Learn how to delete your Outlook account and data. Step-by-step instructions to permanently close your Microsoft email account.
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Start Free Scan âGo to the Outlook account closure page.
Enter your Microsoft account password.
Click on the 'Close account' button.
You can delete your Outlook 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 access to email account and data; loss of access to associated microsoft services.
Your data will be permanently deleted after 60 days.
No, once you delete your Outlook account, it cannot be recovered.
Outlook states a data retention period of 60 days after account deletion. Back-ups and statutory records can fall outside that figure, so request written confirmation from support if you need certainty.
Deleting your account means: Loss of access to email account and data; Loss of access to associated Microsoft services. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Have the following ready: Microsoft account password. Having it to hand avoids getting part-way through the flow and having to start again.
Outlook 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 Gmail, Yahoo Mail, ProtonMail. If you are switching because of how Outlook handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Outlook is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, US, which is the jurisdiction whose data-protection rules govern your account.
Closing your Outlook 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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