How to delete a Location, Bookcase, or Shelf in Book Tracker

If you’ve created a Location, Bookcase, or Shelf by mistake, or if you simply no longer need it, Book Tracker lets you delete it easily. When you remove a Location, Bookcase, or Shelf, any books assigned to it will remain in your librarybut will lose that position information.

How to delete a Location, Bookcase, or Shelf

You can delete any element in the Position hierarchy (Location, Bookcase, Shelf) in two ways:

From the homepage or sidebar

  1. Find the Location, Bookcase, or Shelf you want to remove.
  2. Long press (on iPhone/iPad) or right-click (on Mac).
  3. Tap Delete.

From inside the list

  1. Open the list of books for that Location, Bookcase, or Shelf.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
  3. Select Edit.
  4. Tap Delete.

Important notes

  • Books assigned to a deleted Location, Bookcase, or Shelf are not removed from your library.
  • These books will simply lose their previous position information and remain available in your library.
  • Deleted Locations, Bookcases, and Shelves are permanent. They cannot be restored once removed.

✅ With these steps, you can easily clean up mistakes or reorganize your library by removing unused Locations, Bookcases, or Shelves.