# How to Disable ALL User-to-User DMs/Chat without breaking Other Features?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-all-user-to-user-dms-chat-without-breaking-other-features/384698
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** personal-messages
**Created:** [October 4, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-all-user-to-user-dms-chat-without-breaking-other-features/384698 "2025-10-04T19:32:07Z")
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-all-user-to-user-dms-chat-without-breaking-other-features/384698/6 "2025-10-16T21:07:48Z")

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@GamersInternational were you able to solve your issue?

> [@Joshua8600](#):
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> if they are sent a Personal Message from staff, they can only access from the notifications bar which is _extremely_ annoying and likely a bug [Messages not visible in sidebar if messages are disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messages-not-visible-in-sidebar-if-messages-are-disabled/241708/1)

I added a reply there - I agree it is awkward to not have an easy way to get to your messages if you have messages.

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