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Permanently delete your Twitter user account
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When you completely delete your X (formerly known as Twitter) account, you will lose your display name, your @username, and your profile information. To delete your account, you'll just need to deactivate it and wait 30 days without logging in. Here's how to delete a Twitter (X) account using your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.
Quick Steps
- Tap your profile picture.
- Tap Settings and privacy .
- Tap Account .
- Tap Deactivate your account .
- Tap Deactivate .
Steps
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Open X. This app icon has a black background with a white X, and you'll find it on your Home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- If you're not already logged into your account, enter your information to do so now.
- To delete your Twitter (X) account, you must first deactivate it. After 30 days, it will be permanently deleted.
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Tap your profile image or ☰ . You'll see either of these at the top left of your screen. A menu will open on the left.Advertisement
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Tap Settings and privacy . A new window will load.
- You may need to tap Settings and Support first.
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Tap Account . This is usually the first listing in the menu, located under your @username.
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Tap Deactivate your account . You'll find this at the bottom of the page under "Log out."
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Tap Deactivate . This is under the wall of text that explains what else you can do before deactivating your account like changing your @username and email if you want to use them again or downloading your X data .
- To change your @username, edit the current name in "Settings and privacy." If you delete your account before changing your @username, you nor anyone else can use it in the future.
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Enter your X password. When prompted, type the password that you use to log into X into the "Password" text field.
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Tap Deactivate . You'll see this dark pink button under the text field where you entered your password. Clicking this deactivates your account, though you can log back into your account any time in the next 30 days to restore it.
- X will hold onto your account information for 30 days after deactivation, after which point your account will be gone with no chance of recovery. [1] X Research source
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Go to https://www.twitter.com/ in your browser. This will open your X home page if you're logged into your X account already.
- If you aren't logged into your account, click Log In in the top-right corner of the window, then enter your email address (or username, or phone number) and password into the labeled text fields. You might have to confirm a text sent to your phone if prompted.
- To delete your Twitter (X) account, you must first deactivate it. After 30 days, it will be permanently deleted.
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Click More . You'll see this option is in the menu on the left side of the page. A drop-down menu will appear.
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Click Settings and privacy . It's in the second section of options.
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Click Deactivate my account . It's at the very bottom of the page under the "Data and permissions" header.
- If you aren't on the Your account tab, click it to navigate there now.
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Click Deactivate . This is under the wall of text that explains what else you can do before deactivating your account like changing your @username and email if you want to use them again or downloading your X data. [2] X Research source
- To change your @username, edit the current name in "Settings and privacy." If you delete your account before changing your @username, you nor anyone else can use it in the future.
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Enter your X password. When prompted, type the password that you use to log into X into the "Password" text field.
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Click Deactivate . You'll see this dark pink button under the text field where you entered your password. Clicking this deactivates your account, though you can log back into your account any time in the next 30 days to restore it.
- X will hold onto your account information for 30 days after deactivation, after which point your account will be gone with no chance of recovery. [3] X Research source
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QuestionHow can I delete a Twitter account if I have forgotten the password?Community AnswerWrite to Twitter support and ask them to delete the account for you. They'll ask you some questions to ascertain that you are really the account owner, and once they're satisfied, they'll either reset your password for you, or delete the account as you've asked them to.
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QuestionHow do I delete a Twitter account from apps like Vine?Community AnswerGo to Twitter on your PC, then click on your profile picture at the top of the screen next to the search bar. In the dropdown, click on Settings. On the left side of the page, you will see a list of options. Click Apps. From here, you can revoke an app's access to your Twitter account.
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QuestionCan someone get into an inactive Twitter account without the password?Community AnswerNo, it isn't possible. The only way would be to contact support if it is an old account of yours, and you'd have to provide proof.
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- You will submit a request to deactivate an account and after 30 days, your account will be deleted. [5] X Research sourceThanks
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References
- ↑ https://help.x.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-deactivate-x-account
- ↑ https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-twitter-archive
- ↑ https://support.twitter.com/articles/15358-deactivating-your-account
- ↑ https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/suspended-twitter-accounts
- ↑ https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account#deactivate-and-reactivate-accounts
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X
1. Go to https://www.twitter.com
and log in.
2. Click More
on the left menu.
3. Click Settings and privacy
.
4. Scroll down and click Deactivate my account
.
5. Click Deactivate
.
6. Enter your Twitter password.
7. Click Deactivate
.
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