# Could you delete my account?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-delete-my-account/282193
**Category:** Meta Elastic
**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-delete-my-account/282193 "2021-08-23T06:57:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@anon89617342](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon89617342)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-delete-my-account/282193/1 "2021-08-23T06:57:30Z")
I don't need this account anymore and I would like to delete it.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-delete-my-account/282193/2 "2021-08-23T09:40:13Z")
We prefer not deleting accounts as it removes all the topics and posts and creates a disjointed forum.
If you no longer need it then we can anonymise it, which will delete your email address and give the account a random name. That way it keeps the posts.
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### Author:  [@anon89617342](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anon89617342)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-delete-my-account/282193/3 "2021-08-23T11:10:10Z")
okay, it’s fine. Please do that.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-you-delete-my-account/282193/4 "2021-09-20T11:10:35Z")
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