# How to delete post permanently?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-post-permanently/320309
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 6, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-post-permanently/320309 "2024-08-06T07:35:24Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-post-permanently/320309/2 "2024-08-06T07:42:02Z")

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> [@Introducing permanently delete post functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109):
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> When a post is deleted in Discourse, we perform a soft-delete. This means that post is still present in the database in case an administrator wants to recover it later. A soft-delete is not sufficient when the deleted post contains sensitive information and must be pruned from the database completely. For those situations, we are introducing the ability to permanently delete a post. To use this feature, enable the can permanently delete setting. However, please be aware of the risks i…

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