How do I delete categories in the Reminders application? (on any platform...)

porkchop_d_clown wrote:

So, about 6 months ago my wife and I started using the shopping list in reminders and, hey, it's really handy. Great. Love it. Except...

I created one category for the bulk market we go to only rarely, and now, every time I create an item that goes in that category, Reminders creates a new category with the same name.

When I try to delete them, though, the categories are all greyed out and swiping left doesn't work any more on iOS and right clicking on MacOS only shows a "Rename" option. I've tried deleting all completed items and emptying the reminders trash.

Apple support has a page on adding new reminders sections and how to rename sections but nothing on deleting old sections...

I wouldn't mind having the old sections if it didn't keep creating duplicates...

We are currently using iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and MacOS 15.4.

I created a test category.. Control click—>Delete (?)

ref: Reminders User Guide for Mac