# Delete old notes

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/delete-old-notes/16134>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [26 March 2021 09:08 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/delete-old-notes/16134 "2021-03-26T09:08:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mariem166](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/mariem166/32/7926_2.png) [@Mariem166](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Mariem166)\
**Post date:** [26 March 2021 09:08 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/delete-old-notes/16134/1 "2021-03-26T09:08:04Z")

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old notes should be deleted from notebook and putted in trash file and the trash file in his turn should be deleted after a period of time . Users may have notes that they don't need anymore and forgot to delete them .

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**Author:** ![roman\_r\_m](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roman_r_m/32/3297_2.png) [@roman\_r\_m](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roman_r_m)\
**Post date:** [26 March 2021 09:32 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/delete-old-notes/16134/2 "2021-03-26T09:32:39Z")

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I'd much prefer Joplin to not delete anything without me asking for it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [25 May 2021 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/delete-old-notes/16134/3 "2021-05-25T09:33:27Z")

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