How to See Deleted Posts on Reddit

Reddit allows users to delete comments and posts they make. But, how do check a deleted post? Here, we have explained how to see deleted posts on Reddit.

Just like on Twitter, you can also delete your comments and posts on Reddit. If you would like to delete a post or comment after it has been posted, you can simply delete it. Click the three dots attached to the post or comment, choose to Delete comment, and then Delete.

Afterwards, the comment will be removed, but the thread still remains. This means that, if another user replied to your comment, such comment will be retained and shown to anyone reading the thread.

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To view deleted Reddit comments, you have to copy the thread’s link. Next, visit the Wayback Machine tool and paste the link.

Afterwards, you have to choose a date and time prior to the deletion of the comment. Once the page loads, you can then find the comment.

Wayback Machine helps to recover Reddit comments and posts if they have been archived. This is achieved by keeping screenshots of Reddit threads.

Kindly note that you can only retrieve a deleted post or comment if you supply a date before the said post or comment was deleted. However, the comment or post must have been crawled by the Wayback Machine before you can see it after it has been deleted.

Below, we have explained how to see deleted posts on Reddit.

How to see deleted Reddit comments

Copy the thread’s link

To begin with, you have to copy the Reddit thread’s link. Go to the Reddit website and locate the thread with the deleted comment. If it is a post, you will need the URL. Any deleted comment on Reddit usually is removed and replaced by a phrase that reads; “Comment deleted by user”.

You can simply highlight and copy the URL of a thread or comment. However, it is more advisable to use the URL of a thread. This is because a thread has more chances of being crawled than a comment. But in the case that the thread contains many comments, the thread may become too long and have some parts cut off in the Wayback Machine archive.

Enter the link into the Wayback Machine tool

The second step is to go to the Wayback Machine tool with the copied link. Ensure you paste the link in into the text field and click on “Browse History”. Next, the tool will aim at recovering the captured archives.

Choose a previous date and time before the comment was removed

When you click on “Browse history”, a calendar is displayed containing dots which are coloured. You are required to choose a date prior to the time of deleting the Reddit comment. However, if the calendar does not contain any dot, then the page wasn’t crawled while multiple dots signifies been crawled repeatedly.

If you are not sure about the date, you can simply make a guess or rather use the date it was made. In a case where you have guessed the wrong date, you can also choose a different date.

Usually, most popular posts and comments are recoverable because they have a chance to be more crawled than those without any engagement. Therefore, you should be able to see a deleted comment or post with many replies.

Scroll down and find the deleted Reddit comment

When you have chosen the date and time correctly, the Reddit thread will be displayed on your screen. Simply scroll downwards on the thread to find the deleted comment. Usually, comments with more upvotes are pushed to the top. Otherwise, you will see the comment below if it has fewer upvotes.

On the other hand, if you use the comment URL instead of the thread link, you can easily see the deleted comment on your screen. Displaying a whole thread can be too long and may be truncated at some point. In this case, it is ideal to use the comment URL.

The screenshot attached below shows a deleted Reddit comment which has been recovered.

Finally, you have seen how to see a deleted comment on Reddit.

How to see deleted Reddit posts

In summary;

Copy the link to the deleted post and paste it into the Wayback Machine tool.
Next, click “Browse History” and choose a date and time prior to the deletion of the post.
Finally, the deleted post is recovered.

Conclusion

The Wayback Machine tool lets you check the old content and outlook of websites in previous years. It can also be used to recover and reveal deleted posts and comments on specific websites.

The Wayback Machine tool works fine for deleted Reddit comments and posts that got popular solely because they get more crawled than others. However, it doesn’t mean that a comment or post with no upvotes at all will not be crawled at all.

Also, the dots on the calendar varies based on the number of times that a thread or comment has been crawled. The more dots, the more likely it is to find your comment.