If you have a duplicate LinkedIn account by chance, you can either merge them as one or delete the account. Hi, in today’s tutorial, we will show you how to either combine, cancel or even hide your LinkedIn account. If you decide you would like to cancel your account with LinkedIn for any reason, make sure this is what you want as it will be gone forever. If you are unsure, you can temporarily deactivate your account. LinkedIn will temporarily hide your profile and activity but not close your account.
Let’s look at three different ways to manage your account:
- Visit www.linkedin.com and sign in to your account.
- Click Me, and then click Settings & Privacy.
- Click Account, scroll down to the Account Management section.
- To Merge two accounts into one, enter the email address and password of the duplicate account. And click on Submit.
- To Hide an account, read the FAQs at the right-hand side for more detailed information about temporarily hiding your account, and give a reason if you like (which is optional)
For this tutorial, I will be closing this fictitious account. If you do look for Ramen Steak on LinkedIn, I hope this account will not show up again on LinkedIn!
- To Delete an account, select a reason for closing your account and click Next (again, this is optional)
- Enter your password in the text box, and then click Close Account.
- Now, when you do this, your account will be eventually be gone from the LinkedIn database.