# \#device-update

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## [Accidentally bulk updated all devices](https://forums.losant.com/t/accidentally-bulk-updated-all-devices/5849)

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**Author:** [@Anshul\_Maske](https://forums.losant.com/u/Anshul_Maske)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/accidentally-bulk-updated-all-devices/5849 "2025-05-21T21:15:35Z")

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I wanted to remove an attribute from 1 device from a total of 269 devices. The default query filter under bulk update was set to match NONE of the following and I had the ID of the 1 devices filled in. I updated the devi…

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## [Copy Device Id button missing when Device name is long](https://forums.losant.com/t/copy-device-id-button-missing-when-device-name-is-long/4177)

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**Author:** [@Kyle\_Stokes2](https://forums.losant.com/u/Kyle_Stokes2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/copy-device-id-button-missing-when-device-name-is-long/4177 "2021-11-09T15:58:32Z")

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When you create a new Device in Losant, if the name is short enough, there is a copy device\_id button which is quite handy. See highlighted section here: However, if you have a long device name, the name gets trunca…

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## [Update multiple devices](https://forums.losant.com/t/update-multiple-devices/2784)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Hills](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jason_Hills)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/update-multiple-devices/2784 "2020-04-05T21:07:15Z")

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Hi I am needing to update multiple devices states at the same time (resetting a counter every 5mins). Is there a simple way to achieve this? My current method is very crude and isn’t efficient for many many devices:

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## [Adding through work flow](https://forums.losant.com/t/adding-through-work-flow/1536)

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**Author:** [@Lars\_Andersson](https://forums.losant.com/u/Lars_Andersson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/adding-through-work-flow/1536 "2019-02-15T22:48:14Z")

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Can a device or attribute be added through a workflow?