How to delete Yahoo email account permanently

Complete guide to completely delete Yahoo email account and recommendations for secure email clients

Recently, I decided to cancel my Yahoo account due to multiple data breaches that caused user information to be stolen. The growing privacy and security concerns made me understand that I needed a safer mail solution. If you are also facing a similar situation and want to protect your personal information, please follow the steps below to step-by-step guide to delete your Yahoo account.

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At first, I thought it was easy to delete a Yahoo account – just go to settings and click Delete, right? Not so. If you go to my Yahoo email, you won't find any tips on how to close your Yahoo account. Here are my steps:

1. In any browser, visit the Yahoo account cancellation page: https://www.php.cn/link/0fbadcbe8b2b6612b48d0fe109db849b .
2. Enter your username/email address/mobile phone number and click "Next".
3. Enter your password and click "Next" again.
4. Read the terms of termination of Yahoo's account.
5. Click "Continue to delete my account".
6. Enter your email address again and click "Yes, delete this account".

Now you already know how to delete your Yahoo mailbox account. As you can see, this is not complicated.

Important: Be sure to understand that deleting a Yahoo mailbox account means it will be permanently deleted from the Yahoo server, including all related emails, contacts, and other data. You can only recover deleted Yahoo accounts within 30 days of deleting your account. After this period is exceeded, the operation will be irreversible.

Once the account is deleted, your username and email address will be available to others. This means that if the sender is still using your old email address, others may receive the email that was originally sent to you. So be sure to change your email address everywhere and provide your friends and colleagues with a new address.

After deleting Yahoo account, you are at a loss? The following table compares some excellent alternatives to manage your email and message needs:

Compare it!	Perfect match	Powerful features	Monthly price
Canary Mail	Privacy-oriented email users	End-to-end encryption, SecureSend, task delegation, templates	Setapp included, $9.99 per month
Spark Mail	Integrated email management	Artificial Intelligence Assistant, Smart Inbox, Reminders, Priority Senders, Collaboration	Setapp included, $9.99 per month
IM	Integrated messaging service	Supports multiple services (Slack, Skype), custom notifications, and media sharing	Setapp included, $9.99 per month

By the way, if you want to delete your Yahoo account for security reasons, I recommend using your new email via Canary Mail, an email client that prioritizes privacy. It provides end-to-end encryption to make your email unreadable to third parties. It also has a feature called SecureSend that adds an extra layer of security to email content, including attachments.

In addition, you can process emails quickly. I mean, very fast – I recently sorted out all the emails I had backlogged during my vacation in just 30 minutes instead of the usual 2-3 hours. This is all thanks to Canary Mail's artificial intelligence assistant Copilot, which can draft reply, summarize email content, extract attachments, identify tasks, and more.

Additionally, Canary Mail is an excellent email client even without all the privacy features. It allows you to delegate tasks, pause messages, highlight important messages, create templates, unsubscribe to mailing lists, and more. In addition, the focus on typography and overall design makes it pleasing to use.

If you are simply overwhelmed by feeling managing multiple email addresses and considering deleting your Yahoo mailbox account, I can recommend another solution that can simplify your life. Spark Mail is the perfect tool for integrating all email addresses into one convenient location. With Spark's convenient email management tools such as reminders, priority senders, mute threads, and more, email management will go from a chore to something you expect.

I've been using instant messaging software and I realize there is room for improvement in my chat experience. Here is how I improved it using IM.

IM can seamlessly integrate all your messaging services into the same window, whether it is Slack, Skype, Facebook or other services. You can easily switch between applications using sidebar icons or convenient shortcuts.

In addition, IM can easily create custom notifications, set the correct status, and share photos, videos, GIFs and screenshots. Control everything in one place!

How to cancel a BT Yahoo Mail premium account

Although I personally haven't encountered this problem, I have encountered many people online and I think it's important to mention this problem.

If you follow the link I provided earlier to delete the Yahoo email account but cannot terminate it, you may have registered through the BT (British Telecom) website.

If so, you cannot cancel the service using the Yahoo Email Account Termination Page. However, you can contact BT directly and ask them how to close their Yahoo account.

How to Reactivate Yahoo Account

If for some reason you change your mind, you can reactivate your Yahoo account even if you have marked it as deleted. To reactivate your deleted Yahoo email account, simply log in to your account within 30 days of deleting it. You can do this from the regular Yahoo mailbox web page. After reactivate your account, you will be able to start receiving emails again, but be aware that you will not be able to view any emails sent to that account during account closing.

Final Thoughts on Terminating Yahoo Account

So if you are searching for "How to Delete My Yahoo Account", the most important thing is to remember that you have to go to a completely separate and hidden page to do this. Meanwhile, switching to a more privacy-oriented email client (such as Canary Mail) may work better. Now that we are talking about simplifying your online interactions, why not try to organize all your emails in Spark Mail? You can also do the same with your social media account. Try using IM.

Please note that Canary Mail, Spark Mail and IM are available for seven days as part of the Setapp trial, a platform that offers over 240 high-quality Mac, iPhone, iPad and web applications for a variety of tasks. Easily find the best solutions for productivity, project management, audio and more. At the same time, make your email more organized and safer than ever!

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