# Deleting an account

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deleting-an-account/176358>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [February 22, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deleting-an-account/176358 "2024-02-22T17:28:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anon39580149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@anon39580149](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/anon39580149)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deleting-an-account/176358/1 "2024-02-22T17:28:31Z")

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Hello  
Is there a way to delete an account definitely?

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deleting-an-account/176358/2 "2024-02-22T17:35:25Z")

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Hi -  
Typically, other users have contributed with answers and questions in the threads that any user has been active in. To keep content that makes sense, we can anonymize a user account.  
-wim

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**Author:** ![anon39580149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@anon39580149](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/anon39580149)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deleting-an-account/176358/3 "2024-02-22T17:38:02Z")

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So can you keep the posts and let the user remove his email?

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deleting-an-account/176358/4 "2024-02-22T18:11:36Z")

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> [@anon39580149](#):
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> So can you keep the posts and let the user remove his email?

Yes.  
-wim

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**Author:** ![anon39580149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@anon39580149](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/anon39580149)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deleting-an-account/176358/5 "2024-02-25T14:23:27Z")

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Hi @wim  
What are the steps?