Deleting an account will remove it from our servers entirely in accordance to our Privacy Policy.
If you deactivate your account, your profile and all your data will disappear from Medium, but your account data will still stay in our database. Deactivated accounts can be restored at any time simply by signing in to the deactivated account.
Deactivate an account
- Click on your profile picture in the top-right corner and click Settings.
- Click Deactivate account at the bottom of the page.
- Confirm the action.
Delete an account
- Click on your profile picture in the top-right corner and click Settings.
- Click Delete account at the bottom of the page.
- Confirm the action by entering your username.
Note: This deletion is permanent, and all your account data will be removed.
Deactivate an account
- In the You tab, tap Settings.
- Tap Account.
- Click Deactivate account at the bottom of the page.
- Confirm the action.
Delete an account
- In the You tab, tap Settings.
- Tap Account.
- Click Delete account at the bottom of the page.
- Confirm the action by entering your username.
Note: This deletion is permanent, and all your account data will be removed.
Deactivate an account
- Open the drawer menu in the top-left corner of your homepage and tap Settings.
- Tap Email settings.
- Click Deactivate account at the bottom of the page.
- Confirm the action.
Delete an account
- Open the drawer menu in the top-left corner of your homepage and tap Settings.
- Tap Email settings.
- Click Delete account at the bottom of the page.
- Confirm the action by entering your username.
Note: This deletion is permanent, and all your account data will be removed.