# Can Admins see all Deleted PMs?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admins-see-all-deleted-pms/79299>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 29, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admins-see-all-deleted-pms/79299 "2018-01-29T19:39:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Daquantics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@Daquantics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daquantics)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admins-see-all-deleted-pms/79299/4 "2018-01-29T20:26:42Z")

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Thanks for the quick replies, guys – very helpful.

I’m 99.9% sure no messages were deleted by other Admins. I will check with moderators but I don’t think they have this capability, right?

> [@Mittineague](#):
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> I would use the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. I don’t have time to work up a query right now, but it would involve the user(s), archetype and possibly date.

Just so I understand, this would show if the messages were deleted and by whom, correct?

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