How do I delete my FamilySearch Account?

You can delete your FamilySearch Account in Settings.

Before you start

• We cannot restore a deleted account.
• If you delete your account, you lose contributor rights to discussions, sources, memories, and GEDCOM uploads.
• If you have more than one FamilySearch account, we cannot merge them.

• When you delete an account, you lose visibility for information in Family Tree:

  • Living or confidential people in Family Tree
  • Your Following List
  • "My Contributions" information
  • Indexing statistics
  • Activities
  • Messaging
  • Notifications
    

What does the system delete?

• Your account and settings
• Your ability to edit contributions to Familysearch.org
• Indexing totals and reviewer privileges
  

What remains?

• Information you added to Family Tree
• Memories (photos, stories, documents, audio files) you added
• GEDCOMs you uploaded

Steps (website)

1. Sign in to the FamilySearch account you want to delete.
2. In the top-right, click your name and then click Settings.
3. Click the Account tab and scroll to the bottom.
4. Click Delete Account.
5. A new window appears. To verify that you want to permanently delete your account, click Continue.
6. To verify your identity, enter your username and password.
7. Click Delete Account.