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Open your Quora privacy settings, choose to delete your account and enter your password (Google or Facebook sign-ups set one first with Change Password). Your account is deactivated right away. Logging in within 14 days cancels the deletion.
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Step by step
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Decide between delete and deactivate
Quora's help article says deletion is not reversible once it's complete. If you're unsure, deactivating, editing your privacy settings or deleting single answers and posts are the alternatives.
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Set a password if you signed up with Google or Facebook
Deletion asks for your password. If you signed up through Google or Facebook, click the Change Password link near the top of the page to create one first.
- 3
Delete from your privacy settings
Open your privacy settings, choose to delete your account and confirm with your password.
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Stay logged out for 14 days
Your account is deactivated immediately. If you log in within the next 14 days, the deletion is cancelled. After that, your content and profile are permanently deleted and personal data tied to the account is removed from Quora's databases.
Watch out for
- Logging in during the 14 days cancels the deletion, so don't open the app or website.
- Deleting your account doesn't remove links or data hosted by other people, such as content they republished.
- Deletion needs a password. Google and Facebook sign-ups have to create one first.
- If you lost access to the account, Quora's Help Center is the place to ask. Use the official article under Sources.
What stays out there
Deleting your Quora account removes your profile and content from Quora. Quora says it doesn't remove links or data hosted by others, and a profile that a search engine or people-search site already copied can stay up after the original is gone.
Serus finds where your details are listed and removes them from the sites and services that hold them, including people-search sites where you live. See how Serus works.
Frequently asked
How long does Quora take to delete an account?
Quora deactivates the account immediately. If you don't log in for 14 days, your content and profile are then permanently deleted.
Can I undo deleting my Quora account?
Only within the first 14 days, by logging in. Once the process completes, Quora says deletion is not reversible.
Do I need a password to delete my Quora account?
Yes. If you signed up with Google or Facebook, click the Change Password link near the top of the page to create one first.
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