what to know
- First, cancel your premium subscription through Yahoo and stop using this email as your recovery address.
- Sign in to the Yahoo Privacy Dashboard and select Continue deleting my account > Yes, delete this account .
- If you change your mind, you have 30 days to reactivate your Yahoo account. Just log back in to use it again.
This article explains how to delete your Yahoo account from your web browser.
You can close your entire Yahoo account and revoke access to your email address, delete all emails, and stop people from sending you messages. This can be achieved through the privacy dashboard:
If you plan to switch to Google's email service, you can easily migrate your Yahoo Mail data to Gmail. Or maybe you just want to export your Yahoo Mail contacts so you can import them into another email service. You must complete these actions before canceling.
Open Yahoo Mail and log in as required.
If you're not sure what your password is, you can recover your forgotten Yahoo password.
Hover over your name in the upper right corner of the page and select Manage Your Account from the menu.
If you are paying for any Yahoo subscriptions, cancel them immediately to avoid unexpected payments; open My Subscriptions to see if you have any active subscriptions.
Click on the privacy controls at the top.
Scroll to the very bottom of the Yahoo Privacy Dashboard page and select Delete My Account .
Please read the text on the page titled "Before continuing, please consider the following information." It details what you will lose when you delete your Yahoo Mail account. Press "Continue" to delete my account .
Enter your email address again in the field provided.
Select Yes, delete this account .
In some cases, Yahoo won't remove all content for up to 180 days, but this largely depends on the country in which you signed up. Data related to paid fantasy sports products may be retained for longer periods of time.
If you have a Yahoo Mail account through BT Group, you cannot cancel your account using the Yahoo website. Instead, please contact BT directly to delete your Yahoo Mail Premium account.
Yahoo Mail can only be deleted by deleting the entire Yahoo account. Of course, this means your email will be deleted, but you'll also lose access to your My Yahoo settings, calendar, Yahoo Fantasy Team, Yahoo Finance portfolios, and any other data stored on Yahoo services.
Although this has been true in the past, if you delete your Yahoo account, you will not delete your Flickr account. However, this is only true if you upgrade to the latest login system. If you haven't, or you're not sure, please contact Flickr to ask about it.
Here are some important things to note when deleting your Yahoo account:
- What happens to my Yahoo Mail email address? Your username and email address will be available to others in the future, so senders may receive messages sent to you if they still use your old email address.
- Can I reactivate a closed Yahoo Mail account? Yes, you can reactivate your account even if you marked it for deletion. To reopen a deleted Yahoo account, please log in within 30 days of deletion. You can do this through the regular Yahoo Mail web page. After you reactivate your account, you can start receiving emails, but you won't see the messages that were sent to your account when it was closed.
- What happens to emails sent to my address after I close my Yahoo Mail account? In the meantime (beginning after you close your account), senders who attempt to send messages to addresses in your deleted Yahoo Mail account will receive a delivery failure message.
Once you close your Yahoo Mail account, anyone who attempts to send an email to your email address will immediately receive a delivery failure message. Additionally, any online accounts that use your Yahoo email as a recovery address will no longer be able to send you recovery information.
To avoid confusion and worry, tell your contacts that you are closing your Yahoo account - via the email address you plan to use in the future (so they can easily contact you back) and your Yahoo Mail account (to ensure delivery) .
FAQTo change your password, log into Yahoo Mail and select your profile picture in the upper right corner. Go to Manage your account > Security > Change password .
To block emails from unwanted senders, log in to Yahoo Mail and go to Settings > More settings . In the Security & Privacy section, select Add under Blocked addresses . Enter the sender's address in the box and press Save .
To automatically add someone as a contact when they email you, log in to Yahoo Mail and open Settings > More Settings . Select Contacts > Enable .
