A step-by-step guide on how to delete your Flickr account.
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Click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
Select "Settings" from the drop-down menu.
Click on the "Delete your account" link at the bottom of the page.
Enter your password and click on the "Delete my account" button.
You can delete your Flickr account yourself â this is a self-service process (rated easy â most people can do it in a few minutes). After deletion: loss of all photos, videos, and comments; loss of account settings and preferences; loss of access to groups and forums.
All of your photos and videos will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
No, once you delete your account, it cannot be recovered.
Flickr states a data retention period of indefinitely after account deletion. Back-ups and statutory records can fall outside that figure, so request written confirmation from support if you need certainty.
The stated recovery window is 30 days. Once that passes the deletion is permanent and the account cannot be restored.
Deleting your account means: loss of all photos, videos, and comments; loss of account settings and preferences; loss of access to groups and forums. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Have the following ready: password. Having it to hand avoids getting part-way through the flow and having to start again.
Flickr is recorded as GDPR compliant and recorded as CCPA compliant. If you are in the EU or California you can also file a formal erasure request under GDPR Article 17 or the CCPA â that route creates a record you can follow up on, separately from the in-product delete flow.
Common alternatives include Google Photos, iCloud Photos, Dropbox. If you are switching because of how Flickr handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Closing your Flickr account does not remove the copies that data brokers and people-search sites still hold. Compare every free data broker removal option →
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