# Lists 'used in' property

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/lists-used-in-property/119045>\
**Category:** Lists, Lead Scoring & Workflows\
**Tags:** lists\
**Created:** [October 23, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lists-used-in-property/119045 "2024-10-23T20:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ESGRTC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@ESGRTC](https://community.hubspot.com/u/ESGRTC)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lists-used-in-property/119045/1 "2024-10-23T20:53:33Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to figure out a way to clean up all the different lists we use in Hubspot.

The ‘used in’ property does not keep track properly of the number of times a list is being used. Rather it seems to track if a list is part of another list, reports or views but not in actual emailings.

Is there a way to get the actual number of times a list is being used for a communication?

Thanks,

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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:** [October 24, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lists-used-in-property/119045/2 "2024-10-24T04:13:07Z")

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Hi @ESGRTC,

Correct, the used in information refers to where the list is currently, actively being used. _Having been used_ in a regular email send does not qualify as _being used currently_.

Unfortunately, as of now, you’d have to review your latest marketing emails, check the recipient lists and rename them in a way that displays directly that they should be kept – so that during clean-up, you’re not deleting these lists for regular emails.

I’m not aware of a way to configure the used in information to also reflect lists that were used for regular emails sends; there aren’t any settings for this.

If you want this behavior changed, you could reach out to the HubSpot product team by submitting a post to the HubSpot Ideas section of the community: [https://community.hubspot.com/t5/HubSpot-Ideas/idb-p/HubSpot\_Ideas](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/HubSpot-Ideas/idb-p/HubSpot_Ideas)

Best regards!