# Remove inactive contacts

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/remove-inactive-contacts/8969>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 17, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/remove-inactive-contacts/8969 "2017-07-17T11:52:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Rosie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@Rosie](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Rosie)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/remove-inactive-contacts/8969/1 "2017-07-17T11:52:05Z")

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Hi there,  
  
  
  
Is there a way to remove inactive contacts, especially contacts who have never opened any of my e-mails.  
  
  
  
Thanks for your help in advance!

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**Author:** ![Rosie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@Rosie](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Rosie)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/remove-inactive-contacts/8969/2 "2017-07-17T11:52:05Z")

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Hi there,

Is there a way to remove inactive contacts, especially contacts who have never opened any of my e-mails.

Thanks for your help in advance!

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**Author:** ![PaulR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/paulr/32/1504_2.png) [@PaulR](https://forum.mautic.org/u/PaulR)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/remove-inactive-contacts/8969/3 "2021-04-06T13:15:59Z")

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Try these steps: [Housekeeping: Help the Mautic Datenbank Stay Lean | Leuchtfeuer.com](https://www.leuchtfeuer.com/en/mautic-know-how/mautic/mautic-database-housekeeping/)

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**Author:** ![EJL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ejl/32/12155_2.png) [@EJL](https://forum.mautic.org/u/EJL)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/remove-inactive-contacts/8969/4 "2021-04-08T13:38:35Z")

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Use the cleanup cron, with a number of days you consider inactive. You can also build a segment using email open filter AND the last active filter and use a campaign to delete the contacts within that segment.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/b/b5f0134e156921696faf2cb2fe8e2236b42aabf4.jpeg)