Twitter has become one of the social networks most popular today with millions and millions of users sharing tweets (aka tweets) daily. So much so, that our account can reach accumulate thousands and thousands of tweets over the years, with what we may want delete many of those tweets after a while. But how can we delete so many tweets at once without having to spend too much time or delete our account? Twitter definitively? There are several ways and that is why we offer you a guide to learn how to delete old tweets in one go and in a fast and efficient way.
How to delete old tweets in one go
There are many reasons to delete tweets from your account, such as the need to optimize it and that it does not show thousands of tweets, or that you want get rid of controversial tweets from your past that can harm you today, among many other reasons. Therefore, we will show you how to delete tweets both manually and automatically using third-party tools such as Tweetdeleter either TweetEraser, among many others.
How to delete tweets manually
Twitter allows you to delete tweets manually, but yes, one by one, something that will not be very useful if we want to delete thousands of our old tweets; Likewise, this is how tweets are deleted manually:
- Enter your Tweeter profile.
- Go to the tweet you want to delete.
- Click on the inverted arrow located in the upper right corner of the tweet.
- Click Delete Tweet via the drop-down menu.
- Now click on the Delete button.
How to delete tweets automatically
Now let's look at the different options to delete tweets massively and automatically.
TweetDelete
TweetDelete is a free tool that allows us to delete up to 3,200 tweets in one go. Follow the following steps to use it:
- Go to the TweetDelete official page.
- Check the I have read and agree to the TweetDelete terms box to accept the terms of use of the service.
- Click on Sign in with Twitter.
- Click Authorize the application to redirect the tool to our Twitter account.
- Select the period of time in which you want to delete the tweets (weeks, months or years).
- Click Activate TweetDelete.
Warning
If you want to delete more than 3,200 tweets, repeat the process until you have deleted all the tweets you want to delete. Of course, keep in mind that once a tweet is deleted, cannot be recovered; For your safety, you can perform a backup through the option TweetDownload. This notice is valid for all third-party tools that we recommend.
TweetEraser
TweetEraser It is another very interesting tool that allows us to delete tweets en masse. And in its free version we can now delete up to 5,000 tweets through different search filters, which can be very useful to search for specific tweets; In its paid version there is no limit on deleting tweets at one time. Follow the following steps to use it:
- Go to the TweetEraser official page.
- Log in with your Twitter profile and agree to Authorize the application.
- You have several options to search for tweets, such as Most Recent, Search Term (using keywords), Media Option (with images), Select Date (by date), Retweets or Likes.
- When you have completed the search filter, click Delete Tweets.
TweetDeleter
TweetDeleter It is a tool very similar to TweetEraser, although somewhat more complete in its free version and completely in Spanish. Follow the following steps to use it:
- Go to the TweetDeleter official page.
- Log in with your Twitter profile and agree to Authorize the application.
- Now you can select all the tweets you want up to a maximum of 3,661.
- Press Delete Tweets to delete the selected tweets.
- You can also apply search filters on Keywords through Type, such as RT, Likes, Replies, Date or Media, among others.
Cardigan
Cardigan is another of the most popular and well-known tools to delete tweets en masse, although yes, with a somewhat more dated interface. It is used in a similar way to the rest of the tools and allows export our tweet history as a backup.
