How to delete your Quora account

If you ever have a question about even the most obscure topic, someone on Quora likely has the answer. The platform that bills itself as “a place to gain and share knowledge” is useful for polishing your understanding of many topics. Some people use it to search for specific topics, like Netflix account sharing, while others treat it like a social network. Like other online platforms, there may come a time when you want to leave it in the past. Here’s how to delete your Quora account.

Deleting and deactivating your Quora account: What’s the difference?

Before you delete your Quora account it’s important that you’re aware of the other option — deactivation.

Deactivating your Quora account places it in limbo. You won’t receive any emails or notifications from the platform, but your account data and content will still be available should you ever want to return. You can log back in at any time to reactivate your account.

Deleting your account is more severe and permanent. Unlike deactivation, deletion will remove content associated with your account, terminate your account data, and render your account unrecoverable. This option won’t delete community posts, like questions, topics, and Spaces you’ve uploaded to the platform, but it will remove your account info from these.

How to delete or deactivate your Quora account on the Quora website

To delete or deactivate your Quora account on the website:

1. Visit Quora’s website and log in with your credentials.

2. Select your Profile image.
3. Click Settings.
4. Select Privacy and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

5. Select Deactivate account or Delete account.
6. Input your password.

7. Tap Confirm to begin the process.

How to delete or deactivate your Quora account on the Quora app

To delete or deactivate your Quora account on the Quora app:

1. Open the Quora app on your phone.
2. Tap your Profile image at the top-left of the screen.

3. Select Settings.

4. Tap Privacy.

5. Select Deactivate account or Delete account.

6. Input your password on the next screen.
7. Tap Confirm to begin the process.

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