removing the right boards! Deletion cannot be reversed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some common questions about removing Miro boards:
Can I recover a deleted board?
No, deleting a board permanently erases it from your Miro account and workspace. This cannot be undone. Before deletion, you may want to export the board’s contents to save the data.
What happens if I delete a board by accident?
Unfortunately, there is no way to recover an accidentally deleted board. Deleting boards is designed to be permanent and irreversible, so double check every selection before confirming removal.
Will deleting a board impact other boards?
No, deleting a board only removes that specific board. No other boards will be affected or deleted. However, any links or connections to the deleted board will no longer work.
Can I delete boards created by other workspace members?
You can only delete boards that you have personally created. To remove a board created by someone else, you would need to contact a Workspace Admin to handle the deletion.
Is there a limit to how many boards I can create?
Miro workspaces come with limited storage allotments. The exact limits depend on your pricing plan. Deleting old boards can free up space for new content.
Summary
Miro boards are easy to manage once you know how. By deleting or archiving boards you no longer need, you can reduce clutter and free up workspace storage space over time.
Just be cautious when permanently deleting boards – confirmation clicks are quick and deletion cannot be reversed! An accidental click could erase boards unintentionally.
