How do I delete something from my vault permanently?
Open your vault, select the photo or video and delete it. Before you do, save a copy of the original and check whether it was used in posts or paid messages, because fans may have paid for it.
Sometimes content has to go: a clip where your face shows when you don't show your face, a video with your street in the background, a shoot you just don't want up anymore. Here's how to do it without creating new problems.
Before you delete
- Save a copy. Treat a delete as permanent and keep the original in your own storage.
- Check where it was used. Posts, paid messages and stories all pull from the vault. Know what you'll be touching.
- Check who paid for it. If it went out in a paid message, fans bought it. How to keep track of who owns what.
- Ask whether archiving is enough. If you just don't want to sell it again, move it to an Archive list and stop sending it. Nothing breaks.
How to delete it
- Open your vault.
- Find the file. If your lists are named with codes, this takes seconds.
- Select it and choose delete.
- Confirm.
The buttons move around as the app changes, but the steps stay the same.
What changes after you delete
The file is gone from your vault, and you should plan as if that can't be undone. Afterwards, look over the posts and messages that used it and make sure your page still looks the way you want.
Delete or archive?
| Situation | What to do |
|---|---|
| It shows something private, like your face, a tattoo or where you live | Delete it, and remove the posts that used it |
| You just don't want to sell it again | Archive it |
| It's a duplicate upload | Delete the copy nobody bought |
| A fan wants his money back for it | Sort that out with him first, then decide |
If it was copied to another site
Deleting from your vault doesn't touch copies other people saved. If your content shows up on another site, send that site a takedown (DMCA) notice for each link. Keep your originals and their filming dates, since they help show the content is yours.
Other questions people ask
Can I get a deleted file back?
Plan as if you cannot. Keep every original in your own storage before you delete anything from the vault.
Does deleting content remove copies on other sites?
No. It removes the file from your vault, not from copies someone saved. For copies posted elsewhere, send takedown (DMCA) notices to the sites hosting it.
Should I delete content I do not sell anymore?
Usually not. Move it to an archive list and stop sending it. Nothing breaks, and you can sell it again later.