how to delete a reddit account

If you don’t want to use your Reddit account and are looking for ways to delete it, stay with us. This post explains ways to delete a Reddit account through some easy steps. If you wish to delete posts and comments, you will have to go through some more steps. Let’s see how you can do it practically.

Understand some basic things before deleting your account

Reddit allows you to deactivate your account. But this deactivation will be permanent. When you delete or deactivate your account, you will lose your Reddit profile permanently. Also, the username disappears from the platform.

But remember that your posts and comments aren’t removed from the website. They are still on Reddit. Your username will only be not associated with them. Reddit also marks them as “unattributed,” meaning they are no longer associated with anyone. Your sent messages will also be marked as unattributed.

Note that no method is available to delete posts and comments after deactivating your Reddit account. That means that you will need to delete them before deleting your account.

Is it right to delete posts and comments?

Deleting posts and comments is directly associated with the purpose for which you create your Reddit account.

Let’s understand it with a practical example. Your username is Sam123, and you commented with the contents “lol.” After deactivating your account, your comment “lol” will appear on the platform, but your username will not be associated with it. Reddit users will only see the comment on your deleted account but not the account associated with it. And it shouldn’t be a big deal if someone sees a comment like “lol.”

On the other hand, if you commented saying, “I am Sam. I am currently working with XYZ company and living in an ABC town”. And suppose you don’t delete such a comment before deleting your Reddit account. In that case, it can be risky for you even without your username because this comment contains personal information about you.

So, if your posts and comments consist of your personal details, you should delete them before deactivating your Reddit account. Here is how to do it.

Deleting posts and comments

Go to the Reddit website to find your created posts and comments.

After accessing the website, login to your Reddit account that you have to delete.

After logging into your account, you have to hit on your name from the upper right corner and choose “Profile” to open your profile.

Now you have to tap on the “Posts” from the top of the page to view your Reddit posts. Then hit on “Comments” to see your comments on Reddit.

Look at the posts and comments and decide which one you have to delete.

Hit on the three horizontal dots next to that post and comment, and choose “Delete” to remove them from Reddit.

You have now successfully deleted your post or comment.

You can now safely delete your account.

Deleting a Reddit Account

Go to the Reddit settings page.

You can get the settings page by hitting your name from the upper right corner of the website and choosing “User Settings.”

You will see a red button called the “Deactivate Account” link in the lower section of the page.

Here Reddit wants to know your feedback about deleting your account, which is optional. Use your username and password and tap “I understand that deactivated accounts are not recoverable,” and finally hit “Deactivate” to proceed.

By doing so, you will delete your account permanently, which will not be recoverable. You will also not be able to delete posts and comments after deleting your Reddit account. Moreover, if you allow the final confirmation of Reddit, you will lose your account forever.