Title: Auto-delete spam folder?
Last modified: May 11, 2026

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# Auto-delete spam folder?

 *  Resolved [toriroby1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toriroby1/)
 * (@toriroby1)
 * [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-delete-spam-folder/)
 * Does Akismet automatically clear out the spam folder after a while, or do I need
   to go in and empty it manually every week? Just trying to keep my database clean
   without checking it constantly. Thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [Christopher Finke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cfinke/)
 * (@cfinke)
 * [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-delete-spam-folder/#post-18904925)
 * Akismet automatically deletes spam older than 15 days.

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 * Last activity: [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-delete-spam-folder/#post-18904925)
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