How to Delete Your Quora Account Fast & Remove Your Data
If you’ve ever searched for the answer to a question on the Internet, chances are that you’ve stumbled across Quora. Quora stands for “Question or Answer” and it works a little differently than other sites that provide you with answers. Quora was founded by two former Facebook employees, and users can all chime in with their personal answers, opinions, and experiences, creating an open dialogue. This allows the original asker of the question to put together a more robust and complete answer based on their peers' feedback. The site also allows users to create social networks and subscribe to topics and areas of interest to them.
Unfortunately, like many sites, Quora can fall victim to data breaches, which it did in 2020. Users’ personal information, like full names, email addresses, passwords, linked social media accounts, as well as their Quora interactions, were all shared with an unknown third party. Many users decided to delete their Quora accounts as a result.
Deleting your Quora account is not difficult to do, but it does take some time to take effect. Questions that you posted on any of their forums cannot be deleted at all, as they belong to the community. However, once your account is deleted, your questions will no longer be associated with your name.
If you choose to work with an experienced online reputation management company, like Reputation Rhino, you can request that your Quora profile be deleted as part of your overall reputation management strategy.
What Happens When you Delete your Quora Account?
Once you choose to delete your Quora account, you can follow several simple steps that will lead to permanent, irreversible account deletion. However, there is a 14-day grace period during which time your account is deactivated but not deleted.
- If you log in to your Quora account at any point during the 14-day grace period, your account deletion is canceled. Your account will be reactivated and remain current.
- Once the grace period is over, your content, which includes your answers, comments, posts, votes, endorsements, and messages will be deleted.
- Your profile will be deleted and personal information from your account will be removed from Quora.
- Any questions you have asked remain on Quora after you delete your account, but your name is not publicly attached to them.
How to Delete a Quora Account?
Once you've decided that permanently deleting your account is the right course of action for you, there are several steps you can follow to begin the process. If you're not sure that deleting your account is what you'd like to do, you also have the options of deactivation, editing your privacy settings, and deleting pieces of your content.
When you've decided to delete your Quora account, here are the steps to follow:
- Log into your Quora account.
- In the top right corner is your profile picture. Click on it.
- Click on "Settings."
- Click on "Privacy."
- Select "Delete Account."
- Enter your password.
a)If you used Google or Facebook in order to open your account, you'll need to create a separate Quora password in order to complete this step. Click on "Change Password," and then "Create an Account Password." - Entering your password and clicking “Done” confirms that your account will be deleted.
Deactivation is immediate, but this is when the 14-day grace period for deletion begins.
How to Remove Your Data from Quora?
Once the 14 days have passed, both your content and your profile will be irreversibly removed from Quora, including any personal data.
Quora does mention in their Privacy Policy that they can retain your data in their databases in order to "comply with legal obligations," such as subpoenas or court orders.
If content that you created has been copied by other Quora users and published on other sites, this falls outside of the realm of what Quora can delete on your behalf.
Deleting your account on Quora only deletes information from their databases and platform, not links or data hosted elsewhere.
You can reach out to any site hosting your republished content and ask them to remove it; per the Quora Terms of Service, they are obligated to comply.
Final Verdict
When it comes to how to delete Quora accounts, the process is simple and straightforward, although it does take longer than on other sites due to the 14-day grace period.
But once you have deleted your account, it is permanently removed from their databases - outside of any questions you asked on the platform.
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FAQs
How can I permanently delete my Quora account?
Navigate to your account privacy settings and choose "Delete Account." You will be prompted to enter your password. Once you enter your password, it will be 14 days until your account is permanently deleted. If you log in at any time during the 14 days, your account will be reactivated and the deletion canceled.
Why can't I delete Quora?
You can delete your content and profile, including any answers, comments, posts, votes, endorsements, and messages that you made on the platform. However, questions that you ask on the platform are considered to be owned by the community and will remain visible to the public - albeit without your name attached to them.
How do I delete my Quora account from my phone?
The steps are the same for deleting your Quora account from either your phone or a desktop or laptop computer. The only difference is that you will find your profile picture on the left side of the screen instead of the right. Click on the picture and select "Settings," then "Privacy," and lastly, "Delete Account." Enter your password when prompted. This begins the 14-day grace period until your account is permanently deleted. If you log in at any time during the 14 days, your account will be reactivated and the deletion canceled.
Then you can delete the app from your phone as well.
How do I delete my Quora account instantly?
Unfortunately, with Quora, there is no "instant deletion" option. You must wait 14 days for the process to be completed.
How do I delete all data on Quora?
Quora retains certain data, which is described in their Privacy Policy. When you delete your account, the majority of your data goes with it.
How long will it take to delete my Quora account?
Once you complete the steps to request account deletion, it takes 14 days for your account to be permanently deleted. Logging in at any time during the grace period cancels your request.