How to Delete Your Ancestry Account?
No doubt, Ancestry is a very popular and best genealogy program. But sometimes, people decide they no longer want their account and want to delete it for some reason. Reasons could be anything like price or there is no one to handle their family tree after them. If you also want to delete your ancestry account then this article will help you to do this.
Steps to Delete Your Ancestry Account
Follow the given steps to close your ancestry account:
Step 1: Log In
First, login your ancestry account using your username and password. If you don’t remember your ancestry account password then click on Forgotten password just given under the password field. From there you can easily reset your ancestry password.
Step 2: Go to Account Settings
After login your ancestry account go to account settings by clicking on your profile icon in the top-right corner.
Step 3: Cancel Your Subscription (if any)
Under account settings you will see your ancestry subscription plan if you have any. Click on cancel membership and your ancestry subscription will be cancelled. Otherwise you will see a registered guest account. A registered guest account means you are using a free plan of ancestry.
Step 4: Find “Delete Account”
Scroll down to the bottom of the Account Settings page. You will get the delete account option. Click on Delete Account.
Step 5: Confirm Your Choice
When you click the Delete account option, Ancestry will ask you to enter your password again to verify your identity then click Delete Account to confirm.
This is how you can easily delete your ancestry account.
Why Do People Delete Your Ancestry Account?
Although, there could be any reason behind deleting ancestry accounts. But here, we give some common reasons for people delete their account from ancestry, please check.
- They no longer need the service
- Want to stop paying for the subscription
- Concerned about privacy
- Made another account by mistake
These are some common or major reasons that’s why people want to delete their account from ancestry.
Things to Know Before Deleting
Before you delete your account, remember these things:
- You will lose all family trees, records, and data you saved
- If you have a subscription, cancel it first so you don’t get charged again
- If you took an Ancestry DNA test, deleting your account will also remove your DNA results permanently
What Happens After You Delete
Once you delete your account it’s permanently deleted and you cannot get your account back. All your saved data will be gone forever. If you think you might want the information later, download it before deleting.
Conclusion
In conclusion, deleting your Ancestry account is easy if you follow the steps. Just make sure you cancel your subscription first and save any important information. Once it’s gone, it’s gone for good. If you need any help regarding the genealogy program then contact us anytime. We have 24/7 customer support.
