# Purge/clean/delete deleted topics from database

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/purge-clean-delete-deleted-topics-from-database/300881
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 25, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/purge-clean-delete-deleted-topics-from-database/300881 "2024-03-25T21:04:14Z")
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### Author: ![Neil\_Evans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil_evans/32/511055_2.png) [@Neil\_Evans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neil_Evans)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/purge-clean-delete-deleted-topics-from-database/300881/3 "2025-07-05T07:11:47Z")

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I have been looking into this too - as I batch-imported a load of topics, but the formatting was wrong - so I want to batch-delete them and try again.

I can soft-delete in bulk from the UI, but they are still in the database. Surely soft-deleted items get deleted eventually, otherwise the database will grow forever??

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