Know what deleting an account does
What disappears, what stays with other people, and how long you have to change your mind.
Deleting an account removes your profile, your files and your settings from the service. Most services wait a set number of days first.
What you sent other people sits in their copy, which deleting yours does not reach.
Key points
- Deleting removes your profile, your files and your settings from that service
- Most wait a set number of days, and what you sent others stays with them
What to remember
- Take the copy before you press the red button.
- Deleting removes your side. Their copy is theirs.
Try this
Before deleting anything, look for Download a copy and ask for the file first.
Practice: Know what deleting an account does. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.