diff --git a/content/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-your-personal-account/deleting-your-personal-account.md b/content/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-your-personal-account/deleting-your-personal-account.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8f5a5d6ed207..000000000000 --- a/content/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-your-personal-account/deleting-your-personal-account.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Deleting your personal account -intro: 'You can delete your personal account on {% data variables.location.product_location %} at any time.' -redirect_from: - - /articles/deleting-a-user-account - - /articles/deleting-your-user-account - - /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/deleting-your-user-account - - /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-user-account-settings/deleting-your-user-account - - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-user-account-settings/deleting-your-user-account - - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-personal-account-settings/deleting-your-personal-account - - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-your-personal-account/deleting-your-personal-account -versions: - fpt: '*' - ghes: '*' - ghec: '*' -topics: - - Accounts -shortTitle: Delete 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](/admin/identity-and-access-management/using-enterprise-managed-users-for-iam/about-enterprise-managed-users). - -{% 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](/repositories/archiving-a-github-repository/backing-up-a-repository). -* [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/reference/personal-account-reference#side-effects-of-account-deletion) - -## 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: -1. 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.