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[nathank (Nathan Kershaw)]

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Channel retention

By default, channels are configured to retain messages for 90 days and direct messages are configured to retain messages forever, but these are configurable site settings:

• chat channel retention days (default 90 days)
  Choose how long to retain Chat messages for channels
• chat dm retention days (default forever)
  Choose how long to retain your Chat messages for personal chats

Are these messages retained in the database once deleted?