# Can't Delete old topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-old-topics/230542
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** unsupported-install
**Created:** [June 20, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-old-topics/230542 "2022-06-20T21:50:52Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-old-topics/230542/10 "2022-06-21T18:08:14Z")

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> [@Alex\_Bourge](#):
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> The user was just able to delete a post that was 16 hours old, and will test a 24 hours old one later today.

This reminds me of the edit limits.

> [@Trust Level Permissions Reference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-permissions-reference/224824/1):
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> | ⚙ | | TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator | Moderator |
> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
> | [[13]](#footnote-1091734-13) | Edit Posts | 24 hrs | 24 hrs | 30 days | 30 days | no limit | TL | no limit |

I think since the text in the post is changed, when you delete it, this limit affects deletions too.

I remember [this topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-closed-without-system-record/196813/50) where the edit also caused trouble

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