# How can I soft-delete a topic?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [4 Maggio 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-soft-delete-a-topic/28300 "2015-05-04T19:34:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![rodrigofarcas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rodrigofarcas/32/69085_2.png) [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)\
**Post date:** [4 Maggio 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-soft-delete-a-topic/28300/1 "2015-05-04T19:34:51Z")

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I can turn it invisible, close it and delete it, but how can I soft-delete it in case I need to see the content or IP of the author in the future?

Thanks!

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