# Allow deleting a section without deleting contained tasks **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Created:** [26 November 2019 10:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-deleting-a-section-without-deleting-contained-tasks/67372 "2019-11-26T10:55:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yoav\_Crombie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/yoav_crombie/32/13770_2.png) [@Yoav\_Crombie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Yoav_Crombie)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2019 10:55 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-deleting-a-section-without-deleting-contained-tasks/67372/1 "2019-11-26T10:55:04Z")
I would like to allow deleting the section without forcing me to delete the completed tasks. We never delete tasks as they contain information we need after - understanding why things were done and by who. On the other side we need the ability to delete a section once all tasks are complete. ---
**Author:** ![Gareth\_Little](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/gareth_little/32/15285_2.png) [@Gareth\_Little](https://forum.asana.com/u/Gareth_Little)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2019 11:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-deleting-a-section-without-deleting-contained-tasks/67372/2 "2019-11-26T11:13:31Z")
We need to do the same thing I currently have a section I want to delete with 2500 tasks in it! Waiting for this functionality. ---
**Author:** ![Marie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/marie/32/42208_2.png) [@Marie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Marie)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2019 11:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-deleting-a-section-without-deleting-contained-tasks/67372/3 "2019-11-26T11:27:19Z")
Hi @Yoav_Crombie and @Gareth_Little. We already have a two threads on this topic so please add your votes and comments to one of these existing threads: > [@Mark Sections as Complete (in new spreadsheet List view)](https://forum.asana.com/t/mark-sections-as-complete-in-new-spreadsheet-list-view/62757): > > NEED: The ability to mark a section as complete so it no longer appears within a project when filtering for incomplete tasks. AND to be able to do that without deleting the history of tasks within that section. SUGGESTION: Add an option to sections and boards to either a) complete the section as you would a task, or b) archive the section as you would a project. \*Please do not conflate this issue with the need to be able to delete a section. These are two related but fundamentally different is… > [@Archive a Section in a Project](https://forum.asana.com/t/archive-a-section-in-a-project/4047): > > When you mark a Section task complete currently, the tasks that were below it lose their reference to the section (whether they are marked Complete or not). It would be ideal to be able to remove completed Sections from view in a Project, without losing the link between the Section and the Tasks that were in it. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Marie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/marie/32/42208_2.png) [@Marie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Marie)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2019 11:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-deleting-a-section-without-deleting-contained-tasks/67372/4 "2019-11-26T11:27:24Z")
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**Author:** ![Marie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/marie/32/42208_2.png) [@Marie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Marie)\ **Post date:** [26 November 2019 11:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-deleting-a-section-without-deleting-contained-tasks/67372/5 "2019-11-26T11:27:26Z")