How to permanently delete A PS4 Account.
You may have had to create multiple PlayStation accounts on PS4 for some reason. Or maybe a lot of people have used your PS4 to add their accounts and you need to get rid of one. Regardless of why you need to delete your PS4 account, it’s easy to do right from your console.
There are several ways to delete an account, depending on what you want to do. You can delete the account from the PS4 console, however, the account itself will still show up on the Playstation network. If you want to completely close your account, you can do that too.
How to Delete a PS4 User Account From Your Console
After turning on the PS4 and going to the user selection screen, you can choose an account. When you are about to delete a user, you will be able to select any of the ones you want to delete on the console. Here’s how to delete a user:
- From the PS4 main menu, go to Settings.
- Scroll down and select Login Settings.
- Select “User Management” at the bottom.
- This screen has options for creating or deleting an account. Select Remove to remove the user from the PS4.
- You will see a list of users who are on your console. Select which one you want to remove and then select “Remove User”.
If you ever want to re-add a deleted account, you can select New under User Management.
How to Delete a Primary PS4 Account
When you create or add your first PS4 account, it becomes the primary user account. You can still delete this PS4 account, but you need additional steps.
Here’s how to Delete a Primary PS4 Account
- Follow the instructions to delete another user’s account, but at this time select the primary account you are using.
- Select Uninstall and you will be prompted to initialize your PS4. This means that your console will be restored to factory settings. If you want to do this, make sure your PS4 has a cloud or USB backup.
- Confirm initialization to delete the main account. This may take a while, so do not turn off the console during initialization.
- Once completed, you will be able to create or sign in to a new account, which will be the new primary account for your PS4.
How to change your primary PS4 account
If you want to change which account is the primary one for PS4, you can also do that in the settings.
- Go to Settings> Account Management> Activate as Primary PS4.
- If an account is already linked as the primary account for this PS4, the Activate button will be dimmed. You can select “Deactivate” to deactivate this account as your primary account.
The PS4 will now link the account that you set as your primary account. Games or other content that you have in this account will be displayed on your PS4 and you will be able to use any subscriptions associated with this PSN account.
How to Delete a Playstation Network Account
If, instead, you want to completely delete your Playstation network account, you can do that too. However, this cannot be done from your PS4, as you really need to request account closure using Playstation.
To do this, you will need to contact Playstation. You can call their support team and they have a chatbot or chat that you can use. Timing depends on when these options are available, but you can usually contact them from morning to evening if you are in the US.
Before contacting Playstation to close your account, make sure you have two pieces of information: your login ID and online ID. When you close your account, be aware that this may result in the following:
So, make sure you take care of any content or tools that you may have linked to your account before proceeding to remove them, as it may be difficult or impossible to get them back.
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- If you do this and do not set up a different primary account, anyone using a PS4 can, among other things, change settings and use your apps.
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- To activate a different primary account, please sign in to the account you want to set as primary. Make sure you are signed in to the Playstation network.
- Go to Settings> Account Management> Activate as Primary PS4.
- Select “Activate” and confirm activation.
- You cannot use the same online ID to create another account.
- Any content that you purchased through your account will be lost and you will not be able to transfer them to another account.
- You may receive a refund if it complies with the Playstation Store cancellation policy.
- Â Do not have access to any subscriptions.
- You will not be able to access your PSN wallet for this account and funds cannot be refunded.
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How to permanently delete A PS4 Account
How to permanently delete A PS4 Account