Reddit is social news forum most commonly known for the unique upvote and downvote system. Reddit allows users to post comments which are socially curated through voting.
The posts are ranked based on popularity through votes and can be seen by all Reddit users. But how can you delete a post once it’s posted?
Reddit posts can be deleted from the public view but cannot be permanently deleted from the Reddit servers. You must go to your profile’s posts section to delete a Reddit post. From the list of posts you’ve made, select the one you want to delete, and then click delete from the bottom actions menu of that post.
If a user deletes a post without editing the content, the user name will change to [deleted], but the post’s text will remain intact and no longer show in the post listings.
For more details on deleting a Reddit post, continue reading the article.
How To Delete a Post on Reddit?
Deleting a post on the web browser and Reddit app can slightly differ. To delete a post on Reddit, follow the instructions below for each.
Deleting Reddit Posts From PC’s Web Browser
If you wish to delete a Reddit post using a computer’s browser, then here’s how you can delete a post:
- Navigate to Reddit in your browser and log in.
- Click on your username on the top right corner of the screen.
- Select “Profile.”
- Click on the “Posts” tab. It will open up the lists of all your posts.
- Scroll through the posts and click the three dots under the post you want to delete.
- Select “Delete” and confirm by clicking “Delete post.”
Deleting Posts From the Reddit App on a Mobile Device
If you wish to delete a Reddit post using your mobile device, follow the instructions below:
- Open the Reddit app on your mobile device.
- Tap on your profile icon or avatar on the top right of the screen.
- Select “My profile.” This will show you all the posts.
- Tap on the three-dot menu on the top right corner of the post you want to delete.
- Select “Delete post” and confirm by tapping “Yes, Delete.”
How to Delete a Comment on Reddit?
Deleting a comment is very similar to deleting a post on Reddit. We’ll discuss deleting comments from the web browser and the Reddit app.
Deleting Comments on Reddit From Web Browser
- Click on your username on the top right corner of the screen.
- Select “Profile.”
- Click “Comments.” It will open up the list of all your comments.
- Go to the comment you want to delete, and at the bottom of the comment, click on the three-dot menu.
- Click “Delete” and confirm by clicking “Delete” once more.
Deleting Comments From the Reddit App
- Tap on your profile icon or avatar on the top right of the screen.
- Select “My profile.”
- Tap on the “Comments” tab. This will show you all the comments you have made.
- Tap on the comment you want to delete; it will take you to the post where you originally commented.
- Click on the three-dot menu at the bottom of the comment.
- Select “Delete” and confirm by tapping “Delete.”
Endnote
Reddit allows users to delete posts and comments. It is, however, essential to note that when a post is deleted, the link to the post will still exist, but the post itself is deleted. It means that you cannot delete a post permanently from Reddit servers, but you can delete it for public view.
To delete a post or comment on Reddit, you just have to go to your profile, open the post or comment you want to delete, and then click delete from the actions menu.
FAQs
Once a Reddit post is deleted, it cannot be viewed by the users. The post can be either deleted by the original poster or the moderators and not by a third party.
The users of Reddit can vote on the quality of the comments in terms of content, and the comment with the most downvotes will be hidden from the public view by default. You can also delete a comment by simply opening the comment from your profile and selecting delete from the actions menu.
If you delete a post on Reddit, all the comments associated with that particular post will also be deleted.
Hiding a post on Reddit means that the post will no longer be available for public view, but it will still be accessible to you and the moderators. However, if you delete a post, that post will no longer be visible to anyone.
Yes, you can make a private post on Reddit. To make a post private you will have to the ‘Preferences’ page on Reddit and click on the ‘Privacy’ tab.
Yes, your friends can be notified when you delete a post on Reddit.
