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How to Get Rid of Google Plus Account

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Your Google+ profile is the social network aspect of your Google account. It was required to use YouTube, but Google has since changed this. Your Google+ profile stores all of your +1s and reviews. It also stores your extended profile information. You can quickly delete it from any device.

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    Visit . plus.google.com/downgrade in your web browser. You can do this from your computer or mobile device. The "Delete Google + Profile" option from the Google+ app's Settings menu leads to this website as well.

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    Sign in with your Google account. This should be the account you want to delete your Google+ profile for. If you see an Upgrade page after signing in, that account does not have a Google+ profile.

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    Review the data that will be deleted. This is everything that will be deleted when you get rid of your Google+ profile. It will also list data that will be kept.

    • Your Google+-specific data will be deleted. This includes any +1s, posts, comments, collections, and circles.
    • Your photos and contacts will not be deleted.
    • Your reviews will be hidden but not deleted.
    • Any Google+ pages you've created will be kept.
    • Your YouTube channel and uploads will not be deleted.
    • Your Google account will not be deleted. You will still have access to Gmail and Drive.

  4. 4

    Confirm that you want to delete your profile. You'll need to check the "Required" box in order to proceed. This is to prevent accidental deletion of your data.

    • Deleting your account is permanent. The data is not recoverable. Make absolutely sure that you want to proceed, because there is no going back.

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    Click "Delete" to delete your Google+ profile. Your Google+ profile will be deleted and all of its data will be removed. It may take a few days for everything to disappear.[1]

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    Delete your reviews with Google Maps. Your local reviews will be stored in the "Your contributions" section of Google Maps. They'll be marked private and hidden. You can delete them permanently if you desire.

    • Log into the Google Maps website with the same Google account.
    • Click the Menu button and select "Your contributions."
    • Click the "Reviews" tab. A list of all the reviews you've made will appear here.
    • Click the More button next to the review you want to remove. Select "Delete review." Confirm that you want to delete it.

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    Delete your uploaded photos. Deleting your Google+ profile will not delete any photos that you've uploaded. You'll need to delete these through Picasa.

    • Visit picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos. Log in with your Google account.
    • Download any photos you want to keep. Deleting photos from Picasa will delete them across all of your Google products and devices. Make sure to save any photos that you want to keep.
    • Select an album. This is the quickest way to delete multiple photos. Deleting an album also deletes all of the photos it contains.
    • Click the "Actions" button and select "Delete album." You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the photos. You will not be able to recover the photos after deleting them.

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    Delete any additional profile information. Deleting your Google+ profile does not delete your Google profile. Visit aboutme.google.com to manage your public data. Check each section carefully. Remove any information that you no longer want associated with your Google account.

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    Delete your entire Google account. If you want to completely remove your presence from Google, you'll want to delete your entire Google account. This is irreversible and will affect all Google products, including Gmail, Search, YouTube, Drive, and more.[2]

    • Visit the Google My Account website at myaccount.google.com. Log in with the account you want to delete.
    • Click "Delete your account or services" in the "Account preferences" section. Select "Delete Google Account and data."
    • Review everything that will be deleted. You will be shown a summary of all of the data that will be deleted.
    • Check the boxes to confirm that you want to delete your account and then click "Delete Account." This process is irreversible.

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  • Question

    Will my Google photos be deleted if I delete my Google or Gmail account?

    Community Answer

    If you delete your entire account, then yes it will. It will delete everything associated with your Google account, including Google docs, Google+, contacts, etc.

  • Question

    If I delete Google+ will my Google account be deleted as well or just Google+?

    Community Answer

    Just your Google+ account would be deleted. There is a separate delete confirmation box for deleting your Gmail Mail box and YouTube account.

  • Question

    Will my Google+ profile be deleted if I delete my Google or Gmail account?

    Community Answer

    Yes, deleting your Google account deletes all of the related data, including your Google+ profile. Deleting your Google account will prevent you from accessing Gmail.

  • Question

    If I delete my Google+ account, will it also delete my YouTube account and its uploads?

    Community Answer

    No, there is a separate confirmation box to be checked in case you need your YouTube account to be deleted.

  • Question

    How do I remove my Gmail account from a specific phone without deleting the account completely?

    Community Answer

    Go to Settings on your phone, click Manage Accounts, and delete the account from the device.

  • Question

    Can I recover a deleted Google+ profile?

    Community Answer

    No, deleting your profile is permanent. Make absolutely sure that you want to delete it before doing so, as you can't get it back.

  • Question

    Step 1 doesn't work. It says that site does not exist. I'm on a PC, what could it be?

    Community Answer

    Did you go to plus.google.com/downgrade? This link is currently working fine on PC.

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  • This will not delete your entire Google account unless if you do so at account.google.com.

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  • There is no recovery of a deleted account. Make sure you have a backup of anything that's important to you before proceeding.

  • Unless that's what you are going for, take care not to delete your Google account itself. While deleting your Google account will delete Google+, it will also delete your Gmail username, and you will be unable to reuse that in the future.[3]

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