{"id":"data-transfers.clear-completed-transfers","url":"/faq/data-transfers/clear-completed-transfers","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"progress-and-control","title":"Progress, pausing and history"},"question":"How do I clear finished transfers from the list?","alt_questions":["Clear completed button","remove old transfers","clean up the Data Transfers list","delete transfer history","remove failed transfers from list"],"short_answer":"Click Clear completed to remove all completed, failed and cancelled entries, or select one and click Remove. Your transferred files aren't touched — but clearing a schedule's original entry stops that schedule.","answer_markdown":"Click **Clear completed** in the Data Transfers toolbar to remove every completed, failed and cancelled entry at once. Running, queued and paused transfers stay. To remove just one, select it and click **Remove**.\n\nClearing the list only removes the records; it doesn't touch any files you transferred.\n\nOne caution: if a scheduled transfer's original entry has finished, Clear completed removes it too, which stops that schedule. Remove old runs individually if you want to keep a schedule.\n\nRelated: [Stop a scheduled transfer](/faq/data-transfers/stop-a-scheduled-transfer)","answer_html":"<p>Click <strong>Clear completed</strong> in the Data Transfers toolbar to remove every completed, failed and cancelled entry at once. Running, queued and paused transfers stay. To remove just one, select it and click <strong>Remove</strong>.</p>\n<p>Clearing the list only removes the records; it doesn&#39;t touch any files you transferred.</p>\n<p>One caution: if a scheduled transfer&#39;s original entry has finished, Clear completed removes it too, which stops that schedule. Remove old runs individually if you want to keep a schedule.</p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/stop-a-scheduled-transfer\">Stop a scheduled transfer</a></p>","answer_text":"Click Clear completed in the Data Transfers toolbar to remove every completed, failed and cancelled entry at once. Running, queued and paused transfers stay. To remove just one, select it and click Remove.\n\nClearing the list only removes the records; it doesn't touch any files you transferred.\n\nOne caution: if a scheduled transfer's original entry has finished, Clear completed removes it too, which stops that schedule. Remove old runs individually if you want to keep a schedule.\n\nRelated: Stop a scheduled transfer","tags":["history","clear","list"],"related":[{"id":"data-transfers.stop-a-scheduled-transfer","question":"How do I stop a scheduled transfer from running again?","url":"/faq/data-transfers/stop-a-scheduled-transfer"},{"id":"data-transfers.scheduled-runs-in-the-history","question":"Why does a scheduled transfer appear many times in the list?","url":"/faq/data-transfers/scheduled-runs-in-the-history"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I clear finished transfers from the list? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Click Clear completed to remove all completed, failed and cancelled entries, or select one and click Remove. Your transferred files aren't touched — but clearing a schedule's original entry stops that schedule.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Data Transfers","path":"/faq/data-transfers/"},{"name":"How do I clear finished transfers from the list?","path":"/faq/data-transfers/clear-completed-transfers"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/clear-completed-transfers","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I clear finished transfers from the list?","alternateName":["Clear completed button","remove old transfers","clean up the Data Transfers list","delete transfer history","remove failed transfers from list"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Click Clear completed in the Data Transfers toolbar to remove every completed, failed and cancelled entry at once. Running, queued and paused transfers stay. To remove just one, select it and click Remove.\n\nClearing the list only removes the records; it doesn't touch any files you transferred.\n\nOne caution: if a scheduled transfer's original entry has finished, Clear completed removes it too, which stops that schedule. Remove old runs individually if you want to keep a schedule.\n\nRelated: Stop a scheduled transfer","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/clear-completed-transfers"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\" aria-current=\"true\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#basics\">Data Transfers basics</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#operations\">Copy, Move and Sync</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#downloads\">Downloads and large files</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#setting-up\">Setting up a transfer</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#scheduling\">Scheduling transfers</a> <span>13</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#progress-and-control\">Progress, pausing and history</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#drive-and-space\">External drive and disk space</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#speed-and-advanced\">Speed and advanced options</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#devices-and-plan-storage\">Paired devices and plan storage</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#problems\">Problems and messages</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#privacy-and-reporting\">Privacy, safety and reporting</a> <span>7</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">How do I clear finished transfers from the list?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> · <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#progress-and-control\">Progress, pausing and history</a></p>\n<h1>How do I clear finished transfers from the list?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Click Clear completed to remove all completed, failed and cancelled entries, or select one and click Remove. Your transferred files aren&#39;t touched — but clearing a schedule&#39;s original entry stops that schedule.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Click <strong>Clear completed</strong> in the Data Transfers toolbar to remove every completed, failed and cancelled entry at once. Running, queued and paused transfers stay. To remove just one, select it and click <strong>Remove</strong>.</p>\n<p>Clearing the list only removes the records; it doesn&#39;t touch any files you transferred.</p>\n<p>One caution: if a scheduled transfer&#39;s original entry has finished, Clear completed removes it too, which stops that schedule. Remove old runs individually if you want to keep a schedule.</p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/stop-a-scheduled-transfer\">Stop a scheduled transfer</a></p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/stop-a-scheduled-transfer\">How do I stop a scheduled transfer from running again?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/scheduled-runs-in-the-history\">Why does a scheduled transfer appear many times in the list?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/clear-completed-transfers.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/clear-completed-transfers.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}