How to delete yahoo mail account?

You can ignore your account for at least 4 months and it will automatically be deleted for inactivity, or you can go about deleting it yourself.

When you terminate your account, you permanently lose all saved data and Yahoo site access associated with your ID. You’ll be deleting your email account, address book, group memberships, Y!Answers account, Y!Messenger ID, any photos you’ve uploaded, any 360 blogs you’ve posted, etc. If you're sure you want to delete your account, make sure you’re logged into the account you wish to delete and then click on this link: https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user

Yahoo will ask you to enter your password one last time and then you will click on the "Yes, terminate this account" button. Your entire account will then be completely & irretrievably deleted.

Delete Yahoo Mail Account

DELETE YAHOO ACCOUNTS AND CREATE NEW ACCOUNT INFORMATION

CLICK FIRST LINK TO DELETE ACCOUNT

YOU SHOULD READ ALL BELOW FIRST

https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user

MORE INFO

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/edit/changing_use...

OR

if you do not sign in for 4 months your account will be deleted

TERMINATED ACCOUNTS - DELETED ACCOUNTS

you will lose access to your Yahoo! ID, Yahoo! Mail, and profile names. yahoo will also delete your account data and settings across the Yahoo! network. This includes any contents in:

Yahoo! Mail

Yahoo! Address Book

Flickr

Yahoo! HotJobs

GeoCities

Yahoo! Briefcase

My Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups

Finance Portfolio

NOTE BELOW

(Any other area of Yahoo! that can only be accessed with your Yahoo! ID and password)

CREATE NEW EMAIL ACCOUNT INFO

https://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register?.intl=...

Your Yahoo! Mail account is not an account on your computer, it is a web based mail account. There is not anything to remove from your computer. If you don't sign in for 4 months, it will automatically be deactivated.

Click this link if you're sure you want to delete your account and everything that goes with it.

Account deletion page:

https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user

By terminating your account, you will lose access to your Yahoo! ID, Yahoo! Mail, and profile names. Yahoo! will also delete your account data and settings across the Yahoo! network. This includes any contents in:

Yahoo! Mail

Yahoo! Address Book

Yahoo! HotJobs

GeoCities

Yahoo! Briefcase

My Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups

Finance Portfolio

Any other area of Yahoo! that can only be accessed with your Yahoo! ID and password

Please be sure you want to delete your entire account as you will not be able to reactivate it after the account has been deleted. You are always welcome to sign up again for a new account.

Terminating your Yahoo! account does not alter or delete your Yahoo! People Search listing, which you need to edit or delete yourself.

If you are subscribed to any premium services, Yahoo! recommends that you first cancel those premium services before you delete your account. If you do not delete your Premium Services before deleting your Account, you will continue to be billed for your premium services. To cancel your current subscriptions, visit Yahoo! Billing Information for your account, choose the "My Services" tab, and click the "Cancel" link for each subscription.

https://billing.yahoo.com/services/?.urlkey=197224...

To remove your entire account, please visit the Account Deletion page. You will be asked to sign in to or verify your password for the account you wish to delete. Please be sure to read the next page carefully, as important information about your account is included. You can then confirm the deletion of your account.

If you're having trouble signing in, you can get password help on the password problems page.

Please complete the deletion process only if you are certain you would like to remove your entire Yahoo! account and any features you have personalized within the account. After the deletion process is initiated, your Yahoo! account can never be recovered.