# Permanently delete not functioning

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanently-delete-not-functioning/249248>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** permanently-delete\
**Created:** [December 18, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanently-delete-not-functioning/249248 "2022-12-18T02:02:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanently-delete-not-functioning/249248/6 "2023-01-04T23:52:37Z")

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Hi @Soenneker 🙂

Sorry for the belated response. I’ve just enabled the setting and given it a run-through on my test site to check and I’m also seeing similar behaviour, but only if I don’t refresh the page before trying to perform the permanent delete.

My step-by-step:

- Soft delete an existing post
- Open post wrench and click ‘Permanently delete’
- ‘Are you sure you permanently want to delete this post? You will not be able to recover it.’ confirm modal appears
- Click on ‘Yes’
- Modal closes, but no response. Post remains soft-deleted

However, if I add a page refresh it works as intended:

- Soft delete an existing post
- Refresh page
- Reveal soft-deleted post using ‘View hidden reply’
- Open post wrench and click ‘Permanently delete’
- ‘Are you sure you permanently want to delete this post? You will not be able to recover it.’ confirm modal appears
- Click on ‘Yes’
- And the post is permanently deleted (as long as I’ve waited 5 minutes, or used a second test user with admin privileges)

Does this sound familiar, or could I try something else to replicate what you’re seeing?

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