How to Delete Yahoo! Accounts

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: August 24, 2023 Approved

This wikiHow teaches you how to permanently delete a Yahoo account using Yahoo's website as well as how to remove Yahoo accounts from your iPhone or Android's Yahoo Mail app.

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Permanently Deleting Accounts

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In a web browser type https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user in the address bar and press ↵ Enter .
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You'll do so in the field on the right side of the page.

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This section is on the right side of the page.
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Scroll down and click Continue . It's at the bottom of the information page.
- This page outlines the terms of deletion, as well as reminding you to cancel any paid Yahoo services.
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You'll do so in the text field in the middle of the page.
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Doing so will schedule your account for deletion. In 90 days, your account will be permanently deleted.

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Removing Accounts on Mobile

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This app is purple with a white envelope and "YAHOO!" written on it.
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It's in the top-left corner of the screen. Doing so invokes a pop-out menu.
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This option is near the top of the pop-out menu.
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It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
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This is a red button on the right side of the account you wish to remove.
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Tap Remove when prompted. It's a blue button on a pop-up window. Doing so will remove your selected account from the Yahoo Mail app, though it does not delete your account from Yahoo.
- You'll repeat the removal process for each account you wish to remove from Yahoo Mail.

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Even after terminating my Yahoo! account using the above procedure, I can still log in to e-mail and messenger. How do I confirm that my account is deleted and no one else can access it?

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It takes 90 days for Yahoo! to delete your account, and if you have not waited 90 days, then you can still sign in. You will have to simply wait those 90 days and then it is for sure that your account is non-existent. For the last part, unless someone knows your password (and you would have to give it to them for that), then it is extremely unlikely someone will access your account besides you.

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How do I undo deleting a Yahoo! account?

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If your account was deleted within the last 90 days, Yahoo will be able to reactivate it. Yahoo can never reactivate your deleted account if the account wasn't used in the last 12 months, or if there was a violation of the Terms of Service.

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If I delete my account, will it delete all of my email addresses?

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Yes. Any information contained within your account and not save anywhere else will be deleted.

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