how to delete a linkedin account

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Open the LinkedIn webpage. Doing so will open your LinkedIn Home page if you're logged in.
- If you're not automatically logged in, enter your user name and password and click on Sign In.
2
Click the Me tab. It's the profile icon in the top right corner of your profile.
- If your LinkedIn profile doesn't have a picture uploaded, this icon will resemble the silhouette of a person's head and shoulders.
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Click Settings & Privacy . This option is toward the top of the Me drop-down menu.
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Scroll down and click Closing Your LinkedIn Account . It's at the bottom of the Settings & Privacy page.
- If you have a Premium membership, you'll see a warning here that says you can't close your account without cancelling the membership first.
- You can click the "You'll need to convert it to a Basic membership" link on this page to take you to the membership cancellation page.
5
Click a reason for deleting your account. Your options include the following:
- I have a duplicate account
- I'm getting too many emails
- I'm not getting any value from my membership
- I have a privacy concern
- I'm receiving unwanted contact
- Other
- If prompted, type additional feedback at the bottom of the page.
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Click Next . It's at the bottom of the page.
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Type in your password. You may also want to check the "Unsubscribe me from LinkedIn email communications" box below the password entry field.
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Click Close account . Doing so will officially delete your LinkedIn account.
- It may take a few weeks for your account to disappear from search engine results.

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Open the LinkedIn app. If you're logged into LinkedIn, doing so will open your profile's Home page.
- If you aren't logged in, tap Sign In, enter your email address and password, and tap Sign In.
2
Tap the Me tab. It's the profile icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top right corner of the screen (Android).
- If your LinkedIn profile doesn't have a picture uploaded, this icon will resemble the silhouette of a person's head and shoulders.
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Tap ⚙️ . It's in the top right corner of the screen.
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Scroll down and tap Close account . It's the bottom option on the "Account" tab.
- If you have a Premium membership with LinkedIn, you'll see a notice here prompting you to close your Premium account on the desktop site first. You can't delete your account without first disabling the Premium membership.
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Tap Continue . You'll see this option at the bottom of the page.
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Tap a reason for deleting your account. Your options include the following:
- I have a duplicate account
- I'm getting too many emails
- I'm not getting any value from my membership
- I have a privacy concern
- I'm receiving unwanted contact
- Other
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Tap Next . It's at the bottom of the screen.
- You may be prompted to type in an explanation of your reason, in which case you'll need to do so and then tap Next again to continue.
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Type in your password. You may also want to tap the "Unsubscribe me from LinkedIn email communications" box below the password entry field.
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Tap Close account . Doing so will remove your profile from LinkedIn, although your profile may continue to show up in Google searches for a few weeks after you delete it.

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Is it possible to delete my account through my mobile device?

No, it is not. To delete your account, you'll have to access your account settings via a browser on a computer or laptop.
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How can I find out who setup my account?

You can't, really, other than by asking the person who's currently hosting an account in your name who they are and why they created an account using your information.
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I forgot my LinkedIn password and want to delete my account. What should I do?

If you can remember which email you set up your account on, go to LinkedIn and request a password reset. From here you can change your password, log in and navigate your way to delete account.

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If you are a manager of groups, then you will need to close your groups before you delete your profile.

Watch your credit card statement if you have a paid LinkedIn account. Make sure that the company doesn't continue billing you even after you've deleted the account.

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1. Log into LinkedIn.com.
2. Click Me.
3. Click Settings & Privacy.
4. Click Closing your LinkedIn account.
5. Select a reason.
6. Click Next.
7. Enter your password.
8. Click Close account.