How to delete Tumblr account
Although you’ve been writing to Tumblr for a long time, you’ve used little or no known microblogging platform and so you’ve decided to “get rid of” once and for all of your account. However, having never done this before, you have no idea how to delete the Tumblr account and so you would like to help you understand how to proceed. Well, if the situation I just described you is exactly where you are right now, I’m happy to tell you that you’ve come to the right place again at the right time!
In the next paragraphs, in fact, I will show you how you can delete your Tumblr account both from PC and mobile devices. Unfortunately you will be forced to use the Web version of the service in both cases, since the Tumblr app for Android and iOS does not allow you to do this, but do not worry: you will be able to do everything in just a few steps.
For completeness of information, then, I will show you how you can delete a secondary or group blog created on Tumblr using both the Web version of the service and its official app for Android and iOS. Also in this case it is a very simple operation. Know, however, that both the deletion of your account and that of your secondary blog will be irreversible: understand? Well, let’s proceed then.
How to delete Tumblr account – Delete Tumblr accounts from PC
How to delete Tumblr account
Would you like to delete your Tumblr account from PC, thus deleting your main blog? Well, in this case all you have to do is connect to the Tumblr login page, log in to your account, go to the social network settings and use the appropriate button to delete your blog forever main. Quiet, now I will guide you step by step, so you will not have more doubts about what to do.
As soon as you have logged in to your Tumblr account, click on the icon of the little man placed at the top right and, in the drop-down menu that opens, select the item Settings (the gear symbol). On the Account Settings page that will open in your browser, locate the Delete account button, click on it and if you’re sure you want to delete your Tumblr account forever, type in the form that appears on the screen the e-mail and password with which you registered for the service.
To complete the procedure, click on the orange Delete all button and follow the directions that may be shown to you (for example if you have enabled two-factor authentication, you will be asked to enter the second key to complete the cancellation of your account).
Once you have completed the aforementioned procedure, you will have lost everything: your username, your themes, “likes”, messages and everything you posted on Tumblr. In addition to your main blog, you will also delete your secondary blogs of which you are the only member, you will be removed from any group blog of which you are a member, the URL of your blog will be freed and can be used by anyone who wishes.
How to delete Tumblr account – Delete Tumblr accounts from mobile
How to delete Tumblr account
As I told you when opening the post, you can only delete your Tumblr account using the Web version of the service, and then act from a web browser. Therefore, if you want to delete a Tumblr account from mobile, you can not appeal to the official app of the famous microblogging platform and you have to act from the browser following the same steps that I indicated above (even if you already anticipate that it is not really the maximum comfort!).
Then connect to the Tumblr login page from the browser you use to connect to the Internet on your mobile device (eg Chrome on Android or Safari on iOS) and login to your account. When you are logged in, press the symbol (≡) located at the top left and, in the menu that appears on the side, tap the Settings and Accounts.
On the Web page that opens, find the Delete account button (located below), press on it and complete the process of canceling the account by typing your login credentials in the text fields Email and Password and doing tap the orange button Delete all.
I remind you that deleting your account will be irreversible: think carefully before proceeding to its effective cancellation. OK?
How to delete Tumblr account – Delete a secondary or group blog
How to delete Tumblr account
If you want to delete a secondary or group blog from Tumblr, you have several “ways” you can take: use the official application of the service or act once again from its Web version, then from the browser.
I already anticipate that you can proceed with the elimination of a secondary blog only if you are the only member of the blog. Otherwise, you can simply decide to leave the blog using the appropriate “Leave” button. In the latter case, another member will automatically be named blog administrator, as is clearly indicated on the relevant Tumblr support page.
How to delete Tumblr account – Android
How to delete Tumblr account
If you want to delete a secondary or group blog using the Tumblr app for Android, launch it on your smartphone or tablet and log in to your account (if asked). At this point, tap on the icon of the little man (bottom right) to access your account settings, press the arrow pointing down (top left) and tap the name of the secondary blog you want delete (or abandon).
At this point, tap the gear icon (top right) and, in the screen that appears, presses the item Delete this Tumblr (or leave the group). To complete the operation, enter the password of your account in the box that appears on the screen and press the Delete button.
How to delete Tumblr account – iOS
How to delete Tumblr account
If you wish to delete a secondary or group blog using the iOS Tumblr app, launch the iOS app on your iPhone or iPad and log in to your account (if required). Then tap on the icon of the little man (bottom right) to access your account settings, press the arrow pointing down (top left) and, in the menu that appears on the screen, make a swipe to right to the left on the name of the secondary blog you want to delete (or leave).
At this point, complete the operation by pressing on Delete (or Leave) and enter the password of your account in the box that appears in the middle of the screen. Simpler than that !?
How to delete Tumblr account – PC
How to delete Tumblr account
Do you want to delete a secondary or group blog from your PC, then using the Web version of Tumblr? Well, in that case, connected to the Tumblr login page from the browser and login to your account. Once logged in, click on the icon of the little man (top right) and, in the drop-down menu that appears, select the item Settings.
On the page that opens, find the Blog section (should be on the right) which lists all the blogs you have created or to which you belong, click on the name of the secondary blog you want to delete (or leave), scroll the page that it will open and find the button that allows you to delete or abandon a secondary blog (located at the bottom of the page).
At this point, click on the Delete button [secondary blog name], enter in the form that appears on the screen your credentials to access Tumblr (then the e-mail and password with which you registered with the service) and confirm the operation by clicking again on the orange button Delete [name of the secondary blog] (or Leave [name of the secondary blog]). Et-voilà! Your secondary blog has been deleted once and for all! Admit it: it was simpler than you imagined.
How to delete Tumblr account