How to delete a cellar or fridge

Open the storage, tap ⋯ and choose Delete. If it still holds bottles, the app asks what to do with them before anything is removed.

Caution

Deleting a storage without transferring its bottles deletes those bottles. They are not moved to Past Bottles and they cannot be recovered. If you want to keep the wine, choose Transfer — it is offered on the same screen.

Note

✅ Your past bottles are kept. Only bottles still sitting in the storage are affected. Anything you had already consumed, gifted, sold or otherwise removed from it stays in Past Bottles, with its reviews and its removal details, after the storage is gone.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On Home, tap the storage’s card, or tap Edit beside Cellars & fridges to see them all.
2. Tap ⋯ in the top right, then Delete.
3. If it holds bottles, choose Transfer n Bottles or Delete Storage & n Bottles.
4. After Transfer, tap the storage the bottles should move to and tap Yes. After Delete Storage, type DELETE and tap Continue.

Home → tap a storage → ⋯ → Delete → Transfer 12 Bottles → pick a storage → Yes

Deleting needs Admin access to the collection. With editor or viewer access the app answers You do not have the necessary permissions.

What happens to what was inside

	Transfer the bottles	Delete storage & bottles
The bottles in it	Move to the storage you pick	Deleted, permanently
Bottles you had already removed from it	Stay in Past Bottles	Stay in Past Bottles
Their 3D slot positions	Cleared — the bottles arrive unplaced	Gone
Sections, racks and shelves	Deleted	Deleted
The storage itself	Deleted	Deleted

Both paths end with the storage gone. To empty one and keep it, move the bottles out first — see How to move bottles to a different storage.

When Delete won’t go through

What you see	Why, and what to do
You are required to have at least 1 storage in your collection	Your bottles have to live somewhere. Create the replacement storage first, then delete this one.
A prompt about deliveries, with Edit deliveries	Wine is on its way to this storage. Edit deliveries opens your Purchases list: point those deliveries at another storage, or delete them, then try again.
An error mentioning an outstanding import	An import is still running or still waiting to be reviewed, and it is filling this storage. Finish it first.
No Delete in the menu at all	The storage is shared with a wine club member. Unlink the member from it first.
Delete doesn’t go through on a storage we modelled for you	A storage whose 3D model we built for you can’t be deleted from the app. Email support@invintory.com and we will remove it.

Android

The same two choices, reached from the gear icon in the top right of the storage: Delete, then Transfer n Bottles or Delete Storage & n Bottles, then type DELETE.

Web

On app.invintory.com, open the storage from Cellars & Fridges in the left sidebar and click More, then Delete storage. Type delete to delete the bottles with it, or click Transfer n bottles, choose where they go, and type confirm. The web wants both words in lower case.

Next steps

• How to create a cellar or fridge — build the replacement before you delete this one
• How to move bottles to a different storage — empty a storage without deleting it
• How to remove bottles — the difference between removing a bottle and deleting it