# Deleting Mass Contacts

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-mass-contacts/48387>\
**Category:** GDPR\
**Tags:** contacts\
**Created:** [December 10, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-mass-contacts/48387 "2021-12-10T21:57:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JohnJulien](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/johnjulien/32/31184_2.png) [@JohnJulien](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JohnJulien)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-mass-contacts/48387/1 "2021-12-10T21:57:35Z")

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Hi there -

I have recently started working for a company who has had their HubSpot account since 2011. In the last 10 years or so, there hasn’t been a lot of contact clean up. I’m hoping to delete around 40,000 contacts from the account (all old, out dated and irrelevant).

When I add them to a list, select all, and click delete, I see a warning that says: _“This action doesn’t follow the rules of certain privacy laws and regulations. To follow the rules of privacy laws and regulations, you have to delete one contact at a time from the contact’s profile.”_

Is this true? I couldn’t possibly delete 40,000 contacts one at a time and it feels counter-intuitive to be forced to keep all of these contact records and history?  
Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-mass-contacts/48387/2 "2021-12-11T06:42:21Z")

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Hi @JohnJulien,

That’s unfortunately correct: There currently is not a GDPR compliant bulk-delete feature in HubSpot, see also [this thread](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/GDPR/Deleting-multiple-contacts-under-GDPR/td-p/191217).

Generally, I’d recommed reaching out to your legal team about this. The GDPR delete in HubSpot is a feature designed for fulfilling the request of contacts to delete their personal data. As there hasn’t been a request, a regular bulk delete might also be an option. (My post does not constitute legal advice but if I were you, I would explore this with your legal team.)

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![JohnJulien](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/johnjulien/32/31184_2.png) [@JohnJulien](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JohnJulien)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-mass-contacts/48387/3 "2021-12-13T14:24:29Z")

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Thanks so much! This is helpful.