# Delete Inbox Messages

**URL:** <https://forum.digirig.net/t/delete-inbox-messages/5016>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [December 24, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/delete-inbox-messages/5016 "2024-12-24T00:29:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_WN7D](https://forum.digirig.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Brian\_WN7D](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Brian_WN7D)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/delete-inbox-messages/5016/1 "2024-12-24T00:29:16Z")

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For the life of me, I cannot find a way to delete messages, only Archive.

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**Author:** ![K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/k0tx/32/3_2.png) [@K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/u/K0TX)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/delete-inbox-messages/5016/2 "2024-12-24T01:58:51Z")

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What is the URL of the area of the website you are describing?

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**Author:** ![Brian\_WN7D](https://forum.digirig.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Brian\_WN7D](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Brian_WN7D)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/delete-inbox-messages/5016/3 "2024-12-24T19:03:47Z")

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[https://forum.digirig.net/u/brian\_wn7d/messages](https://forum.digirig.net/u/brian_wn7d/messages)

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**Author:** ![K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/k0tx/32/3_2.png) [@K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/u/K0TX)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/delete-inbox-messages/5016/4 "2024-12-26T01:35:51Z")

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This can be admin only feature in discourse engine:

> **[How to delete private messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-private-messages/51202)**
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> Hey Can we delete private messages? I can archive private message but cannot delete it… May be I miss something…

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**Author:** ![Brian\_WN7D](https://forum.digirig.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Brian\_WN7D](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Brian_WN7D)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/delete-inbox-messages/5016/5 "2024-12-26T01:52:07Z")

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Thank you Dennis. Merry Christmas!

Brian Baldwin