Is it possible to recover a deleted comment on a Github Issue?

[shuhei-fujita]

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Is it possible to recover a deleted comment on a Github Issue?

I found the docs about deleted comment.
https://docs.github.com/ja/communities/moderating-comments-and-conversations/tracking-changes-in-a-comment#deleting-sensitive-information-from-a-comments-history

[AnkurBansal18]

hey @shuhei-fujita 👋,
GitHub does not provide a built-in feature for recovering or restoring deleted comments on an issue. Once a comment is deleted, it is typically considered permanent and cannot be directly recovered through GitHub's user interface.

However, there might be some potential ways to recover deleted comments:

Ask the Commenter: If you're the author of the deleted comment or if you know the person who deleted the comment, you can ask them to provide the content or context of the deleted comment.

Use Version Control: If the issue or pull request/merge request discussion was active and the comments were made during a specific period, you might be able to retrieve the deleted comments from the Git history. If the repository is public, you can view the Git history, but this may not work for private repositories.

GitHub Enterprise: If your organization uses GitHub Enterprise, it's possible that your administrators have more control and data recovery options. You may want to check with your organization's GitHub Enterprise administrators.

GitHub Support: If the deleted comment is critical or contains valuable information, you could reach out to GitHub support for assistance. They might be able to help you in specific situations, but this would likely be a last resort.

Remember that the ability to recover deleted comments may depend on the repository's settings, user roles and permissions, and the specific circumstances surrounding the deletion.

✨ Hope it helps :)

[shuhei-fujita]

@AnkurBansal18
Thank you!

I found the docs about deleted comment.
https://docs.github.com/ja/communities/moderating-comments-and-conversations/tracking-changes-in-a-comment#deleting-sensitive-information-from-a-comments-history

However, there might be some potential ways to recover deleted comments:

I think so too.
I will find a way.

[queenofcorgis]

Thanks for posting in the GitHub Community, @shuhei-fujita ! We're happy you're here. You are more likely to get a useful response if you are posting your question in the applicable category, the Discussions category is solely related to conversations around the GitHub product Discussions. I've gone ahead and moved it for you. Good luck!

[shuhei-fujita]

Thank you for your answer and for moving the post to the GitHub product Discussions, @queenofcorgis!