# Is there a way to remove multiple rows at once without using so many updates? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [December 20, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-multiple-rows-at-once-without-using-so-many-updates/68888 "2023-12-20T17:11:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Musab\_R](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/musab_r/32/55191_2.png) [@Musab\_R](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Musab_R)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-multiple-rows-at-once-without-using-so-many-updates/68888/1 "2023-12-20T17:11:43Z")
Hi is there a way to remove multiple rows at once without using so many updates ? i need to remove about 4000 rows, doing it manually is not possible , with automation it will trigger so many updates, any way to do that ? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-multiple-rows-at-once-without-using-so-many-updates/68888/2 "2023-12-20T17:15:42Z")
Assuming that you are using native Glide Tables, then no. What you could do is hide the rows, and then slowly delete them one by one over time, to spread the updates out. This could be automated fairly easily. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-multiple-rows-at-once-without-using-so-many-updates/68888/3 "2023-12-27T17:15:50Z")
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