# Delete all posts and topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-all-posts-and-topics/38187
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 19, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-all-posts-and-topics/38187 "2016-01-19T16:04:30Z")
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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-all-posts-and-topics/38187/20 "2018-12-09T22:06:55Z")

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> [@Aryeh\_Armon](#):
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> the thing is i want to keep all the other settings i have.

There is now a rake task for this:

> [@Bulk delete all topics in a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-all-topics-in-a-category/97904):
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> bookmark This guide provides instructions on how to bulk delete all topics within a category on a self-hosted Discourse instance. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning SSH access to your server is required Removing all topics from a category can be necessary for various reasons, such as reorganizing content or clearing outdated discussions. This guide walks you through the steps to accomplish this task safely on a self-hosted Discourse server. …

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