<p>I found the table 'craft_tasks' in the database, there were actually over 5,000 tasks in here all run by Sprout Seo. I emptied the table which has cleared the tasks.</p>

<p>I will need to look into why these tasks are not running correctly on the clients server.</p>

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You can use this to help debug stalled tasks: https://craftcms.com/support/stuck-tasks
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<p>I have a site which has 100's of pending "Deleting oldest 404 redirects" tasks and they keep stalling so the list isn't clearing.</p>

<p>The client has added lots of custom rules to the <code>.htaccess</code> which I will need to investigate, could this be the cause?</p>

<p>Is there a way I can remove all the pending/stalled tasks manually?</p>

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Deleting oldest 404 redirects task stalling
# Deleting oldest 404 redirects task stalling

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-16)

I have a site which has 100's of pending "Deleting oldest 404 redirects" tasks and they keep stalling so the list isn't clearing.

The client has added lots of custom rules to the `.htaccess` which I will need to investigate, could this be the cause?

Is there a way I can remove all the pending/stalled tasks manually?

**Tags:** 404, tasks

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2017-10-16. Score: 1

I found the table 'craft\_tasks' in the database, there were actually over 5,000 tasks in here all run by Sprout Seo. I emptied the table which has cleared the tasks.

I will need to look into why these tasks are not running correctly on the clients server.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can use this to help debug stalled tasks: https://craftcms.com/support/stuck-tasks  

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