I’m running into an issue with my Glide automation.
I have several files columns in a Glide Table that store images (e.g. Fotos cocina antes, Fotos baños después, etc.). I’m trying to automatically clear all the data in these columns using a scheduled automation and a loop through rows.
I’ve tried two approaches:
Setting each column value to [] (empty array)
Using the Clear value option in the Set Column Values action
Neither approach is working — the images remain in the row after the automation runs.
Has anyone found a reliable way to programmatically clear files from a file column in Glide Tables?
Here’s what I’ve confirmed:
The columns are basic “Multiple files” fields (not computed or template-based)
I’m looping correctly through the rows
The automation is being triggered as expected (daily schedule)
I’ve heard that sometimes assigning a separate column that stores [] (empty field) as text and using that to overwrite the file columns may work — has anyone done this successfully in Glide?
Any help or ideas would be appreciated
I explain the reason: In my business we upload a lot of images in a daily basis for quality purposes but once the services is paid and reviewed, we don’t need this images anymore, so i would like to delete them so they dont use my plans storage
Can you try duplicating your table, and then run the workflow on the duplicated table with the filters removed. This will tell you whether or not the filters are causing the problem.
Also, can you show me a screen shot of the most recent run log?
That screen shot confirms that the workflow is running, but it doesn’t confirm that it is actually doing anything. Please open one of the individual runs and show me what that looks like. It should be something like the below:
You can add an additional filter so that it skips rows that have no files.
What you might be better off doing is starting with a Query that applies all your filters, and sort it in reverse table order. And then loop through the query instead of directly through the table.
