How to use bulk editor tools for data cleanup

2sync includes built-in bulk editing tools for cleaning up data in Google Calendar, Google Contacts, and Notion databases. These tools help you find and restore deleted items, remove duplicates, and perform batch deletions. Access them at app.2sync.com/tools/.

What bulk tools are available?

2sync provides three specialized editors, each tailored to a specific service:

How to use the Google Calendar bulk editor

Find and restore deleted events

Google Calendar keeps deleted events in a hidden trash for 30 days. The bulk editor surfaces these events so you can restore them.

1. Open the Google Calendar Bulk Editor
2. Select your calendar
3. Click Find Deleted Events
4. Review the list and select events to restore
5. Click Restore Selected

Delete multiple events at once

Remove large batches of events without clicking through each one individually.

1. Select your calendar
2. Use filters to narrow down events (by date range, title, etc.)
3. Select events to delete
4. Click Delete Selected

Detect and remove duplicate events

The duplicate detector scans your calendar for events with matching titles, dates, and times.

1. Click Find Duplicates
2. Review detected duplicate groups
3. Choose which copy to keep
4. Remove the extras

How to use the Google Contacts bulk editor

Find and restore deleted contacts

Similar to calendar events, deleted contacts can be recovered within Google's retention period.

1. Open the Google Contacts Bulk Editor
2. Click Find Deleted Contacts
3. Select contacts to restore
4. Click Restore Selected

Delete multiple contacts at once

Clean up your address book by removing outdated or irrelevant contacts in bulk.

1. Use filters to find contacts (by name, email domain, label, etc.)
2. Select contacts to delete
3. Click Delete Selected

Detect and merge duplicate contacts

The tool identifies contacts with matching names or email addresses and lets you merge them.

1. Click Find Duplicates
2. Review duplicate groups
3. Choose the primary contact for each group
4. Merge to combine information into one record

How to use the Notion bulk editor

Clean up any Notion database

The Notion Bulk Editor works with any database connected to 2sync. Use it to manage pages in bulk without opening each one individually.

Find and restore archived pages

Notion archives pages rather than deleting them. The bulk editor helps you find and restore archived pages.

1. Select a connected database
2. Click Find Archived Pages
3. Review and select pages to restore
4. Click Restore Selected

Detect duplicates across your database

Find pages with matching titles or property values.

1. Select a connected database
2. Click Find Duplicates
3. Choose which properties to compare (title, date, email, etc.)
4. Review duplicate groups
5. Remove or merge duplicates

When should you use bulk tools?

After initial sync: When you first sync a large dataset, duplicates may exist from items you manually created before enabling sync, so run the duplicate detector to clean up.

Before adding a new automation: Clean up the target database or calendar before configuring a new automation. This is especially important when setting up multiple automations on one database.

Restoring deleted items: If items were accidentally deleted, use the bulk editor to find and restore them before they pass the recovery window.

Regular maintenance: Run duplicate detection periodically, especially on databases shared by multiple automations or team members.

After changing filters: If you change filters on an existing automation, previously excluded items may have created duplicates. Run duplicate detection to clean up.

What are the best practices?

• Always review selections before bulk deleting: There is no undo for permanent deletions. Check the list carefully before confirming.
• Run duplicate detection before enabling a new automation on an existing database. Cleaning up first prevents duplicates from compounding during sync.
• Use the Notion Bulk Editor to clean up archived pages that clutter your database. Archived pages are easy to miss in normal views.
• Act quickly on Google restorations: Google's recovery window is limited (typically 30 days). Events and contacts past this window are permanently gone.
• Back up important data before performing large-scale bulk operations. Export your Notion database or Google data first.
• Check activity logs after using bulk tools on synced data. Deletions and restorations trigger sync events that appear in the logs.
• Understand delete behavior before bulk-deleting synced items. Deleting items managed by an active automation may trigger cascading deletions in the connected app.

What should I do next?

1. Access bulk tools at app.2sync.com/tools/
2. Understand delete behavior for synced items
3. Learn how multiple automations create duplicates
4. Review activity logs after bulk operations
5. Set up filters to prevent future duplicates

Related

• Delete behavior: what happens when synced items are deleted
• Multiple automations: prevent duplicates when running multiple automations
• Activity logs: monitor sync operations after bulk changes
• Filters: prevent future duplicates with proper filter configuration
• Sync item statuses: see which items are Synced, Ignored, or Removed
• Google Calendar: Google Calendar integration reference
• Google Contacts: Google Contacts integration reference
• Set up team sync: team setups where duplicates are common

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