How to Delete Your Apple Account
Laura Martisiute
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To delete your Apple ID, you need to complete a request process. After this, your Apple account should be deleted permanently after a waiting period.
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Walkthrough to Delete Your Apple ID
Delete your Apple ID in 14 steps.
1. Access the Apple ID website
Go to the Apple ID website by clicking the following link: https://appleid.apple.com/

2. Sign in to your Apple ID account
Click the “Sign In” button in the top right.

You can also access the Apple ID sign-in page by clicking the following link: https://appleid.apple.com/sign-in.
Enter your email address and password.

Enter the One-time password (OTP) code sent to your phone.

3. Click “Privacy”
Click the “Privacy” link in the bottom of the left column under your profile.

You can also access the privacy settings by clicking the following link: https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage/section/privacy.
4. Click “Your Data” and “Manage Your Data”
Once in the Privacy menu, scroll down to the “Your Data” section.
Click “Manage your data.”

You can also access this menu by clicking the following link: https://privacy.apple.com/.
5. Sign into your Apple ID account
You will be redirected to a new page where you will be required to enter your email, password, and the new verification code sent to your phone.

6. Click “Request to Delete your account”
You will be redirected to the “Manage your data” menu.
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Under “Delete your account,” click the “Request to delete your account” link.

7. Provide a reason for your request
You will be redirected to an informational page where Apple will tell you more about the account deletion process and how deleting your account will affect your Apple services.
Scroll to the bottom and select a reason for your Apple account deletion request from the dropdown menu.
Click the “Continue” button.

8. Click “Continue”
Apple will redirect you to another informational page.
Scroll down and click the “Continue” button.

9. Agree to Deletion Terms & Conditions and click “Continue”
You will be redirected to the “Deletion Terms & Conditions” page.
Click the “I have read and agree with these conditions” checkbox.
Click the “Continue” button.

10. Choose how you want to be contacted
You will be asked to select the best contact option in case Apple needs to contact you during the process of closing your account.
Select the most suitable option.
Click the “Continue” button.

11. Save the access code
Apple will provide you with an access code that is unique and linked to your account in case you need to get in touch with them for any reason after this process.
This code will be used in the next step, so keep it at hand.

12. Enter the access code
Enter the code provided to you in the previous step.
Click the “Continue” button.

13. Click “Delete account”
Click the “Delete account” button.

14. Sign out from your account
You will be redirected to an informational page where Apple will provide useful information regarding the deletion process.
Click the “Sign out” button.

Your Apple ID account is in the process of being deleted.
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