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title: "How do I deactivate my Reddit account?"  
description: "How do I deactivate my Reddit account?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-25  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96113/how-do-i-deactivate-my-reddit-account  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["reddit", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do I deactivate my Reddit account?

How do I deactivate my Reddit account?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Steps to deactivate your [Reddit](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96103/how-do-you-use-reddit-to-drive-traffic) account:**

![How do I deactivate my Reddit account?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/97f911da-7105-4f04-94fe-059e77db38c4/images/f513ccfb-b162-4181-b349-14f3f898fd46.jpeg) **\**

- Go to your Reddit settings page to remove your account.
- You can discover it by selecting **'User Settings'** from your name in the upper corner of the Reddit website.
- Click the red **'Deactivate Account' l**ink at the bottom of the page.
- Reddit will ask you for feedback on why you're deleting your account. To proceed, enter the password, then select 'You realise that deactivated accounts really aren't recoverable' and 'Deactivate.'
- Reddit will ask you a last time for confirmation. If you're sure you want to go ahead with it, click 'Deactivate.'

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