# How can I soft-delete a topic?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-soft-delete-a-topic/28300>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [4. Mai 2015 um 19:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-soft-delete-a-topic/28300 "2015-05-04T19:34:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [4. Mai 2015 um 21:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-soft-delete-a-topic/28300/13 "2015-05-04T21:51:43Z")

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“Delete Topic” topics aren’t purged from the database.

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