# How do you close or discontinue a yahoo e-mail address?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-close-or-discontinue-a-yahoo-e-mail-address/250946>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 17, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-close-or-discontinue-a-yahoo-e-mail-address/250946 "2004-06-17T23:43:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-close-or-discontinue-a-yahoo-e-mail-address/250946/1 "2004-06-17T23:43:12Z")

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I poked around and can’t seem to figure it out. I know that if you don’t return to them for a time they expire, but I would rather close the thing than just abandon it. Does anyone know how?

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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-close-or-discontinue-a-yahoo-e-mail-address/250946/2 "2004-06-17T23:48:05Z")

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Go to [this page](http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/profiles/profiles-02.html) on how to delete a profile, and then click on the link for “closing your account.” If you’re already logged in, that link will take you to a page asking you to confirm that you want to terminate the account. Follow the instructions and you’re done.

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**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-close-or-discontinue-a-yahoo-e-mail-address/250946/3 "2004-06-18T00:08:30Z")

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That was fast. Thank you **sunfish**.