# Auto-delete or close posts/topics - basic housekeeping

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061 "2020-05-11T15:14:58Z")
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### Author: ![pnoeric](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pnoeric/32/177144_2.png) [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061/1 "2020-05-11T15:14:58Z")

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Hi, can’t seem to find this in the docs, so just wanted to ask-- does Discourse ever delete posts as part of housekeeping? For example, after a topic hits x posts the old ones are deleted off the top, or if a topic isn’t used within x days/weeks/months then it’s closed/archived/moved out… anything like any of this?

If not… any recommended strategy (and/or supporting plugins) to help keep things tidy?

I have forum members asking if their posts live “forever” right now and I don’t know the answer.

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### Author: ![osioke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/osioke/32/238946_2.png) [@osioke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/osioke)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061/2 "2020-05-11T15:31:22Z")

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If you check the settings of the Category you’d like the autoclose on, you’d see:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/e/eed81d22425e3f75ccbaa8ea3fafe891a10dafed.png)

We also have the 🆕 auto-close and auto-delete replies over time option, which is in `Set Topic Timers` option in the post 🔧 menu:

 ![auto delete auto close](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/1/113e7e106d255c67eafa697e9338731a03489691.gif)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/e/1e55b5821924ad646d91adec2cbfa6145bb8cc61.png)

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### Author: ![pnoeric](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pnoeric/32/177144_2.png) [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061/3 "2020-05-14T12:24:35Z")

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Thank you!! Just what I was seeking. Glad to see there’s a global setting.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061/4 "2020-06-13T12:35:47Z")

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