How to delete a Reddit account forever

If you like eliminate A account From Reddit forever, this guide will be extremely useful because we will explain what the process is like to delete an account on both Windows, Mac and Linux. We will also explain how we should do it in case you want to do all this from your mobile device, be it iOS or Android.

What happens when we delete a Reddit account?

There's not much science behind this, when we delete a Reddit account forever, we delete it from the platform, it can no longer be accessed and the process is irreversible. Which means we will no longer be able to regain access. A significant difference from other similar platforms is that Reddit does not offer any option to temporarily disable the account.

On Reddit, the process is called "Deactivation" but it doesn't work as such. In other social networks such as Facebook, there is a clear difference between "Deactivation" and "Deactivation". If we deactivate it it is temporary, if we delete it it is forever. On Reddit, we simply have the option to permanently delete the account.

How to delete a Reddit account from the web on Windows, Mac and Linux

Regardless of the operating system we are using, we will go to the social network website and we will have to log in with the account we want to permanently delete. Once logged in, we will have to click on our avatar in the upper right corner of the screen. A new menu appears and we will have to choose "User configuration".

On this new page, scroll to the bottom and click on "Deactivate Account" which is in red. So it's pretty easy to spot.

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Next, we will have to enter your login information again, this is for security reasons. Another thing we need to do is check the option that is just below the password that says "Please note that disabled accounts are not recoverable”. Once everything is done, we will click on "Deactivate".

A warning will appear asking us to confirm the action by clicking on the "Deactivate" button. Now the account will be deleted forever and cannot be recovered in any way.

Permanently delete your account from mobile devices

From the Reddit application itself we will not be able to delete an account. But we can do it from the website using a browser that we have installed on the device. The process will be the same on both iOS and Android.

We open any web browser that we have installed on our device, enter the Reddit site and log in. After that we will have to click on the icon with the three horizontal lines which are located in the upper right corner of the screen. Then, we will have to click on "Account Settings" located in the "Settings" section.

On this new page, scroll down and click on "Deactivate Account". We will have to enter the account credentials again and check the box that says "Please note that disabled accounts are not recoverable”. Finally, we will tap on "Deactivate". A pop-up window will appear to confirm, then we will click on "Deactivate" again and that's it.