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How to Delete Your Yahoo Account

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

2. Log in to your Yahoo account

Log in to your Yahoo account.

Yahoo log in

3. Click your profile icon and “Account information”

Click your profile icon.

Yahoo profile icon

Click “Account information.”

Yahoo account information

4. Click “Privacy controls”

Click “Privacy controls.”

Yahoo privacy controls

5. Click “Manage Your Information”

Click “Manage your information.”

Yahoo account privacy dashboard and controls - Manage your information option

Alternatively, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Delete My Account.”

Delete your Yahoo account option

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

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

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

You have deleted your Yahoo account.

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