• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Some users have seen their deleted content return later. So yes you should try but don’t assume it will be permanent

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      1 month ago

      Can confirm! I’ve run that exact utility multiple times. Each time it finds a few posts that were restored.

      But it’s like 99.5% effective in deleting posts. So it’s better than nothing.

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      1 month ago

      I’ve checked a few times, and I’ve had a few posts show up after I thought I got them all. I think what is going on is that the delete script can’t get posts that are on hidden subreddits that you aren’t subscribed to. So when people are done protesting or whatever and they set the subreddit to public the posts come back.