Watcher removal from multiple issues

darshan_s1

Hi Guys,

My query is of we can remove a user as watcher from multiple issues at one go.

When I set up a company managed project for a requirement and imported issues from CSV, I was added as a watcher on all issues.

Want to know if there's a way to remove myself as watcher from all those work items.

Wojciech Miecznikowski_re4b8y

Hello dashan_s1,

Two things:
- It happened because you have "watch your work items" in your profile settings marked as enabled, you can disable that in profile settings, in Cloud: <site name>.atlassian.net/jira/settings/personal/general
- To fix this problem afterwards, you should use bulk change:
1) Firstly you should find issues which you are watching in Issue Searching module, for Cloud link would be:
https://<site name>.atlassian.net/issues/?jql=watcher%20%3D%20currentUser%28%29
2) Click on three dots (right top corner) and click on "Bulk change work items"

3) Choose all issues and next

4) "Stop Watching Issues" and confirm all changes and choices.
Worth to note:
- you have to have global permission to use Bulk Change
- you have to have permission to unwatch in every issue from the list.

I hope it will help.