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How to Delete Twitter DM

How to delete a DM or a whole conversation on X (formerly Twitter). Deleting in older DMs only removes your copy; Chat can remove it for both sides.

By the Drippi teamUpdated November 12, 20261 min read

Keeping your direct messages (DMs) on X (formerly Twitter) tidy is about more than clutter: it's about keeping your inbox focused. Here is how to delete messages and conversations.

Deleting DMs: A Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Open the X app or visit x.com.
  2. Open Messages (the envelope icon).
  3. Select the conversation you want to manage.
  4. To delete an individual message, press and hold the message bubble (on desktop, hover and open the menu) and choose "Delete."
    • Note: In an older, unencrypted conversation this only removes the message from your view. Other participants will still see it, per X's Help Center.
    • In encrypted Chat, deleting or unsending a message removes it from the recipient's inbox as well.
  5. To remove an entire conversation, open the conversation's menu or swipe on it in the list and choose the delete conversation option. This clears it from your inbox only.
  6. X doesn't offer a bulk delete for DMs, so clearing a large inbox means going through conversations one at a time.

Good to Know

  • Disappearing messages: In Chat you can set a conversation so messages expire after a time you choose, which saves manual cleanup.
  • Logging out: X notes that logging out removes your encrypted Chat messages from that device.

Conclusion

Manual deletion takes patience, but a regular clear-out keeps your inbox easy to scan. If you want a conversation to leave no trace on both sides, use Chat's unsend or disappearing messages rather than a plain delete.

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