Your Yahoo account provides access to a range of online resources, including Yahoo Mail, personalized settings on the Yahoo homepage, and Flickr photo and video uploads. If you no longer require or desire these services, you can cancel your Yahoo account.
- You can choose to delete your Yahoo account with just a few clicks, but Yahoo will remove it completely after about a month.
- If you change your mind, you can recover the account as long as you log back in within 30 days.
- Before you can delete your account, you must cancel any paid Yahoo subscriptions.
How to delete your Yahoo account
Few clicks are required to delete your Yahoo account. This deactivates all Yahoo services, such as email, Flickr, and your Yahoo identity, which allows you to customize the Yahoo homepage.
1. Launch a web browser and navigate to the My Subscriptions dashboard. Verify that you have no active paid subscriptions and, if required, cancel them.
2. In a web browser, access the Yahoo account termination page.
3. Sign in immediately if you’re not currently logged into the Yahoo account you wish to remove.
4. Click Continue to permanently delete my account.
5. On the following page, enter your email address and click Yes, delete this account.
You should get a notification informing you that the account has been deactivated and is scheduled to be deleted. It will be erased after around 30 days.
How to reactivate your Yahoo account
While there is no way to temporarily deactivate your Yahoo account – you can only delete it — it is possible to change your mind and reactivate your account within 30 days of removing it (certain countries have longer hold periods). To accomplish this:
1. Visit the Yahoo website.
2. Sign in with your standard account and password.
3. Confirm your intent to recover the account and generate a new password.
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