# Can't delete date time fields in custom metadata **URL:** \ **Category:** Newcomer Central\ **Tags:** configuration, metadata\ **Created:** [September 7, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cant-delete-date-time-fields-in-custom-metadata/150214 "2025-09-07T03:48:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/BigSur)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cant-delete-date-time-fields-in-custom-metadata/150214/1 "2025-09-07T03:48:47Z")
Hi all Grateful help with my issue - am using v3.1.6 in Windows. Was trying out different ways to include a timeline in Custom Metadata and I’ve accidentally added multiple instances of the little calendars that show up in Inspector under Custom Metadata - the ones where it says you can “right-click the date time field for more options”. I’d like to delete all of them. Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/BigSur)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cant-delete-date-time-fields-in-custom-metadata/150214/2 "2025-09-07T04:14:34Z")
Hi all (again) I worked it out, so apologies for the unnecessary question. For future reference if anyone has same problem: as per normal for removing custom metadata fields, you: 1. Click on the three dots on the right of the Custom Metadata heading - the “Project Settings” pop up opens. 2. Go to the Custom Metadata tab, if this doesn’t open automatically (it should I think). 3. Go to the **blank lines** (assuming you, like me, have not actually entered a date) - this is why I couldn’t work out what was going on. 4. Click on the minus sign at the top right. 5. Repeat as many times as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![RevoTiLlor](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/revotillor/32/34863_2.png) [@RevoTiLlor](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/RevoTiLlor)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cant-delete-date-time-fields-in-custom-metadata/150214/3 "2025-09-07T04:56:15Z")
The drawback of the customised dates is you once you enter one, you can’t restore an entry to blank. For example, I date and time when my scenes start, for an overview of when they take place. At times, I type the details in the Chapter folder by mistake, which is redundant. The only way around that is to create a new folder and move the scenes in there and delete the former folder. ---
**Author:** ![BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/BigSur)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cant-delete-date-time-fields-in-custom-metadata/150214/4 "2025-09-07T05:15:35Z")
Good to know, thanks RevoTiLlor - am learning the little tricks as I go, so everything is helpful. ---
**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cant-delete-date-time-fields-in-custom-metadata/150214/5 "2025-09-13T13:18:11Z")
There is in fact a way to clear a date: right-click on the field and select “Clear”. You just can’t do it in bulk (but this is true of most metadata types). ---
**Author:** ![BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigSur](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/BigSur)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/cant-delete-date-time-fields-in-custom-metadata/150214/6 "2025-09-13T21:50:06Z")
Thanks AmberV, much appreciated.