# Delete trials

Aim

To remove the trial from the Trial List and the experiment. This includes:

▪The track data

▪The manually-scored data

▪The Trial Control events

▪The Hardware log

▪The video file (when requested)

Delete Trials also removes the corresponding row from the trial list.

Procedure

1.Do one of the following:

▪Click the trial name in the list, press Delete.

▪Right-click the trial name in the list, select Delete Trials.

2.If the trial is associated to a video file recorded with EthoVision XT, you are asked whether you want to rename it for backup purposes, or delete it. Choose the option that applies and click Yes.

Notes

▪A video file is renamed with a number 0001 appended to its original name. The renamed video file is kept in the Media Files folder of the experiment.

▪With Clear Trials you can remove the tracks, keep the row empty and when necessary acquire that trial again. See Clear trials in the Trial List and Redo a trial

See also

▪Clear trials in the Trial List