While creating an account on LinkedIn is a very simple process, deleting an account requires more knowledge. Deleting your LinkedIn account permanently removes all of your personal information from the platform, as contrast to suppressing the visibility of the account. If you’re confident in your choice, here’s how to quickly and easily permanently remove your LinkedIn account and all of the personal information on it.
Important to know before deleting
While you may have your reasons to close your LinkedIn account, keep in mind that it is still a useful tool for both recruiters and job seekers. It’s true that closing your account would help shield you from online threats like phishing scams on LinkedIn. However, before deleting your account remember that in doing so, you’ll:
- If you don’t transfer your LinkedIn contacts to other sites, you will lose all of them.
- disappear from LinkedIn’s search tools and search engines.
If you have a Premium subscription, you might want to deactivate it before deleting and download your data archive.
How to delete a LinkedIn account
It’s not too difficult to delete a LinkedIn account on a desktop or mobile device. You can do so either through the Settings & Privacy page on LinkedIn or by using the Close Account page. The steps to terminate your LinkedIn account are as follows.
How to delete LinkedIn account on desktop
- Open the LinkedIn home page, click on your photo in the top right and select “Settings & privacy” from the dropdown menu.
- Choose the “Account preferences” tab from the menu on the left.
- Scroll down to the “Account management” section and click “Close account.”
- Click on “Continue.”
- Click “Next” after selecting the reason for account deletion.
- Give a justification for your desire to have your LinkedIn accoun t deleted.
- Enter your password, tick the box to unsubscribe from any LinkedIn communication, and click “Done.”
How to remove a mobile LinkedIn account
- Tap on your profile image in the upper left corner of the LinkedIn app after opening it. Select the “Settings” option when the sidebar appears.
- Tap “Account preferences.”
- Scroll down and select “Close account.”
- Tap “Continue.”
- Select the reason for your LinkedIn accoun t deletion and click “Next.”
- It is now required by LinkedIn to state the reason for account closure. After selecting “Next,” enter the explanation in the box.
- To unsubscribe from all communications, check the box below, enter your password, and then click “Done.”
How to reactivate your LinkedIn account
Within the first two weeks following the closure of your LinkedIn account, you have the option to reactivate your profile and get your account back. The site permanently deletes your LinkedIn account and all of the data within it after these 14 days.
You must take the following actions in order to revive your LinkedIn account:
- Open the LinkedIn login page and enter your email address and password, or click the link you received in the email about your account deletion. Next, select “Sign in.”
- Click “Reactivate” to begin the recovery process. You can indicate that you wish to get your closed LinkedIn account back by responding to an email that LinkedIn will send you.
LinkedIn will assist you in retrieving your profile, however certain information will be permanently removed. This covers your memberships in groups, your followings (Top Voices, Companies, etc.), the invites you’ve accepted and turned down, suggestions, and endorsements.
