Deleting every tweet is not the same as deleting your X / Twitter account. Account deletion removes the profile itself. Tweet deletion keeps the account active while removing the public history you no longer want visible.
The important detail is that X usually exposes only the most recent portion of your timeline through normal in-browser browsing. For many accounts this is roughly the latest 3,200 tweets. If you click Start in a normal recent-timeline workflow, you should expect it to work best on that recent window. For older history, use your official X archive.
The safest full-history workflow
- Install DeleteTweets for Chrome or Edge.
- Open x.com and sign in to the account you want to clean.
- Back up your current timeline or export records before a large run.
- Start with recent tweets, replies, retweets or likes.
- Request your official X archive when you need older tweets.
- Import the archive ZIP into DeleteTweets and continue cleanup from the archive data.
This keeps your account active and avoids giving a separate web app long-term account access. DeleteTweets runs in your browser session and uses the account that is already logged in.
Why the archive matters
Very old tweets may not appear while you scroll the profile or timeline. The official X archive contains historical tweet data that helps DeleteTweets identify older posts for cleanup. X archive delivery is not instant. Many users see it take around a few days, so plan full-history deletion as a staged project rather than a five-minute task.
If the ZIP cannot be read, do not upload an already-open folder. Either upload the original archive ZIP, or unzip it and upload the expected data files such as tweets.js or likes.js if the app asks for them.
Use filters before deleting everything
Even when your goal is to delete all tweets, it is worth setting rules first:
- Delete tweets before a specific date.
- Delete replies separately from original tweets.
- Remove likes without touching posts.
- Keep posts containing exception keywords.
- Preserve high-engagement posts while pruning low-engagement history.
Exceptions are especially useful if you want to keep pinned posts, portfolio links, announcements or evergreen resources. In DeleteTweets you can enter multiple exception keywords separated by semicolons.
How fast should you delete?
Do not try to wipe tens of thousands of posts in one aggressive run. A controlled pace is more reliable because X can slow down, rate limit or temporarily stop responding. A few hundred deletions per day is a safer baseline for many users. Some accounts can process more, but deletion speed depends on account age, session state, network conditions and X's current limits.
Keep the browser and computer open while the job is running. If the browser sleeps, the extension cannot continue clicking through X pages.
Paid but still showing Free?
If you bought Pro, Lemon Squeezy sends a license key by email. The receipt alone does not unlock Pro. Open DeleteTweets, go to the License or Activate Pro area, paste the license key and activate it. If you lost the key, use the Lemon Squeezy receipt or account email to recover it.
Start here: bulk delete tweets for recent history, then use delete tweets from Twitter archive when you need the older part of your account history.