How to Delete Your Yahoo Account
Laura Martisiute
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To delete your Yahoo account, you need to complete a request process. After this, your Yahoo account should be deleted permanently after a waiting period.
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Walkthrough to Delete Your Yahoo Account
Delete your Yahoo account in six steps.
1. Access the Yahoo website
Go to the Yahoo website by clicking the following link: https://yahoo.com.
![Yahoo website](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-104150-1-1024x361.png)
2. Log in to your Yahoo account
Log in to your Yahoo account.
![Yahoo log in](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-104232.png)
3. Click your profile icon and “Account information”
Click your profile icon.
![Yahoo profile icon](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-104457.png)
Click “Account information.”
![Yahoo account information](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-104653.png)
4. Click “Privacy controls”
Click “Privacy controls.”
![Yahoo privacy controls](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-104907-1024x113.png)
5. Click “Manage Your Information”
Click “Manage your information.”
![Yahoo account privacy dashboard and controls - Manage your information option](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-104934-1024x376.png)
Alternatively, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Delete My Account.”
![Delete your Yahoo account option](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-104959-1024x258.png)
6. Click “Continue delete my account”
You will be redirected to a page where Yahoo will inform you about the things that will be deleted when you close your Yahoo account.
Scroll down and click the “Continue delete my account” button.
![Yahoo - continue to delete my account option](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-105034-1024x513.png)
7. Confirm your email address and click “Yes, delete this account”
You will be redirected to a page where you will be asked to enter the email address of the Yahoo account you want to delete.
Enter this information and click “Yes, delete this account.”
![Yahoo - confirm you want to delete your account](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-110620-1024x460.png)
Your Yahoo account has been deactivated and will be permanently deleted after a waiting period.
![Your Yahoo account has been deactivated and will be permanently deleted after a waiting period screen](https://joindeleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-111208-1024x505.png)
You have deleted your Yahoo account.
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