Recent profiles: what's the difference between remove and delete?

PostSnag's Recent profiles list gives each row two icon buttons that look similar but do very different things: an X that only removes a profile from that shortcut list, and a trash icon that permanently deletes the profile and every post you captured from it. Mixing these up is the easiest way to lose data you meant to keep, so it's worth knowing exactly what each one does before you click.

[Screenshot: A row in the Recent profiles list showing the X and trash icon buttons side by side]

What Recent profiles is

Recent profiles is a short list, up to 6 profiles, that sits below the main navigation in the left sidebar. (On the mobile menu, the same list shows up to 5.) It's a shortcut, separate from the full Profiles library, meant to get you back to a profile you're actively working with faster than searching for it. Every profile in the list is still also sitting in your full Profiles library; the two views just show different subsets of the same data.

The X: remove from recents

Click the X on a profile's row and it disappears from the Recent profiles list only. Nothing about the profile itself changes: the profile and every post you've captured from it stay exactly where they are in your full Profiles library. This choice is stored on your own device, so it only affects what you personally see in that shortcut list, not the underlying data.

Use the X when a profile is just cluttering your shortcut list and you want it out of the way, not gone.

The trash icon: delete the profile

Click the trash icon and PostSnag starts the real delete flow. A confirmation window opens asking "Delete <name>?" with the warning: "This removes the profile and its captured posts from your library. Once deleted, it can't be recovered." Confirming removes the profile everywhere, not just from Recent profiles. The profile itself and every post you captured from it are gone from your account for good.

This is the exact same delete action available in two other places:

• The ··· overflow menu on the profile's own page, where Delete profile appears in red, danger-styled text.

• The delete icon on that profile's card on the main Profiles page.

All three paths, the Recent profiles trash icon, the overflow menu, and the Profiles page card, lead to the same confirmation window and the same permanent result. Recent profiles is just one more place you can reach delete from, not a separate or lesser version of it.

How to tell them apart before you click

If you're not sure which icon you're looking at: an X is a simple removal glyph and only appears in the Recent profiles list. A trash can icon means permanent deletion, and it appears in three places, Recent profiles, a profile's own page, and a profile's card in the Profiles library. Wherever you see the trash icon, treat it the same way: it's the one to be careful with.

Common questions

If I remove a profile from Recent profiles, can I still find it?
Yes. It's still in your full Profiles library with everything you've captured from it. Removing only affects the Recent profiles shortcut list, nothing else.

Can I undo deleting a profile?
No. Once you confirm the delete, the profile and its captured posts are gone for good. There's no trash or recovery window to pull it back from.

Does removing a profile from Recent profiles affect my Free plan limits?
No. Removing is a list preference stored on your device. Your weekly scan count and per-profile post limits aren't affected either way.

Where else can I delete a profile from, besides Recent profiles?
The ··· overflow menu on a profile's own page, or the delete icon on its card in the Profiles library. All three lead to the same confirmation and the same result.

Does deleting a profile also remove it from Bookmarks or Folders?
Yes. Deleting a profile removes the profile and every post captured from it from your library, which includes any of those posts you'd bookmarked or added to a folder. There's nothing left behind to clean up separately.