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Click the Me icon, choose Settings & Privacy, and under Account management click Change next to Close account. Pick a reason, click Next, enter your password and click Close account. This deletes your profile, messages and connections.
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Step by step
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Click the Me icon
On your LinkedIn homepage, click the Me icon at the top.
- 2
Choose Settings & Privacy
Select Settings & Privacy from the dropdown.
- 3
Find Close account
In the Account preferences section, under Account management, click Change next to Close account.
- 4
Pick a reason
Check the reason for closing your account and click Next.
- 5
Enter your password
Enter your account password and click Close account.
Watch out for
- Closing your account permanently deletes your profile and removes access to all your LinkedIn information.
- It also deletes the recommendations and endorsements you've given or received, and your messages and connections.
- If you have Premium, you can cancel Premium and keep a free Basic account, which keeps your profile, connections and other information.
- Enterprise accounts that are cancelled lose access to their Online Jobs and the jobs posted in Recruiter.
- Search engines such as Google may still show your information for a while after you close the account.
What stays out there
Closing your account removes your LinkedIn profile. It doesn't remove copies elsewhere: people-search sites that copied your profile, or old search results that still show it for a while.
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Frequently asked
Can I keep my profile and just cancel Premium?
Yes. LinkedIn says you can cancel Premium and keep your free Basic account, which keeps your profile, connections and other information.
Will my profile disappear from Google right away?
Not necessarily. LinkedIn says search engines such as Google may still display your information temporarily because of how they collect and update their data.
What gets deleted when I close my account?
Your profile, the recommendations and endorsements you've given or received, your messages and your connections.
Where is the Close account option?
Click the Me icon, choose Settings & Privacy, and look under Account management in the Account preferences section.
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