# Admin Deleting Posts

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-deleting-posts/209439
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** permanently-delete
**Created:** [November 17, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-deleting-posts/209439 "2021-11-17T18:56:46Z")
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### Author: ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-deleting-posts/209439/2 "2021-11-17T19:05:42Z")

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Yes. Previously, they could just be hidden, but now they can be permanently removed. See a guide on how it works over at [Introducing permanently delete post functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109)

> [@Introducing permanently delete post functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109):
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> When a post is deleted in Discourse, we perform a soft-delete. This means that post is still present in the database in case an administrator wants to recover it later. A soft-delete is not sufficient when the deleted post contains sensitive information and must be pruned from the database completely. For those situations, we are introducing the ability to permanently delete a post. To use this feature, enable the can permanently delete setting. However, please be aware of the risks i…

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