{"id":162,"date":"2022-06-16T18:23:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2022-06-25T10:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T10:01:02","slug":"delete-account","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/delete-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Delete a Gmail Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have a Gmail account, how do I delete it permanently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contents: deleting a Gmail account on computer, on Android, on iPhone\/iPad<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/delete-account\/#read-this-before-closing-a-gmail-account\" >Read this before closing a Gmail account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/delete-account\/#how-to-delete-a-gmail-address-permanently\" >How to delete a Gmail address permanently<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/delete-account\/#deactivate-a-business-gmail-account\" >Deactivate a business Gmail account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"read-this-before-closing-a-gmail-account\"><\/span>Read this before closing a Gmail account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I delete my Google account or close my Gmail account?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that deleting a Google account should not be confused with deleting a Gmail account\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can permanently delete Gmail from your Google account, but if you delete your entire Google account, then none of the associated services will be usable anymore (Play Store, Drive, Ytb, Maps Directions, Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/google-scholar\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"228\">Scholar<\/a>\u2026). Unless you act quickly, you will not be able to cancel\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sum up: you can delete your Gmail address (and all sent and received emails) without losing everything else in your Google account. This is called &#8220;deleting the Gmail service from your Google account&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: how to block unwanted emails in Gmail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What will you lose as data and services?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have understood, what will be deleted is your Gmail mailbox: all your emails, filters, labels, groups and all the settings of your Gmail account. The good thing is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/free-up-storage-space\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"210\">it cleans up Gmail storage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will not be able to use your Gmail address to send or receive emails. If you change your mind, you may be able to get your Gmail address back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Gmail address won&#8217;t be available to anyone else in the future. Including you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/delete-all-mails\/\">How to empty my Gmail inbox?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloading your data before deleting a Gmail account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For security reasons, you should first retrieve all the data associated with your Gmail account. To do so, <a href=\"https:\/\/takeout.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/takeout.google.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">click on this link<\/a> to Google Takeout to create an archive and export your Gmail data in MBOX format<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/create-free-email-address\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"19\">How to create a Gmail address?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-a-google-service-1024x569.png\" alt=\"Deleting Gmail consists of removing a service from the Google account\" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-a-google-service-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-a-google-service-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-a-google-service-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-a-google-service.png 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Deleting Gmail consists of removing a service from the Google account<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-delete-a-gmail-address-permanently\"><\/span>How to delete a Gmail address permanently<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps differ slightly depending on the type of device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I delete Gmail on a computer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Just follow <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/deleteservices\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/deleteservices\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">this link<\/a>, select Gmail and confirm the deletion request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-gmail.png\" alt=\"delete Gmail\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-gmail.png 780w, https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-gmail-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmail-delete-gmail-768x593.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption>How to delete Gmail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In more detail, here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sign in to your Google account at <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">myaccount.google.com<\/a><\/li><li>In the left-hand menu, click on <strong>Data &amp; privacy<\/strong><\/li><li>Towards the bottom of the page, locate the &#8220;Download or delete your data&#8221; block and click on <strong>Delete a Google service<\/strong><\/li><li>Next to &#8220;Gmail&#8221;, click on the bin icon \ud83d\uddd1 and follow the last steps<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/contacts\/\">Where are my contacts in Gmail?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to delete Gmail on an Android phone (or tablet)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On your Android smartphone or tablet, in the Settings application choose Google then Google Account<\/li><li>At the top of the page, tap on <strong>Data &amp; privacy<\/strong> tab<\/li><li>Under &#8220;Download or delete your data&#8221;, tap <strong>Delete a Google service<\/strong><\/li><li>Next to &#8220;Gmail&#8221;, tap on DELETE \ud83d\uddd1 and follow the last steps<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/attachment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"256\">Gmail attachment size limit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I delete Gmail on an iPhone or iPad?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On your iPhone or iPad, in the Gmail app, tap Menu then Settings then your account then <strong>Manage your Google account<\/strong><\/li><li>At the top of the screen, tap on <strong>Data &amp; privacy<\/strong> tab<\/li><li>Under &#8220;Download or delete your data&#8221;, tap <strong>Delete a Google service<\/strong><\/li><li>Next to &#8220;Gmail,&#8221; tap DELETE \ud83d\uddd1 and follow the last steps<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/sign-out\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"73\">how do I log out of Gmail?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"deactivate-a-business-gmail-account\"><\/span>Deactivate a business Gmail account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a Google Account provided by a company, school, or other organization, contact your administrator by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/6208960?hl=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/6208960?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/archived-messages\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"62\">where are the archived emails in Gmail?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1655322038253\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How to close a Gmail account?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Be careful to follow these instructions in order to delete only Gmail, and not your entire Google account, otherwise you will not be able to use other Google services (YouTube, Maps, etc.).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1655403802423\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I recover a Gmail address after I delete it?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>If it&#8217;s too old, it&#8217;s probably too late\u2026 Otherwise, sign in to your Google account <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> and follow the steps.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webrankinfo.com\/tips\/gmail\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14\">Gmail management tips<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a Gmail account, how do I delete it permanently? 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