How to delete an account in the "Telegram" on the phone and on the computer
"Telegrams" - one of the most convenient and fastestinstant messengers. But in fact out of all messengers a person chooses the one that most of his acquaintances use. If there is no one in the "Telegram", then why is there an account? In this article, we'll look at how to delete an account in the "Telegram" on the phone and on the computer.
The consequences of deactivation
If you just put an instant messenger and it does notlike, this point will be uninteresting to you. But if you used it for a while, keep in mind that deleting (deactivating) the account in the "Telegram" means deleting all personal data, correspondence and media files that you or you have thrown. The messenger does not provide the ability to restore or rollback the process. Check if there are important messages in the messages before asking yourself how to delete the account in the "Telegram". If you are sure, proceed.
Account deleting
- Start the browser;
- go to the official website "Telegram";
- add after the slash (sign /) "deactivate";
- press Enter;
- In the form that appears, enter the phone number associated with the account;
- open the application through the application, on the PC or in the online version, the messenger - you will receive a message with a password;
- type or copy and paste it from the message into the form on the site;
- click Sign in;
- you will go to the administrative settings of the account, scroll to the Deactivate account and click on it;
- In the appeared form, if desired, in an empty field, you can describe the reason for your departure;
- please confirm the action.
Done! The account was deleted from all devices through which the input was made, and no longer exists on the central server "Telegram".
Alternative option
If 6 months do not use the messenger(in general, not only do not send messages, but do not even go into it and do not show any other activity), it will automatically retire itself. This is an alternative way of how to delete the account in the "Telegram" on the computer and on the phone.
6 months is the default setting. To change this period, do the following:
- run the client application on the smartphone or the program on the computer;
- go to the Settings section;
- scroll down to the section Privacy and Security ("Privacy and Security"), go into it;
- find the item Account self-destructs ("Self-destructing account");
- change the value of the parameter (available: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or year);
- save the change.
Done! If you do not use the instant messenger for the selected period, your account will self-destruct. Remember this if you want to save the data from the "Telegram", but use it less often than once in a fixed period.
After removal
We remind you that, since you delete an account in the "Telegram" and delete the "Telegram" from the device itself - different actions, you must first follow one of the instructions given below.
Only after the account is deactivated,delete the messenger itself. Deactivation of the account does not depend on this, but it is highly recommended to clean your computer and smartphone from unused programs. In addition, it is also recommended to clean the registry files from old programs to the PC and residual files from applications on smartphones.
