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| id | revision | language | title |
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| 538 | 0 | en | Delete your Status Community |
:::info Currently, you can only delete your community using Status desktop. :::
Status uses a [peer-to-peer network][peer-to-peer-messaging] that temporarily stores data of your community. Because of this decentralized architecture, there is no one-click way to delete a community and all associated data.
What to expect
- For a community to disappear, you must remove everyone from the community, including yourself, and make sure no activity happens for 30 days.
- Community data recorded on the blockchain continues to exist. For example, if you [minted tokens for your community][mint-tokens-for-your-community], the transaction is on-chain and persists in the blockchain.
:::info Your messages are not in the blockchain and are not transported through the Ethereum network. [Messages][about-status-messages] are temporarily stored in the peer-to-peer network. :::
Delete your Status Community
You must complete the following tasks:
- Set up [manual approval][manage-community-join-requests] for the community.
- [Kick out all members from the community][kick-or-ban-someone-from-your-community].
- [Leave your community][leave-a-status-community].
- Delete or destroy the community's private key if it's stored anywhere.
- Wait 30 days.
After 30 days, the Waku peer-to-peer network stops caching your community data, and the community is deleted irrecoverably.