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The deletion record & verification: what it proves.

What Karmdit keeps after a cleanup, what the 7-day check confirms, and - honestly - what it is not.

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Rihards Ručevics
Founder, Karmdit
7 MIN READ
UPDATED JULY 5, 2026
STEP 01

The deletion record

After a cleanup, Karmdit keeps a record of what was removed - but only the metadata: subreddit, score, timestamp, and permalink for each item. Not the text. The plaintext of deleted items is wiped within 24 hours; the receipt is what remains.

That record is there so you (and the tool) can answer a simple question later: was this item actually handled? It's the difference between "I think I cleaned that up" and a concrete list.

● DELETION RECORD · METADATA ONLY
TEXT WIPED · 24H
r/AskReddit
−12 · 2019 · /r/AskReddit/…
VERIFIED GONE
r/AmItheAsshole
−4 · 2018 · /r/AmItheA…/…
VERIFIED GONE
r/movies
+1 · 2019 · /r/movies/…
RETURNED
FIG. 01 · THE DELETION RECORD
STEP 02

The 7-day verification

Reddit's delete doesn't always take on the first try - an item can vanish from your profile yet linger in public view for a while. So on Pro, a verification pass runs seven days after each cleanup and re-fetches every removed item to confirm it's gone.

Each item ends up marked verified gone or, if it resurfaced, returned - so nothing is taken on trust, and anything that came back is visible for a re-run.

STEP 03

Your own copy, if you want it

If you want a portable record, you can export your history - the full text included - as CSV or JSON before you delete. That's your archive to keep, feed to a tool, or simply file away.

Karmdit keeps the receipt. You keep the archive - if and when you choose to.

STEP 04

What it is not

Being honest about this matters, so here's the plain version:

  • It is not a signed or legally attestable certificate. It's an internal record plus a public-view re-check.
  • It cannot prove an item never existed, or reach into third-party archives that captured it earlier.
  • It confirms what Karmdit removed and that those items are gone from Reddit's public view - no more, no less.

For the situations most people are actually in - an interview, a fresh start, peace of mind - that honest account is what's useful. We'd rather tell you its limits than dress it up.

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