# Final deletion does not work correctly

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/final-deletion-does-not-work-correctly/272733>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** permanently-delete\
**Created:** [July 25, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/final-deletion-does-not-work-correctly/272733 "2023-07-25T07:11:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/final-deletion-does-not-work-correctly/272733/3 "2023-07-28T11:05:34Z")

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Can you install [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) and execute this query?

```sql
SELECT id, raw
FROM posts
WHERE topic_id = XXX

```

Replace XXX with your topic’s ID, and see what it returns. It may give clues 🙂

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