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# Auto-Erase
Delete a message and its translations disappear with it. A must-have if you use iTranslator a lot and have active moderators.
## What is Auto-Erase?
Auto-Erase makes moderation easier: you no longer have to delete every translation of an unwanted message by hand. When it is enabled and you delete a message, the translations linked to it are deleted automatically.
## Enable it
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Dashboard" %}
Open your server in the [dashboard](/fundamentals/dashboard.md), go to **Server → Configuration** and turn on **Enable** in the **Auto-Erase** card.
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Command" %}
Run `/autoerase toggle` on your server. The same command turns it off.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
## Choose the mode
| Mode | Behavior |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **All** (default) | When any message is deleted, the original or one of its translations, all the others are deleted too, including the original. |
| **Only from original** | The translations are deleted only when the **original** message is deleted. Deleting a translation does not delete anything else. |
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Dashboard" %}
In the **Auto-Erase** card, choose **All** or **Only from original** in the **Mode** menu.
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Command" %}
Run `/autoerase mode` and choose `ALL` or `ONLY_FROM_ORIGINAL`.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
## Good to know
{% hint style="info" %}
To link a message to its translations, iTranslator keeps their IDs for a limited time:
* **Premium:** 7 days
* **Free:** 2 days
Older messages are no longer covered by Auto-Erase.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="danger" %}
Auto-Erase only works on translations sent **after** you enabled the feature.
{% endhint %}
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