Gravity Support Forums Topic: If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database?

Gravity Support Forums Topic: If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database? https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/if-i-remove-fields-on-my-form-will-that-also-delete-the-data-in-the-database Gravity Support Forums Topic: If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database? en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:26:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php Chris Hajer on "If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/if-i-remove-fields-on-my-form-will-that-also-delete-the-data-in-the-database#post-30384 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:55:39 +0000 Chris Hajer 30384@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ Glad we could help. mattbailey on "If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/if-i-remove-fields-on-my-form-will-that-also-delete-the-data-in-the-database#post-30375 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:11:49 +0000 mattbailey 30375@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ Thanks for the replies guys :) Carl Hancock on "If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/if-i-remove-fields-on-my-form-will-that-also-delete-the-data-in-the-database#post-30290 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:26:03 +0000 Carl Hancock 30290@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ The best thing to do for fields you want to remove that have data you don't want to lose is to set the field visibility to Admin Only under the Advanced tab when editing the field. This way the field data will be retained, but the user will no longer see that field. Chris Hajer on "If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/if-i-remove-fields-on-my-form-will-that-also-delete-the-data-in-the-database#post-30280 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:05:21 +0000 Chris Hajer 30280@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ Yes, that's the case. You will see this confirmation message when you attempt to delete a field from a form: <blockquote>"Warning! Deleting this field will also delete all entry data associated with it. 'Cancel' to stop. 'OK' to delete."</blockquote> mattbailey on "If I remove fields on my form will that also delete the data in the database?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/if-i-remove-fields-on-my-form-will-that-also-delete-the-data-in-the-database#post-30249 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:40:44 +0000 mattbailey 30249@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ I need to edit my form, but I'm worried that if I remove any fields the data already gathered using the form will have those bits deleted - is this the case? Thanks.