How to Delete Yahoo Mail Account Permanently and Quickly
You can find a guide on how to permanently delete your Yahoo account here. In a fast way, all data and digital footprints on Yahoo will be deleted forever.
Do you have more than one email account? Or maybe you have too many email accounts, sometimes you get confused and forget your ID and password?
Instead, use only one email. For example, if you don’t use Yahoo anymore, there’s nothing wrong with deleting it. Moreover, how to delete a Yahoo account is not difficult.
Things to Look For Before Deleting a Yahoo Account
1. Make Sure Your Yahoo Mail Is Not Used Anymore
Before deleting a Yahoo account, you should first make sure that Yahoo Mail is not being used permanently. This means that there are no work or business needs related to this email, nor are there any premium service packages still active on behalf of this email.
2. Know the Consequences of Disabling Yahoo Email Permanently
- Your personal/business Yahoo email identity will be permanently deleted.
- Account settings will be permanently deleted, including all services linked to your email account.
- Access to premium/paid services will be deleted automatically, including all payments that have been made (non-recoverable).
- The username or email address that you previously used, can be claimed or used by other users.
- Account will be deleted within 30 days. If within 30 days you log in or access your account again, the Yahoo email deactivation request may be cancelled.
Well, if you are familiar with the consequences and the things that need to be considered above, here are the steps to permanently delete a Yahoo account:
How to Easily Delete a Permanent Yahoo Account
You can use a computer or smartphone to delete this account. Here are the steps:
- Sign in to your Yahoo account at Yahoo.com.
- After logging into the Dashboard section, you can proceed to the Yahoo account deletion page (https://yahoo.mydashboard.oath.com/delete-my-account)
- If so, you are required to fill in the address e-mail and password.
- Click Next/Submit, then you will be given information about closing your Yahoo account. The contents of the information are more or less the same as the consequences of deactivating a Yahoo account that have been discussed above.
- Click Continue The Process of Deleting Your Account.
- The second time, you’ll need to enter your Yahoo email address on the next page. After filling in the email address, select Yes, Delete This Account.
- Wait a few moments until the text appears Your Account Has Been Deactivated and Scheduled for Deletion.
Well, after you finish deleting the account, you can’t access it again. But Yahoo gives a 30 day time limit until the account is completely deleted permanently. So make sure not to access the account within 30 days.
How to Undelete a Yahoo Account?
Changed your mind and want to restore a deactivated Yahoo account? The answer may or may not be. Keep in mind, you can restore the account if you access it again within 30 days.
However, if you try to restore the account within a period of more than 30 days, unfortunately you cannot get the email account back.
What If You Want To Delete a Forgotten Yahoo Account Password?
You can recover the password first before disabling it. Don’t worry, Yahoo services provide many alternative recovery methods that can be used to reset passwords.
Well, if you still don’t can access the email that forgot the passwordd, unfortunately you cannot deactivate the account permanently, because this service can only be accessed via the email dashboard.
Also read: How to Login Yahoo Without Verification of Mobile Number
How to delete a Yahoo account that has been described above is certainly very easy and doesn’t take long, right? Even these ways can be done using a PC or smartphone.
