# Not All Instagram DMs Get Deleted

**URL:** <https://community.redact.dev/t/not-all-instagram-dms-get-deleted/501>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** instagram\
**Created:** [August 6, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/not-all-instagram-dms-get-deleted/501 "2026-08-06T15:08:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bionictortise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@bionictortise](https://community.redact.dev/u/bionictortise)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/not-all-instagram-dms-get-deleted/501/1 "2026-08-06T15:08:39Z")

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I’ve noticed that many individual direct messages prior to 2021, despite being marked as deleted in the program, are not actually deleted in the chat on the app/website. Is anyone else having this problem?

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**Author:** ![wooly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/wooly/32/17_2.png) [@wooly](https://community.redact.dev/u/wooly)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/not-all-instagram-dms-get-deleted/501/2 "2026-08-12T22:41:44Z")

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Hey @bionictortise! This has been fixed in a recent update 🙂 If you fully exit + reopen Redact, you’ll get the update.

If you experience any more issues with DM deletion on IG, feel free to hit us up via [Discord](https://redact.dev/discord) or email support@redact.dev