> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a time entry

> Remove a time entry in TimeTracker, what the confirmation asks, which entries refuse to be deleted, and how deleted hours leave budgets and invoices.

Deleting a time entry takes its hours out of every total straight away. Only a
draft entry can be deleted.

## When to delete

* You started a timer by mistake and let it run.
* You logged the same work twice.
* The entry belongs to another person or another workspace.

If the hours are right but the project is wrong, **edit** the entry instead. See
[Edit a time entry](/time-tracking/edit-a-time-entry).

## Which entries can be deleted

| Status        | Can you delete it?        |
| ------------- | ------------------------- |
| **Draft**     | Yes                       |
| **Rejected**  | Yes – it is back in draft |
| **Submitted** | No                        |
| **Approved**  | No                        |
| **Locked**    | No                        |
| **Invoiced**  | No                        |

An entry that has been submitted is part of the approval trail. It is not
"deletable but recoverable" – it is not deletable. Settled time is
corrected with an adjustment instead.

## Delete from the entry list

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Time">
    Click **Time** in the sidebar and go to the period.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find the row">
    Entries are grouped by day in **List view**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the row menu">
    Click the three dots at the end of the row.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Delete">
    The confirmation asks **Delete this time entry?** with "This action cannot be
    undone. The tracked time will be permanently removed."
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Click **Delete**. You get the toast "Time entry deleted."
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Delete from the edit form

Open an entry with **Edit**. A red **Delete** button sits at the bottom left.

The confirmation names the entry, for example:

> **Delete this time entry?**
> This entry (2h 15m on 14 Jul 2026) will be permanently deleted. This can't be
> undone.

Click **Delete entry** to confirm. You get "Entry deleted."

## Delete from the week grid

In **Grouped view**, click a day cell to open that day. Each entry row has a
delete button. It asks **Delete this time entry?** and confirms with **Delete
entry**.

Setting a day cell's duration to `0` also removes that day's entry.

## What happens next

<Warning>
  Deleted time leaves every total immediately. It stops counting toward the day
  total, the period total, the project budget, reports and anything invoiceable. An
  entry you deleted can never appear on an invoice.
</Warning>

Other effects:

* The project's tracked hours drop by that entry's duration.
* The capacity comes back against any daily limit, so you can log the rest of the
  day.
* The delete is recorded in the workspace audit trail.
* The entry no longer causes an overlap warning, so you can re-log the same span
  cleanly.

## Example

Jonas Bergman left a timer running over lunch on **Mobile App** for **Harbor
Logistics** and ended up with a 4-hour entry he never worked.

1. He opens **Time**, finds today's card, and clicks the three dots on the row.
2. He clicks **Delete**, then **Delete** again in the confirmation.
3. The 4 hours leave the project's 600-hour budget.
4. He adds a correct 1-hour entry in its place.

## Permissions

| You need          | To                            |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------- |
| `time.edit`       | Delete your own entries       |
| `time.editOthers` | Delete someone else's entries |

Owner, Admin, Project Manager, Member and Contractor can delete their own drafts.
Only Owner, Admin and Project Manager can delete another person's, and only for
people inside their supervision scope.

The **Time tracking** app must be on.

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can I get a deleted entry back?">
    Treat a delete as permanent. The entry stops counting everywhere the moment
    you confirm, and there is no restore control on the time screens. If you
    deleted the wrong one, add it again with the same details.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Why is Delete greyed out?">
    Either the entry is no longer a draft, or the whole period is submitted,
    approved or locked. The row actions grey out together in that case.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I delete a whole day at once?">
    There is no bulk delete for time entries. Delete them row by row, or open the
    day in **Grouped view** and remove each one there.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What if the entry is already on an invoice?">
    Then it is `invoiced` and cannot be deleted. Void or edit the invoice first –
    see [Void an invoice](/invoicing/void-an-invoice).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Troubleshooting

| Message                                                                | What it means                                                                        |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| "This entry is no longer a draft, so it can't be changed."             | It has been submitted or beyond. Use an adjustment.                                  |
| "That period has been submitted for approval, so it can't be changed." | Withdraw the submission first.                                                       |
| "That day's timesheet is locked…"                                      | The period is closed. An owner or admin must reopen it.                              |
| Nothing happens when you click Delete                                  | You may not hold `time.edit`, or you are viewing someone else's timesheet read-only. |

## Related guides

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Edit a time entry" icon="pencil" href="/time-tracking/edit-a-time-entry">
    Fix an entry instead of removing it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Adjustments" icon="scale-balanced" href="/approvals/adjustments">
    Correct time that is already approved.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Archive, trash and delete" icon="box-archive" href="/concepts/archive-trash-and-delete">
    How removal works across TimeTracker.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Missing or wrong hours" icon="wrench" href="/troubleshooting/missing-or-wrong-hours">
    When totals do not match.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>