How to import your full collection after a partial upload

No — do not delete them one by one. An import always adds bottles and never merges with what is already there, so uploading your full collection on top of a partial one leaves you with two of every wine you had already added. Clear the collection first, then import the whole thing in one go.

Caution

Clearing cannot be undone and support cannot recover the bottles. Export a copy first if you want one, and only clear when you are certain the new file is complete. Only the collection owner can clear it.

Replacing a partial upload

1. Optional, but sensible: export your collection so you have a copy of what is there.
2. Open Collection settings and scroll to the bottom.
3. Tap Clear Collection Contents, type the word it asks you for, and confirm.
4. Import your full file. CellarTracker can be started in the app or on the web; a spreadsheet or a Vivino export is uploaded on the web.

What clearing takes with it

Deleted	Kept
Every bottle, including everything in Past bottles	Your cellars and fridges, and the sections inside them — they are simply left empty
The tags and custom field values sitting on those bottles	Your tag names and your custom field definitions
Recent Activity, and the history your analytics charts are drawn from	Your reviews and tasting notes

If you only added a few bottles by hand

Clearing everything is overkill. Open the Collection tab, select just those bottles and delete them, then import the rest. Deleting asks you to type DELETE and the bottle count.

One import at a time

You cannot start a second import while one is still open — you will be told the collection already has an import in progress. If a previous attempt didn’t finish, cancel it before uploading again.

Note

Cancelling a spreadsheet import that is waiting for review and uploading a fresh file does not move you up the queue. You keep your place in it.

Where to do each step

iPhone:  Home → your profile photo → Settings → Collection settings → Clear Collection Contents

On iPad, tap your profile photo in the top bar, then Settings, and pick the collection under Collections. On iPhone with an older iOS, tap Profile, then the gear in the top right, and pick it there.

Android:  Home → your profile photo → Settings → Collection settings → Clear Collection Contents

Web:  app.invintory.com → Settings → your collection → Clear collection contents

Next steps

• How to clear your Collection contents — the walkthrough, screen by screen
• Understanding import wait times — what happens to your file once it is uploaded
• How to export your collection — take that copy before you clear anything