Delete all data from an existing survey
Applies ToSharePoint Server 2016 SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise Microsoft 365:n SharePoint Microsoft 365 Small Businessin SharePoint

Once you've used and finished with a SharePoint survey, you can delete all the responses, but keep the questions for reuse.

Delete all or some survey data

  1. Navigate to the Microsoft 365 or SharePoint site you want to delete the survey data from.

  2. In the address line, put sitemanager.aspx after /_layouts/ after the company or site name, and then press Enter.

    Some locations in SharePoint don't always have /_layouts/ in the web address. If the line doesn't have /_layouts/ in the address, replace everything after the company or site name with /_layouts/sitemanager.aspx.

    For example, if your site is the Contoso Mining site, your address line would look like this: http://contoso.com/sites/Contosomining/_layouts/sitemanager.aspx. SharePoint may automatically put a number that coincides with your version between /_layouts/ and sitemanager.aspx, you can ignore this.

    In the Address bar, the URL of the SharePoint site Contoso Mining site.
  3. In Site Manager or Site Content and Structure, click the name of your survey in the Quick Launch bar on the left.

    An item selected in the Quick Launch bar.
  4. Click the select all The Select All icon icon at the top of the selection column.

    Click the Select All icon at the top of the selection column.

    If you want to delete some of the answers, just click the boxes you want to remove.

  5. Click Actions, and then click Delete.

    After you've selected items, you can remove them by selecting Actions and then Delete.
  6. Click OK.

  7. To return to your site, click Site Settings in the breadcrumbs, and then click Home or the page you want to go to in the Quick Launch bar.

    To return to your site, click Site Settings in the breadcrumbs, then navigate to the location you want.

See Also

Create a survey

Add branching logic to a survey

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