Delete Templates in ClickUp

Managing templates in ClickUp is essential for keeping your workspace organized and clutter-free. This guide explains exactly what happens when you delete templates, who can remove them, and how to delete different types of templates step-by-step.

The information below is based on official documentation so you can confidently manage template cleanup without affecting your active work.

Before You Delete ClickUp Templates

Before you remove any template, it is important to understand the effect of this action on your workspace content and on other people who use your templates.

What Happens When You Delete a ClickUp Template

Deleting a template in ClickUp removes the template itself from the workspace template library. However, items already created from that template are not deleted.

When you delete a template:

The template is removed from the list of available templates in your workspace.
No new items can be created from that deleted template.
Any Spaces, Folders, Lists, Docs, tasks, or views created earlier from the template remain unchanged.

This makes template deletion a safe way to clean up your template library without risking loss of active data.

Who Can Delete ClickUp Templates

Not every user can remove templates. ClickUp applies permission rules to protect shared resources.

You can delete:

Templates you created yourself.
Templates created by other people if they were shared with roles that include edit permissions.

You cannot delete templates that you do not own or cannot edit, based on your assigned role and permissions in ClickUp.

Types of ClickUp Templates You Can Delete

You can remove several different kinds of templates in ClickUp. Each type is handled from a slightly different area of the platform.

The main template types are:

Folder templates
List templates
Space templates
View templates
ClickUp Docs templates
Task templates
Subtask templates

Use the sections below to find the exact steps for the template you need to delete.

Delete Folder and List Templates in ClickUp

Folder and List templates are managed from the sidebar. Follow these steps to delete them in ClickUp.

Open your Workspace sidebar.
Click the Templates icon to open the template library.
Go to the Folders or Lists tab, depending on the template type you want to delete.
Hover over the template you want to remove to reveal more options.
Click the three-dot More menu.
Select Delete.
Confirm that you want to delete the template when prompted.

After these steps, the Folder or List template is removed from the workspace template library but existing Folders or Lists created from it stay intact.

Delete Space Templates in ClickUp

Space templates help standardize how you organize work inside a ClickUp Space. If a Space template is outdated, you can remove it from the template center.

Open the workspace Templates area from the sidebar.
Click the Spaces tab.
Find the Space template you want to delete.
Hover over it and click the three-dot More menu.
Choose Delete.
Confirm the deletion to finalize the change.

This removes the Space template from ClickUp, but any Spaces created from it will continue to function as normal.

Delete View Templates in ClickUp

View templates in ClickUp store layout and configuration for views such as List, Board, Gantt, or Calendar. You can tidy up your options by deleting views you no longer use.

Open any view in your Workspace.
Click the view settings menu (often displayed as three dots or a gear icon).
Select Template Center or Save as template area, depending on your interface.
Go to the View templates section.
Locate the view template you want to remove.
Click the three-dot More menu for that template.
Choose Delete and confirm.

Once removed, the view template is no longer available among your saved view layouts, but any existing views that used that configuration will remain in place.

Delete ClickUp Docs Templates

Docs templates help standardize recurring document structures. When those standards change, you can delete the old templates from your ClickUp Docs area.

Open a Doc or the Docs home in your Workspace.
Click the Templates button in the Doc creation or management menu.
Switch to the Doc templates tab.
Locate the Doc template you no longer need.
Click the three-dot More menu next to the template name.
Select Delete.
Confirm the action to remove the template from ClickUp.

Docs that were already created from that template remain available and are not affected by deleting the Doc template itself.

Delete Task and Subtask Templates in ClickUp

Task and subtask templates help save time when you repeatedly create similar work items. When workflows change, you may want to delete older task templates to prevent confusion.

Delete Task Templates in ClickUp

Open any task in your Workspace.
Click the three-dot More menu at the top of the task window.
Select Templates.
Click Browse templates to open the task template center.
Find the task template you want to delete.
Click the three-dot More menu for that template.
Choose Delete and confirm.

The task template disappears from your template list, but any tasks already created from it will still be available in ClickUp.

Delete Subtask Templates in ClickUp

Subtask templates are managed similarly through the task template interface.

Open a task that uses subtasks.
Go to the Templates menu from the task options.
Navigate to the area listing subtask templates.
Find the subtask template you want to remove.
Click the three-dot More menu.
Select Delete and confirm the deletion.

Subtasks already created from that template will not be removed from ClickUp when you delete the template.

Best Practices for Cleaning Up ClickUp Templates

To keep your workspace running smoothly, follow these simple best practices when managing templates in ClickUp.

Review templates regularly: Schedule periodic reviews to remove templates that are no longer relevant.
Standardize naming: Use naming conventions so it is clear which ClickUp templates are current and which are outdated.
Check with your team: Before deleting shared templates, confirm that teammates no longer rely on them.
Replace before removal: When introducing a new standard, create and share the updated template before deleting the old one.

More Help for Optimizing ClickUp

If you need advanced workflow design or workspace structure help beyond basic template deletion, you can find expert implementation support at Consultevo.

For the original reference and the most up-to-date instructions directly from the platform, see the official guide on how to delete templates in ClickUp Help Center.

Using these steps and best practices, you can safely delete templates in ClickUp, maintain a clean template library, and ensure your team always works from current, accurate standards.

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