Quora is a great platform allowing you to help and get help by becoming part of the community. But what if you want to delete your Quora account for whatever reason?
Before you do that, note that this action is final: You won’t be able to reinstate your Quora account once you delete it. If you are sure you want, to proceed, find the easy-to-follow steps below.
For you to easily navigate this tutorial:
- Here’s how to delete your Quora account using any desktop browser
- How to delete your Quora account using a mobile phone or a tablet
- What happens if I delete my Quora account?
To Delete Your Quora Account:
- Log into your Quora account you want to delete
- Click on your profile picture in the top-right corner to open your settings menu
- Select and click “Settings”
- Click “Privacy” to the left and scroll down
- Click “Delete account”
- Enter your Quora account password to confirm
- If you signed up for Quora using Facebook or Google, please create an account password here.
To Delete Your Quora Account from Within a Mobile App
- Open Quora app on your phone (iPhone or any Android device) or tablet
- Tap on your profile picture to the left to open the options pane
- Now tap “Settings” menu at the bottom of the screen
- Tap “Privacy”
- Scroll to the very bottom of the page and tap “Delete Account”
- Enter your Quora password and confirm
What Happens If I Delete My Quora Account?
Once you confirm the deleting, you won’t be able to bring it back. All your Quora answers, blogs, messages, connections, comments and votes will be gone for good. By deleting your account, you’ll erase all your Quora content, excluding your questions.
Questions you asked on Quora will remain on the site but they will not be associated with your name.
Once you confirm you want to permanently delete your account, you’ll have 2 weeks (14 days) to cancel the deletion request. After 2 weeks there will be no way back.
Furthermore, you will be logged out of Quora and you’ll be able to create a new account using the same email address or Facebook account. This new account will be empty (In case you want to start from scratch).
Alternatives to Deleting Your Account
As I said above, deleting your account on Quora is final. Once the 2-week period is passed, it can be undone. You will not be able to restore it if you happen to change your mind. I don’t know why you would want to cancel your account, so I won’t try to change your mind but just keep in mind that there are other options:
- Deactivate your Quora account: This will act the same way as deleting it (your answers and comments will disappear) but there will be option to restore your account by activating it again. To deactivate your Quora account, proceed to your Privacy settings by following the instructions above and click “Deactivate Account”. Deactivation is a softer version of account removal which you can reverse.
- Hide your name from Search engine: If you are concerned about your answers showing up in Google, you can ask Quora to hide your name and answers from Google by unchecking “Allow search engines to index your name” check box inside your Quora privacy settings. Once you uncheck it, give it some time: Google needs some time to recrawl Quora and your content to “see” that you prefer to keep your name hidden.
- In case you were wondering how this works, Quora adds “noindex” meta tag to your profile page preventing Google (and other search engines) from showing your page in Google. Again, this option does NOT make your answers private or anonymous. It only hides your name from Google.
Apart from deactivating your account and hiding it from search engines, there’s no way to mass-change your answers and comments to hide your name or make them anonymous, unfortunately.
In closing, Quora has made a great progress when it comes giving its users the power to control their data and content. When it started, there was no option to delete your account whatsoever. You had to use some email to request deleting. It’s nice that they are constantly improving the platform making it more usable and safe.
Takeaways: Deleting Your Quora Account
- Deleting your Quora account is NOT reversible, you may sleep on this idea or start by deactivating it first before you are sure you want to remove your content forever
- You can delete your Quora account by going Settings -> Privacy, clicking “Delete Account” and entering your password
If you need more help with Quora, please post your questions in the comments and we will find the answers for you!
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FAQs
Once your account is deleted, it cannot be restored, and all your content, including your profile, Quora answers, comments, posts, votes, endorsem*nts, and messages, will be permanently erased.
What happens when you delete your Quora account? ›
Once your account is deleted, it cannot be restored, and all your content, including your profile, Quora answers, comments, posts, votes, endorsem*nts, and messages, will be permanently erased.
How do I delete my Quora account permanently? ›
In Quora, you can click on your picture/avatar on the top-right after you log in, then go to Settings >Privacy and scroll down to Deactivate Account or Delete Account. Deactivating your account keeps it dormant and hides all your information and contributions until you activate it again.
Does deleting Quora delete answers? ›
If you delete your Quora account, after 14 days, the only thing left standing will be any questions you asked, because they are owned by the community. All of your other content — answers, upvotes, messages, and comments — will be deleted.
How do I remove my Gmail account from Quora? ›
Go to your account settings and then Email & Notifications to turn all email off from Quora. I only receive emails from Quora if Quora moderation takes action on any of my answers because I left this particular setting on.
Will I stop getting emails if I delete my Quora account? ›
Once you delete your Quora account, you must leave it alone for 14 days. If you open it before the 14-day period is over, the account is reactivated. If you are still getting emails, go into the account and change the settings so you do not get emails. Then delete it again, and do not open it for 14 days.
What does a deactivated Quora account look like? ›
Your questions will remain; “questions are community property,” per longstanding company policy. (However, your name at the bottom of the edit log will disappear, replaced by “User.”) Your answers would be deleted along with the account. Deleted answers are not visible.
Does deleting Quora account delete messages? ›
Deleting your Quora account means permanently losing access to everything created by the account holder. This includes user profiles, images, posts, videos, answers, comments, votes, endorsem*nts, and messages.
How long does it take to delete a Quora account? ›
Once you confirm the deletion of your account, the account will be deactivated immediately and the deletion process will begin. If you login during the next 14 days, the account will be reactivated and deletion will be canceled.
Can a deleted Quora account be recovered? ›
If you've previously voluntarily deleted your Quora account and at least 14 days have passed since you made that decision, your account is completely gone and can't be restored.
Everything you post will be visible somehow in your edit log. In order to TOTALLY clear your Quora history, you must actually delete your account. The deletion is not immediate, and you must wait 14 days after deleting an account before the deletion is permanent. Quora does this in case you change your mind.
Can I get rid of Quora? ›
Go to Settings , Privacy. Then choose to either Deactivate or Delete your Account. If you Deactivate, you can return later. If you delete your account, you will be truly rid of Quora.
How long does Quora keep your data? ›
As long as Quora exists, so will all the content. The exceptions are: If your question or answer harasses a person or group or contains spam, Quora may choose to delete it. If you choose to delete your account, all of your answers and comments will be deleted after a 14 day grace period.
How do I erase my Quora account? ›
Go to the settings option in your own profile, by clicking the 'blue face' on any page. In the settings page - click 'Privacy'. Scroll to the bottom of the page - and click 'Delete your account' at the bottom of that page. Then - follow the prompts.
How do I quit Quora? ›
The only way is go into your mail or where you get your mail from take anyone of the messages or even an message about upvote click on to it, scroll down past where it says view answer and at the bottom it will tell you the address to Quora and ask if you want to subscribe or unsubscribe,click onto unsubscribe and it ...
How do I stop Quora? ›
You can deactivate or delete your Quora account, at http://Quora.com/settings/privacy and stay off Quora so you don't instantly reactivate your account. Or, to quit getting almost all email from Quora,go to http://quora.com/settings/emails and follow each arrow and toggle off each option.
What is the difference between deactivating and deleting a Quora account? ›
If you deactivate your account, all your answers will remain with your name. If you delete your account, all your answers will be removed. Quora will give you a 14 day grace period to change your mind. After that, everything you wrote is irretrievably gone.
How long does Quora keep data? ›
How to Remove Your Data from Quora? Once the 14 days have passed, both your content and your profile will be irreversibly removed from Quora, including any personal data.
