i have had my yahoo email address for a long long time and i really don't use it anymore, can i close it?
if so, how? thanks
2006-06-17 22:35:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
E-mail Yahoo office located at "Contact us " at the bottom of each Yahoo page and ask them to delete your account.
2006-06-17 22:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually i tried this but could not find any way to terminate the account. So the other option is, you forward all the mails coming to your yahoo account to another pop 3 mail id. Then u need not bother about your previous account. u can simple log in to the new mail id which u r normally using and check those mails.........
2006-06-17 22:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by Shershah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Agree With all, But Raju was correct, but to be specific navigate to "https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user", it once prompts for a password, once entered it takes to a page with the following details.....
"Before continuing, please consider the following information. By terminating this account, you will lose your Yahoo! ID, Mail address, and Profile names. We will also delete your account data and settings across the Yahoo! network. This includes the contents of your HotJobs, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Address Book, Yahoo! GeoCities, Yahoo! Briefcase, My Yahoo! and more. In most cases your account will be deactivated and then deleted from our user registration database in approximately 90 days. This delay is necessary to discourage users from engaging in fraudulent activity. Additionally, due to the limited number of names available, we may allow other users to sign up for and use your current Yahoo! ID and profile names after your account has been deleted. Click here(http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/uk/archives/details.html) to learn what information may possibly remain in our archived records after your account has been deleted. Terminating your Yahoo! Account does not alter or delete your Yahoo! People Search listing, which you need to edit or delete yourself. To satisfy terms agreed to in the Yahoo! Finance Terms of Service, personal information for users subscribed to Yahoo! Finance Premium Services will be kept by Yahoo! for at least 3 years after the subscription date.
We are sorry to see you go!
Are you sure you want to terminate your Yahoo! Account?
If so, please confirm your identity with your password. "
After once again entering the password, Click on the "Terminate this Account" and you are done.
Thanks for taking patience in reading this, hope it helps.
2006-06-18 01:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by Eshwar J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, u can close ur yahoo account. click on the following link and then click on account deletion in the third last para of the page.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/edit/changing_users/edit-23.html
2006-06-18 01:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you dont log into yahoo email for 3 months they close the account but i think youll lose your id to log into other yahoo items such as chat and games etc....
2006-06-17 22:42:11 · answer #5 · answered by lyndsay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have 2 unused yahoo accounts, i can't find a way to close them myself, but they will go inactive after a while if you do not access it, when i checked on one of the old ones, it said it was inactive, i had to re-activate it, but can't find a way to remove it, my suggestion if you can't remove, go into your profile page and remove/change all info to not real info. no one will be able to get any info from it then
2006-06-17 22:42:20 · answer #6 · answered by greenice13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just dont use it and make another account on another website like msn and tell all the people who have your current email address you have changed it
2006-06-17 22:40:03 · answer #7 · answered by :)☮♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont open it for 2 months it'll close by itself
2006-06-17 22:44:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
e-mail yahoo and tell them that you hate them and they will close your account for you
2006-06-17 22:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by the Benny Bossy Klan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah go to your (my account) and delete it it should be under your name at the top
2006-06-17 22:42:10 · answer #10 · answered by cujo2368 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋