How to Delete Reddit Account Permanently?

Reddit does not have an easy way to deletion of your account. If you have explored Reddit enough and now wish to delete your account permanently then you have the option to deactivate your account which will delete after few days of inactivity. Here is a detailed guide on how to delete your Reddit account.

Reddit is a social website that allows users to post or share information, facts in the text, links, pictures, and videos for other users. Other users press the like or downvote the icon to that post and share their feedback through comments. If any post contains many comments or votes, then Reddit shows on top of the posts through rank. But sometimes, due to security or some other reason, we have to delete the Reddit account. If you also want to know how to delete a Reddit account, here is a step-by-step guide.

Reddit is one of the popular platforms for searching for new things. But, unfortunately, we often don’t have any use, or for security reasons, we have to delete the account on Reddit. Also, Reddit does not provide an option to delete your posted content or posts while deleting the account, so you have to remove them manually.

How to Delete Reddit Account Permanently

If you don’t want to use or no longer need Reddit, you delete the Reddit account. If you want to delete your comments and posts, you have to follow some more steps to perform the task. However, if you delete the account, your posts are still available without your username, and comments and posts are showing in the name of Unattributed. Furthermore, if you delete your Reddit account, you cannot log in with the same username and password.

Once you delete your Reddit account, it will also delete your data in the Reddit account, so if anything is essential, you must save a copy of the data. For example, if you already deactivate your account and want a backup of your Reddit data, you have to ask Reddit to send you a back uplink of your data. Also, if you want to delete the comments and posts, you have to delete them before deleting your Reddit account.

Method 1: Delete Post and Comments of Reddit

If you do not wish to  delete your account, you can simply delete all your posts

• Go to the Reddit website and sign in with your username and password.
• Now click on your name on the top right corner and then select the Profile.
  
• On a new window, you will see all your profile details along with Posts and Comments.
• Next, click on tabs to see all your posts and comments.
  
• To remove any post or comment, click on the three dots next to the Hide tab and select Delete.
  
• Repeat the steps to delete all the comments and posts you want.

Method 2: Delete Reddit Account

Now to delete the Reddit account after deleting all posts and comments, follow the below steps.

• Click on your Name on the top right corner and then select the User’s settings option.
  
• Then, click on Deactivate Account from the bottom of the page to delete the account on the settings page.
  
• Next, Reddit will ask you an optional feedback question: Why do you want to delete the Reddit account.
• After providing the feedback, enter your username and password to proceed.
  
• Then click on the I Understand check box to agree and then click on DEACTIVATE.
• Again click on Deactivate on the following dialog box as it asks you for confirmation of deleting the account.
  
• Now your Reddit account is deactivated and will be deleted after two weeks of inactivity. If you change your mind and wish to re-activate your accounts, simply log in within the next 14 days of the deactivation request.

Conclusion

Here is a complete guideline for how to delete a Reddit account permanently. In case you go with the second method, then you can recover your account within two weeks of deactivation. After two weeks, your deactivated Reddit account will be deleted permanently.  If you have any questions regarding this blog, let us know in the comment box, and for more information regarding tech issues, visit our homepage.