deleting-your-personal-account.md

title	Deleting your personal account
intro	You can delete your personal account on {% data variables.location.product_location %} at any time.
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versions	fpt ghes ghec * * *
shortTitle	Delete your account
contentType	how-tos
category	Change or close your account

{% ifversion ghec %}

Note

If your enterprise manages your account and you sign into {% data variables.product.github %} through your company's identity provider (IdP), you cannot delete your account. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% endif %}

{% ifversion ghes %}

Note

• You should contact an enterprise owner before deleting your account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}.

{% endif %}

Back up your account data

Before you delete your personal account, make a copy of all repositories, private forks, wikis, issues, and pull requests owned by your account. For more information, see the following articles:

• AUTOTITLE.
• AUTOTITLE

Deleting your personal account

Warning

Once your personal account has been deleted, {% ifversion fpt or ghec %}{% data variables.product.company_short %}{% elsif ghes %}an enterprise owner{% endif %} cannot restore your content.

{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %} {% data reusables.user-settings.account_settings %}

1. At the bottom of the Account Settings page, under "Delete account", click Delete your account. Before you can delete your personal account:
2. In the "Make sure you want to do this" dialog box, complete the steps to confirm you understand what happens when your account is deleted:
   • In the first field, type your username or email.
   • In the second field, type the phrase from the prompt.

Next steps

For reference information, see AUTOTITLE.