Gmail: How to delete your account

With these step by step instructions you can easily delete your Gmail account.

1. First, you need to log into your Gmail account on the login page.
2. Then click on your profile picture in the top right corner and select the option "Google account" (see picture 1).
3. In the following window click on the tab "Data & Personalization" (see picture 2).
4. Now scroll down a little until the button "Delete service or account" appears (see image 2).
5. Select this and a new page will appear. Here you can choose between two options.
6. If you only want to delete the Gmail service, click on the right option. After a short confirmation by entering the password again, you will be taken to the next page. Select the garbage icon to the right of "Gmail" (see image 4).
7. Your Gmail account and all conversations are now permanently deleted.
8. If you not only want to delete your Gmail account, but also your entire Google account, click on "Delete my Google account" instead.
9. Here, too, Google needs additional identification by entering a password. You will then see all the linked accounts. Fill out both confirmation boxes and click on "DELETE ACCOUNT" (see Illus. 5).