deleting all posts is returning error.

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  rachelnator · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 8:11 pm

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  I want to delete all blog posts. I was able to do a few in batches of 100, now I’m getting an error. Is there a way to remove all posts quickly?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  rachelnator · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 8:13 pm

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  Error I’m getting: Goshdarnit!

  Something has gone wrong with our servers. It’s probably Matt’s fault.

  We’ve just been notified of the problem.

  Hopefully this should be fixed ASAP, so kindly reload in a minute and things should be back to normal.

  When I refresh the page I get: Error in moving to Trash.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 8:20 pm

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  Is there a way to remove all posts quickly?

  What is URLs staring with http:// of the site you wish to have all content deleted from please?

  Staff can empty the whole blog for you. That will remove all data including posts, pages, tags, categories, comments, and uploaded files and once deleted, the data cannot be recovered.

  If you are sure you want Staff to proceed, then please
  (1) reply to confirm the URLs of the blogs you want them to empty
  (2) reply to confirm that you know content deletion is irreversible.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: Deleting blog content does not remove it from the SERPs (search engine page results). Google and Bing only clear their caches of deleted indexed content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 – 6 months.

  I tagged this thread for a Staff follow-up. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond.

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  rachelnator · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 8:21 pm

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  http://rachelnator.wordpress.com/

  I understand the deletion is irreversible. Please proceed.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 30, 2013 at 10:05 pm

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  I have emptied the blog as requested.

  Please let us know if you need any further assistance!

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  rachelnator · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 10:31 pm

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  Thanks!

  Can I get an ETA of how long it will take to clear everything out? Still seeing the posts in my /admin as well as all posts still on the site.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 30, 2013 at 10:40 pm

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  You have quite a bit of content, so maybe an hour or two.

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  rachelnator · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 10:41 pm

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  OK thank you!

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 30, 2013 at 10:58 pm

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  You’re welcome!