Ignoring specific applications and websites
Sometimes you may not want to track a particular app or website. You can delete their time or ignore them entirely.
This article covers when to remove an activity and how to do it. To recategorize an activity or change its productivity level instead, see Managing Your Activities.
Common things to ignore
Deleting vs. ignoring
Delete
Removes the time logged for the date range you're viewing. RescueTime keeps tracking the activity going forward.
Ignore forever
Erases all past time for the activity and stops RescueTime from tracking it in the future.
Deleting and ignoring both start from Focus → Personal Reports → Apps & Websites. An activity needs some logged time, even a few seconds, to appear in the report.
Deleting time
Deletion is permanent. Deleted time cannot be recovered. Make sure you have the right date range selected before deleting.
Delete a single activity
- Go to Focus → Personal Reports → Apps & Websites
- Set the date range to the period you want to delete from
- Hover over the activity and click the edit icon on the far right
- Select Delete this [time]
Delete multiple activities at once
- Go to Focus → Personal Reports → Apps & Websites
- Click Edit multiple in the top right
- Check the box next to each activity you want to delete
- Click Delete
Ignoring an activity forever
Ignoring permanently deletes all past time for that activity. This cannot be recovered. The activity stops appearing in reports immediately.
- Go to Focus → Personal Reports → Apps & Websites
- Hover over the activity and click the edit icon
- Select Ignore this activity forever
Un-ignoring an activity
If you've ignored an activity and want to track it again, you can remove it from your ignore list. Past time that was erased when you ignored it can't be restored.
- Go to Account Settings → Data & Privacy
- Click Manage ignored activities
- Click the trash icon next to the activity you want to restore
RescueTime starts tracking the activity again right away.
💡 Next steps. If an activity belongs in your reports but is counted the wrong way, recategorize it instead of removing it. See Managing Your Activities.