# Canceling a Gmail account

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 24, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550 "2021-03-24T05:48:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550/1 "2021-03-24T05:48:16Z")

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I opened a Gmail account a couple of years ago, when I was thinking of opening a particular business. That business never came to be, but from time to time the Gmail account still rears its ugly head. Is there any way to permanently delete this account?

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550/2 "2021-03-24T10:53:25Z")

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Is there an advantage to canceling versus just walking away from it?

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550/3 "2021-03-24T12:30:34Z")

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> **[Delete your Google Account - Google Account Help](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32046?hl=en)**
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> You can delete your Google Account at any tim

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550/4 "2021-03-24T12:58:49Z")

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Thanks. It worked.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550/5 "2021-03-24T14:17:54Z")

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Sorry to post a blind link, I thought it included the preview when I pasted the link.