# Deleting all messages from a User in a Category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-all-messages-from-a-user-in-a-category/204899
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 30, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-all-messages-from-a-user-in-a-category/204899 "2021-09-30T18:48:34Z")
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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 22, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-all-messages-from-a-user-in-a-category/204899/4 "2021-10-22T12:55:57Z")

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> [@Iceman](#):
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> PD: Maybe using the Console? I just don’t want to nuke my DB…

There’s some ongoing discussion about a similar thing in this topic: [Delete deleted-posts permanently in bulk?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-deleted-posts-permanently-in-bulk/203289)

Hopefully that can provide some inspiration?

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