How To Delete a Gmail Account

Have you ever wanted to part with all the online accounts that you have on your devices and just return to the peace and quiet that was before the Internet? With the internet noise of ads, trolls, fake news, promotional and unwanted emails, it’s easy to feel like you’re living in a cluttered world and just want to get rid of it all.

While it takes a couple of clicks to log out of some websites and social media platforms, there are those that make you jump over more obstacles, while others make quitting nearly impossible.

In some cases, legality can prevent a service from permanently erasing anything you have posted publicly in the past, which means some vestiges of your relationship remain forever.

If you’re ready to make a clean but consistent sign out of Gmail, read on to find out how to delete your Gmail account.

Factors to consider before deleting your Gmail account

If you’re sure you want to delete your Gmail account, here are a few things to consider before clicking the Delete button.

• Once you delete your Gmail account, you will not be able to send or receive emails from that address, so you will permanently lose access to it. Before turning it off, notify your contacts so they know about the change and give them an alternate address to send messages. If someone tries to write you an email after deleting the account, their emails will come back and they will receive a delivery error.
• If your Gmail account is linked to third-party services, you may lose access to those services. To resolve this issue, update your email address with all your third-party connections so you can easily recover your accounts or reset passwords. It also helps inform your bank, especially if that particular address is associated with your bank account.
• If you need all the data from your Gmail account, deleting it may prevent you from accessing that data. However, you can upload your data before permanently deleting your account.
• Your username will no longer be available to you or anyone else who wants to use it in the future. Google does this to prevent identity theft or impersonation from using your old email account.
• Your Google account will not be deleted. Deleting your Gmail account does not delete your Google account, which, among other things, remains associated with your YouTube account and search history.
• You can recover a recently deleted Gmail account, but only for a few weeks when Google lets you try to recover.

Delete Gmail account from your device

How to uninstall Gmail on your computer

1. Sign in to your Gmail account, click your profile icon and select Manage Google Account.

2. From the menu on the left side of the screen, click Data & Personalization.

3. In a new window, go to the “Upload, remove or plan your data” section and click on “Remove service or your account”.

4. Then click Remove Service under Remove Google Service.

5. You will receive a login prompt as a security measure.

6. After logging into your account, find the account you want to remove and click Remove. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the uninstallation.

How to delete your Gmail account on Android

1. To do this, open Settings> Google.

2. Select the Gmail account you want to delete from the drop-down menu (if you have multiple accounts), and then click Manage Google Account.

3. Click the Data and Personalization tab.

4. Scroll down to the Upload, Remove or Plan Your Data section and click Remove Service or Your Account.

5. Then click Remove Service under Remove Google Service.

6. Re-login to your account with your password to verify that it is you.

7. Finally, click on Gmail and select the trash can icon. Complete the process by following the remaining instructions from Google.

How to delete a Gmail account on iPhone

1. Open the Gmail app on your iPhone, go to the menu and click Settings.

2. Tap your account.

3. Then click Manage Google Account.

4. Then tap the Data & Personalization tab and go to the Download, Delete, or Plan Your Data section.
5. Select “Remove a service or your account”, then click “Remove a service” and then re-confirm your password to make sure it’s you.

6. Find Gmail, click Uninstall and follow Google’s instructions to remove it.

Note. If you want to be sure that your Gmail account has been permanently deleted after the deletion period has expired, open Google and go to the My Products section. If you see a link to Gmail, it means that the account has not been deleted and is still active. However, if there is no link to Gmail, then the Gmail account has been permanently deleted.

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Sanitize your Gmail account from the internet

If you’d like to get a new email account using Google or another email service, our step-by-step instructions will guide you through getting rid of your old email address completely so you can start over.

If you have further questions about how to delete your Gmail account or are having issues with the account deletion process, please share your experience with us by leaving a comment in the section below.

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