How I Deleted My Reddit History (And How You Can Too)

Alright, so here’s the deal—I used Reddit like a lot of us do. I posted some stuff, left a bunch of comments (some smart, some… not so much), and one day I realized:
“I kinda want all of this gone.”

If you’re feeling the same—maybe you overshared, maybe you’re just cleaning house—then keep reading. I’m gonna walk you through exactly how I deleted my Reddit history.

First, What Is “Reddit History”?

When people say “Reddit history,” they mean everything you’ve done on Reddit:

What I Had	What It Was
Posts	Stuff I posted to subreddits
Comments	My replies on people’s posts
Search History	Whatever I searched for
Upvotes/Downvotes	What I liked/disliked
Visited Communities	Subreddits I browsed

It all adds up. If you’re trying to disappear from Reddit or just clean up your profile, you need to hit each of these.

Before I Started: A Few Things I Learned

Let me just say upfront, Reddit doesn’t make this easy. There’s no “delete everything” button.

Here’s what I figured out:

• I had to delete my posts and comments one at a time, unless I used special tools.
• Even if I deleted something, it might still show up on Google for a while.
• And if someone already screenshot it? Welp. Nothing I can do.

Still, I wanted to do it. So here’s how I did it step-by-step.

METHOD 1: How I Deleted Stuff Manually

If you’ve only posted a little, this method works fine. It’s just slow.

Step-by-Step (What I Did):

1. Logged into Reddit

I went to reddit.com and made sure I was signed in.

2. Went to My Profile

Clicked my avatar in the top-right → then clicked “Profile”

3. Clicked “Posts” and “Comments”

This showed me everything I’d ever shared.

4. Deleted Them One by One

For each post or comment:

• I clicked the ••• button
• Chose “Delete”
• Hit confirm

It’s permanent. Reddit doesn’t let you undo this.

METHOD 2: I Used a Tool to Nuke It All Faster

I had too many posts to do it manually, so I used a free tool. So much easier.

I Used a Browser Extension

Here are the ones I tried:

Tool Name	What It Did for Me	Browser
Power Delete Suite	Let me pick exactly what to delete (by time, upvotes, subreddit, etc.)	Chrome & Firefox
Nuke Reddit History	Deleted everything super fast	Chrome
Shreddit	Overwrites and deletes everything for privacy nerds	For tech-savvy users

🔧 These tools work best on old Reddit (not the new redesign). I switched to it by going to:
https://old.reddit.com

My Pro Tip: Edit First, Then Delete

Here’s something I learned the hard way:
Sometimes Reddit messes up deletions. So, I started editing the post or comment first—just replacing it with ... or deleted—then deleting it.

That way, if Reddit glitched or saved a copy somewhere, my info was still wiped out.

I Also Cleared Search History on My Phone

Reddit loves saving what you search for—especially on the mobile app. Here’s how I wiped that too.

On My Phone:

1. Opened Reddit
2. Tapped the search bar
3. Deleted each search manually by tapping the “X”

If you want to clear everything at once:

• Tap your avatar → Settings
• Scroll down to “Clear local history”
• Tap it. Done.

Then I Deleted My Whole Reddit Account (Optional)

Once I cleaned everything up, I decided to just peace out completely.
But here’s the catch: Reddit doesn’t delete your posts when you delete your account. That’s why I cleaned up first, then left.

How I Deactivated My Account:

1. Logged in
2. Went to Settings
3. Scrolled to the bottom
4. Clicked “Deactivate Account”
5. Confirmed it

Reminder: Once you do this, there’s no going back. Your username is gone forever.

My Quick Recap Table

What I Wanted	What I Did	What I Used
Delete a few posts	Manually deleted them	Reddit website
Delete tons of stuff	Used automation tools	Power Delete Suite
Clear search history	Used Reddit app settings	Reddit app
Leave Reddit completely	Deactivated account	Reddit settings

My Takeaways (Learn From My Mistakes)

• Use Reddit’s old version if you want full control
• Don’t post stuff unless you’re cool with the whole world seeing it
• Use Incognito Mode if you’re just browsing and don’t want a trail
• Screenshots are forever. If it’s sensitive, don’t post it—period

My Reddit History Cleanup Flowchart

    Do I want to delete Reddit history?
                     ↓
          ┌───────────────────────┐
          │ How much stuff is there? │
          └──────────┬─────────────┘
                     │
     ┌───────────────┴───────────────┐
     ↓                               ↓
 Just a few posts?         Hundreds of posts/comments?
     ↓                               ↓
 Manual delete            Use Power Delete Suite or Nuke Tool
     ↓                               ↓
Done? Want to leave?           Still using Reddit?
     ↓                               ↓
Deactivate account         You’re good. Carry on.

Final Thoughts

Deleting your Reddit history takes a little work, but it’s worth it if you want a clean slate—or just want to stop random people digging up your past.

I did it because I wanted a fresh start.
And now? I feel lighter. Like I finally threw out a bunch of old digital junk I didn’t need anymore.

You can do the same.
Just take it one post, one comment, one step at a time.

—Sahadat.