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How do I delete Motion Clips?

Caution: Once you delete a clip, it is permanently erased from Blink’s servers and cannot be recovered by Blink Support.
  • Manually in the Blink app
  • Manually from a computer (clips saved on a USB drive or MicroSD card)
  • Automatically, if you have: 
    • A Blink Subscription Plan or free trial
    • A Legacy account activated by April 15th, 2020 
    • Legacy Blink devices - XT2, XT, and Indoor (1st Gen)

The storage switcher allows you to toggle between different storage types, such as Local and Cloud storage. When multiple storage options are available, a drop-down arrow next to the storage type appears, allowing you to select and view clips from the storage you choose.

Deleting clips in Cloud Storage

Delete a single clip

Caution: Once you delete a clip, it is permanently erased from Blink’s servers and cannot be recovered by Blink Support.

Deleting a clip from the Clip List

  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. From the Clip List, tap Edit in the upper-right corner. 
  3. Select the clip you want to delete.
  4. Tap Delete in the bottom-right corner. A confirmation message will appear. Tap Delete Selected Clips to confirm.
    • If your mobile device is set to large text, the Delete option will be listed under the (…) menu in the bottom right corner.

Deleting a clip while viewing it

  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. Select the clip you want to delete.
  3. Tap the video to bring up the video controls.
  4. Tap the trash can icon in the upper-left corner. A confirmation message will appear. Tap Delete Clip to confirm.

Deleting a clip by swiping

  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. Swipe left on the clip you want to delete. 
    •  Android: Swiping all the way to the left will immediately delete the clip. If you swipe midway and release, a trash can icon will appear. Tap the trash can icon to delete the clip.
    •  iOS: Swiping left reveals a trash can icon. Tap the trash can icon to delete the clip.
Delete

Delete multiple clips

Caution: Once you delete a clip, it is permanently erased from Blink’s servers and cannot be recovered by Blink Support.
  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. From the Clip List, tap Edit in the upper-right corner. 
  3. Select the clips you want to delete.
  4. Tap Delete in the bottom-right corner. A confirmation message will appear. Tap Delete Selected Clips to confirm.
    • If your mobile device is set to large text, the Delete option will be listed under the (…) menu in the bottom right corner.
Delete

Delete all clips

Caution: Once you delete a clip, it is permanently erased from Blink’s servers and cannot be recovered by Blink Support.
  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. From the Clip List, tap Edit in the upper-right corner. 
  3. Tap Select All in the bottom-left corner.
  4. Tap Delete. A confirmation message will appear. Tap Delete Selected Clips to confirm.
    • If your mobile device is set to large text, the Delete option will be listed under the (…) menu in the bottom right corner.
Delete

Deleting clips in Local Storage

Delete a single clip

Caution: Once you delete a clip, it is permanently erased from Blink’s servers and cannot be recovered by Blink Support.

Deleting a clip from the Clip List

  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. From the Clip List, tap Edit in the upper-right corner. 
  3. Select the clip you want to delete.
  4. Tap Delete in the bottom-right corner. A confirmation message will appear. Tap Delete Selected Clips to confirm.
    • If your mobile device is set to large text, the Delete option will be listed under the (…) menu in the bottom right corner.

Deleting a clip while viewing it

  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. Select the clip you want to delete.
  3. Tap the video to bring up the video controls.
  4. Tap the trash can icon in the upper-left corner. A confirmation message will appear. Tap Delete Clip to confirm.

Deleting a clip by swiping

  1. Tap Clips in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. Swipe left on the clip you want to delete. 
    •  Android: Swiping all the way to the left will immediately delete the clip. If you swipe midway and release, a trash can icon will appear. Tap the trash can icon to delete the clip.
    •  iOS: Swiping left reveals a trash can icon. Tap the trash can icon to delete the clip.
Delete

Delete all clips

  1. While viewing your clips in Local storage, tap Edit and then tap Delete All in the lower right.
  2. You will be prompted, "Are you sure?" then tap DELETE ALL.
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Deleting clips from a USB drive or MicroSD card

To delete Local Storage clips or Clip Backups from your USB drive (for Sync Module 2) or microSD card (for Sync Module XR), remove the USB drive or microSD card from the Sync Module and connect it to a computer. Once connected, you can manually delete the clips to free up space.

Note: Clip Backups cannot be viewed directly from the Blink app. To view Clip Backups, you will need to access them from a computer. For more information, visit How Do I View Clip Backups?

Automatic clip deletion

When you're subscribing to a Blink plan with Cloud Storage, clips automatically delete after a set period. The default auto-delete time frame is 60 days, which means after a clip is 60 days old, it automatically deletes from Cloud Storage. You can change the auto-delete period by following the instructions below.

Auto-delete is available if:

  • You have a Blink Subscription Plan or a free trial
  • Your account was activated by April 15th, 2020
  • You are using Legacy Blink devices, such as the XT2, XT, and Indoor (1st Gen)

Adjusting auto-delete settings

The default auto-delete period is set to 60 days, but can be adjusted to 3, 7, 14, or 30 days (EU and UK users have a maximum of 30 days).

Note: If your Blink Subscription Plan has expired and you have started a new plan, your current auto-delete settings will carry over from your expired plan.

To change the duration before auto-deletion occurs, you have two options:

From App Settings

  1. From the Home screen, tap Settings > Device and System Settings > Cloud Clip Storage.
  2. Tap Auto Delete After and select your the desired period to change your auto-delete period length.

From the Clip List

  1. From the Home screen, tap Clips.
  2. Scroll to the end of your Clip List and you will find Clips auto-delete after __ days (default is 60). 
    • If you have many clips saved, it may take some time to scroll to the end of your list.
  3. Tap Change.
  4. Select the desired period to change your auto-delete period length.

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