# What are Prune Messages

* If you are a server admin, or your admin has given you the **clean-channel-history** permission, the **prune messages** option allows you to delete messages from a channel swiftly.

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***Note: Messages and files deleted with this option are deleted forever and cannot be recovered.***

Use the following parameters to delete specific messages:

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* Newer than: Deletes all messages posted **after** a particular date.
* Older than: Deletes all messages posted **before** a particular date.

Fill dates for both the Newer than and Older than fields to delete all messages.

* Users: Allows you to specify any users to delete the content. When filled with a username, that user’s messages deleted.

Refine the parameters above with the following options. Check each to enable:

* **Inclusive**: Deletes all messages that land on the exact start/end times you have specified in the Newer than and Older than fields.
* **Exclude pinned messages**: Do **not** delete pinned messages.
* **Only remove the attached files, keep messages**: Removes files but not the messages themselves