# Delete deleted-posts permanently in bulk?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-deleted-posts-permanently-in-bulk/203289
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 12, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-deleted-posts-permanently-in-bulk/203289 "2021-09-12T04:15:12Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-deleted-posts-permanently-in-bulk/203289/35 "2021-10-21T14:50:42Z")

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Here’s the instructions:

> [@Enable setting to allow admins to permanently delete data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-the-hidden-can-permanently-delete-site-setting/206678):
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> bookmark This is a guide on how to enable the setting for administrators to permanently delete data on a Discourse instance. person_raising_hand Required user level: Admin As of [v2026.4.0 Changelog | Discourse Releases](https://releases.discourse.org/changelog/v2026.4.0/?filter=permanently_delete&tab=feature) the site setting to allow admins to permanently delete data is no longer a hidden site setting. To use this feature, enable the can permanently delete setting. However, please be aware of the risks involved with this feature — as the setting name suggests, if you permanen…

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