Hi, first post here, hoping people can share how they are cleaning up comments and deleting their reddit accounts. I’m ~~ thick as a brick~~ pretty average when it comes to tech, so far I’ve shreddit github.com/andrewbanchich/shreddit/releases but after downloading the windows version and trying to run it… It got blocked by windows security the first time, I insisted in running it, but afterwards nothing happened. I’ve just installed malware, who knows.
So if you have some foolproof method to nuke all reddit history in your account, I’d love to know about it. Thanks!
I made a tool for that!
Grodan Boll 😍
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I really hate the destruction of knowledge. I’ve no idea what all you’ve contributed but I feel compelled to ask if you’ve mirrored the data somewhere or archived it for public accessibility?
Totally agree, a single deleted comment which provides context can ruin a whole comment thread
I’d never delete my contributed and published content. Even if I were to delete my account. I’d consider it a loss for myself and everyone else/the public, not only reddit org.
In this case, migrating it to the alternative of your choice (or even your own website) is the best approach.
The problem with leaving the content in Reddit is that, while it might be useful for some people, it encourages them to use and rely on a user-hostile company. And newer content that they produce will get stuck, in the walled garden of that user-hostile platform.
You could try PowerDeleteSuite.
If you’re on Android, download redact.
Worked like a charm for me. Was able to wipe my former accounts post and comment history in about an hour.
After I wiped everything, I logged into the reddit website one last time, went to my account settings, and deleted my account.
