TL;DR: JustDeleteMe (justdeleteme.xyz) is an independent directory that links to the account-deletion page of hundreds of sites and rates how hard each is; visit the directory. Find your accounts through your password manager and inbox, delete rather than deactivate, and export what you need first. We are not affiliated with it. Free tool: Scan My Shadow's digital footprint checker at scanmyshadow.com/digital-footprint-checker.
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Every old account is a place your data can leak from. Deleting unused ones shrinks the attack surface and makes later cleanup easier. This guide covers finding accounts, using the JustDeleteMe directory and handling sites that make deletion hard.
Step 1: Find your accounts
- Search your inbox for "welcome", "verify your email" and "confirm your account".
- Check your password manager and browser saved logins.
- Review "Sign in with Google, Apple or Facebook" connections.
- Run a breach check to list services that have exposed your email: the free digital footprint checker. See how to find old accounts linked to your email.
Step 2: Use the JustDeleteMe directory
JustDeleteMe lists direct links to deletion pages and rates them from easy to impossible. Search the service, follow the link and read the notes. It is a directory, not a deletion service, and it does not delete accounts for you.
Step 3: Delete, do not just deactivate
- Export any data you want to keep.
- Choose permanent deletion, not deactivation.
- Remove saved payment methods first.
- Confirm by email, then check that your login no longer works.
Step 4: When there is no delete button
Send a written deletion request citing privacy law (GDPR in Europe and the UK, CCPA in California). If refused, replace your name and details with placeholders before closing. Your removal rights are covered in who sells your data and how to stop it.
Step 5: Clean up what remains
- Search your name and hide results with Results about you.
- Follow how to reduce your digital footprint.
- See the whole picture in removing your personal information and username search.
Not sure which email you signed up with? See how to find your email address first. The JustDeleteMe website (justdeleteme.xyz) also covers how to delete a Google account; use it to find the deletion link for Google and other big services.
FAQs
What is JustDeleteMe?
An independent directory that links to the account-deletion pages of many websites and rates how difficult each one is. It does not delete accounts for you.
How do I delete my accounts from the internet?
Find your accounts, use each service's deletion page (JustDeleteMe helps you locate it), export your data, delete rather than deactivate and confirm deletion.
How do I find accounts I forgot?
Search your inbox for welcome and verification emails, check your password manager and connected apps, and run an email breach check.
What if a site has no delete option?
Send a written deletion request citing GDPR or CCPA, and if refused, change the details to placeholders.
Is deactivating the same as deleting?
No. Deactivation usually keeps your data; deletion removes it, sometimes after a waiting period.
Is JustDeleteMe safe to use?
It links to official deletion pages, but always confirm you are on the real site before logging in.
How do I delete my Google account?
Use your Google account settings' data and privacy section and choose delete account, or find the current link through JustDeleteMe. Download your data first.
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