Clearing empties a collection of every bottle without deleting the collection itself. Your cellars, fridges and the sections inside them stay exactly as they are — just empty. It is the right move before importing a complete file over a partial one.
⚠️ This cannot be undone, and support cannot recover the bottles. Only the collection owner can clear it. Export a copy first if there is any chance you will want one.
Clearing a collection
Open Collection settings for the collection you want to clear.
Scroll to the bottom and tap the red Clear Collection Contents.
Type the word it asks you for, then confirm. On the web the confirm button reads Delete.
Where | What you type |
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Where to find it
iPhone & iPad: Home → collection name → Collection settings → Clear Collection Contents
Android: Settings → your collection → Clear Collection Contents
Web: app.invintory.com → Settings → your collection → Clear collection contents
What survives it
Your cellars, fridges and sections are kept and left empty, along with your tag names, your custom field definitions and your reviews and tasting notes. What goes is every bottle — including everything in Past bottles — the tags and custom field values sitting on those bottles, and the activity history your analytics charts are drawn from.
💡 If you only added a handful of bottles by hand, clearing everything is overkill. Select just those bottles on the Collection tab and delete them instead.
Next steps
How to import your full collection after a partial upload — the usual reason to clear, and exactly what clearing takes with it
How to export your collection — take that copy before you clear anything
How to import your collection — uploading the complete file afterwards