# Delete single instances of empty cards in browser

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/delete-single-instances-of-empty-cards-in-browser/8297>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [March 13, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/delete-single-instances-of-empty-cards-in-browser/8297 "2021-03-13T18:43:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![gnomek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e79b87/32.png) [@gnomek](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gnomek)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/delete-single-instances-of-empty-cards-in-browser/8297/1 "2021-03-13T18:43:13Z")

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I have a lot of empty cards:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/9/90d6be7ea6e594ddfce472267378b0bc419fb2af.png)  
Most of them are empty because I haven’t added cloze yet. They are not in the learning process, I need to edit them. They were imported.

But some of them were done badly and I had cloze 2, cloze 3. So I want to delete cloze 2, cloze 3. But I cannot do it automatically until I use “Empty cards” option. But this will delete all empty cards. I cannot do it now. I need to wait until all empty cards are edited and only the bad ones remain as empty in order to delete them.

As empty cards are listed with a link that shows them in browser it would be great to be able to click on them and have in right clock menu an option to delete unwanted cloze 2, cloze 3 cards, leaving cloze 1.

Alternative way would be to have sort of selection option in “Empty cards” dialog, for example mark all, mark single cards (= delete single cards).

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**Author:** ![Rumo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/rumo/32/1505_2.png) [@Rumo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Rumo)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/delete-single-instances-of-empty-cards-in-browser/8297/2 "2021-03-13T21:07:47Z")

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In your screenshot, you have the option `Keep notes with no valid cards` checked, so you won’t actually lose any data, if that is your concern. In fact, not even the cards will be deleted if the related notes have only one.

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**Author:** ![gnomek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e79b87/32.png) [@gnomek](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gnomek)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/delete-single-instances-of-empty-cards-in-browser/8297/3 "2021-03-14T08:40:17Z")

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My understanding is that when this option is unchecked it will delete all listed cards. Correct?

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**Author:** ![Rumo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/rumo/32/1505_2.png) [@Rumo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Rumo)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/delete-single-instances-of-empty-cards-in-browser/8297/4 "2021-03-14T09:00:32Z")

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Yes, and, more importantly, all notes which don’t have any unempty cards.