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How can I delete my MySpace account?

I'm done with MySpace. AFter all the bad publicity and weirdoes that are apparently hanging out on the site, I want to just cut free and leave no trace behind. How do I do that, Dave?


Dave's Answer:

Well, first off can I point out that with millions of members, MySpace inevitably has some oddballs just as you would find in any group of that size. The vast majority of people on the site, however, seem to be nice friendly folk. Perhaps you need to revise your friend list rather than leave entirely?

Anyway, if you are prepared to cancel and quit your account, here's how you do it.

First, log in and click on "Account Settings" next to your page, then click on "Change Account Settings". You'll see:

MySpace: Change Account Settings

You want to click on the link "Cancel Account". Now you'll get the big warning:

"WARNING: Cancelling your MySpace account will PERMANENTLY REMOVE all of your profile information from MySpace, including your photographs, comments, journals, and your personal network of friends. This information cannot be restored. You may re-register your current email address after cancelling, but you will need to rebuild your personal network from scratch."

and you'll see this:

MySpace: Cancel Account

If this is truly what you want to do, click on "Cancel My Account" and you'll vanish from the world of MySpace, from everyone's friends list, and similar. You can then start over, or you can leave it alone forever.

Good luck to you, either way.



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Comments

hello.
i am trying to delete a myspace account that i can not log into.
i've tried to log into it on several different computer systems, but there's just something wrong with that profile.
is there anyway to delete it without logging on?
thanks.

Posted by: ely at July 5, 2006 10:40 AM

how can i cancel myspace account if i have already cancelled my e-mail account it says that they send you something to your e-mail to confirm the cancel but now I do not have an e-mail address anymore. what can I do

Posted by: anthony at July 25, 2006 3:40 PM

I'm afraid I don't know what to advise, other than to contact the MySpace people and work it out with them. It's all about verification of your identity so that someone else doesn't delete your MySpace account by sneaking into your profile.

Posted by: Dave Taylor at July 26, 2006 8:05 AM

I have created a brand new account last night and when I go and log in it will not let me, is there anyway I can delete that new account? How would I delete it if I have no access insided that account?
I have double check password and email I need to delete it, how?
Thanks

Posted by: eric at August 13, 2006 12:02 PM

I created a group for my work.. but I dont know how to work it and I want to delete it. Help?

Posted by: molly at August 22, 2006 3:01 PM

i want to quit this account. please give MySpace account cancellation request - please confirm

Posted by: Delete My Account at August 30, 2006 1:58 PM

i want to delete this account and start over, but i cant log in. so i cant delete it if it wont let me sign into my home page...i just wana get rid of it.

Posted by: Sophie at October 10, 2006 2:14 PM

i am trying to delete my myspace but it says you need to confirm it by signing into your email address. i have recently changed my email address from soccerboyr12@sbcglobal.net to soccerboyr12@aol.com so i cannot sign into my old email that myspace is still under. how do i delete my myspace?

Posted by: ryan at October 23, 2006 3:06 PM

Unfortunately, as far as I know, you can't delete your MySpace account if you don't have access to that email address.

Posted by: Dave Taylor at October 23, 2006 7:48 PM

i want to erase my myspace account but i dont know how!

Posted by: jaime rangel at November 23, 2006 7:01 PM

a long time ago i created a myspace under an email, & i just recently changed my email of my current myspace to the same email of the old one without remembering i used it before. & i don't know how to login to my new one because it accepts my old accounts password but not my new one. please help!

Posted by: kristen at November 30, 2006 4:44 PM

I went and canceld my myspace account and they said that they were going to send me a e-mail and that i needed to follow the introction but i dont know how to cancel my account please help me delete my account

Posted by: jackie at December 7, 2006 3:15 PM

i forgot my password on myspace but i click forgot password but they tell me they are going to e mail my password but they never answer

Posted by: eddy at December 9, 2006 6:26 PM

ok,... myspace isn't giving me an email instructing how to delete my myspace. What is the deal? I want to delete this myspace!!

Posted by: James at December 15, 2006 2:35 AM

hi i'm having problems with clicking the link while
trying to cancel my account

Posted by: lyssa at January 1, 2007 4:57 PM

I made a my space how can i delete it because my email is made up.

Posted by: yas at January 6, 2007 9:58 PM

i can't delete my myspace account because i used a fake email address.

Posted by: Lynn at January 28, 2007 6:40 PM

Hello, Is there anyway to delete my myspace without logging on to the account? Please if there is i need to know! Thank you.

Posted by: David at February 7, 2007 5:21 PM

I Want to get rid of this myspace that I made,but I typed the email address in wrong and it's someone elses.I want to delete my account.I Think that myspace needs to help the ones that don't want their account.It's not fair.I think our privacy is being invaded.How do I delete this myspace?

Posted by: Eric at February 8, 2007 9:44 AM

Hey,

I recently created a band myspace...However, I used a fake email (not wanting to give out my own.) Myspace accepted the email and password, but now I can't sign on. How do I delete the account?

Posted by: nate at February 14, 2007 1:25 PM

i forgot my password on myspace but i click forgot password but they tell me they are going to e mail my password but they never answer

Posted by: meka at February 14, 2007 5:56 PM

I am trying to delete my myspace but I changed my email account and am not able to receive the confirmation code that is sent to your recent email address is there any way i can still delete my account

Posted by: Valerie at February 17, 2007 3:53 PM

when i created my myspace account i used a fake email address and now i can't change it to a real one because you have to confirm it on the old one is there a way to change it to a new email address?

Posted by: kelly at February 18, 2007 4:11 PM

i forgot my password for myspace and i click on forgot password they tell they are going to mail me my password but they never answer

Posted by: victor at February 19, 2007 11:52 PM

I'm having problems with myspace.I just recently made a profile for my band and i logged out after finishing and tried to log back in and it wont let me. It keeps saying i have the wrong password, which i dont im typing the right one in!They sent me the password in the email and i am typing the right one in.. so now im wondering how can i delete this account and start from scratch again, when i can log in to get rid of it??? Can you help,. its driving me nuts!

Posted by: Tanya at February 22, 2007 10:38 AM

WHY DO PEOPLE SAY MYSPACE IS BAD???

Posted by: PRISCILLA at March 2, 2007 5:33 PM

I made a band profile so i could put songs on it, but now it says Your account has been phished! The only way to unblock your myspace account is by changing your password. In order to do that an e-mail get's sent to you and you have to approve your password being changed, but i used a fake e-mail adress. How do i change my e-mail.

Posted by: manny at March 2, 2007 6:48 PM

are u goin to mail me my password or wht myspace?? oh my god, you are not telling me nothing, i need to get in my page

Posted by: tavia aka sugar at March 3, 2007 11:08 AM

a nax

Posted by: conrad at March 3, 2007 11:11 PM

my myspace has been phished and it wont let me unblock it i just want to delete it and i wont let me do thats either how can i do this?

Posted by: timmy at March 4, 2007 9:31 AM

so i tried to delete the account that i no longer have the email too. but you cant becuase you get the email confirmation sent to your old email. in the meantime they ask you to email them in order for them to delete the account if they dont have the email anymore. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I EMAILED THEM. still they wont delete it. i hate it

Posted by: really mad at March 13, 2007 4:32 PM

hey i need help getting ride of my myspace but it will not log me in so i need help please

Posted by: cody at March 21, 2007 8:12 PM

i created a band myspace and the email address was real and everything but it wont let me log into it even though the e-mail address and the passwords are entered correctly. how can i delete it without logging into it?

please reply asap

Posted by: Max at March 23, 2007 1:03 AM

I created a MySpace account about 6 months ago and it was going good until one day when I could not log in. I clicked on "lost password" and entered my email address and it says it doesn't exist. Poof! My email address has been erased from their database. I emailed them about it and got the typical email they send telling me about cookies blah blah blah. Thats not my problem. The problem lies with their database. Then I tell them to just delete the damn thing. They asked for a salute so I sent them one. Its been 4 months now and my profile is still there and I can't log in. MySpace has absolutely no customer service. They suck, period.

Posted by: April at March 26, 2007 9:48 PM

i cannot et into my email to delete my myspace...plz help....this sucks

Posted by: Abbie at March 29, 2007 5:52 PM

i cancelled my account early yesterday and the message said that within 24 hours i'll have a message in my e-mail saying how to delete my account completely. it's been almost a day and a half and i still haven't recieved the e-mail. pleaz help!!

Posted by: kristen at March 30, 2007 2:31 PM

well i have a myspace but i got so sick of the spam and all the comments that i deleted my email and now i cant get on it and if i cant delete it i will get in a lt of trouble!!PLEASE HELP!!

Posted by: gfhfgh at March 30, 2007 2:56 PM

Ihad to change my e-mail address on myspace because i was getting harrassed on my old email address, now the system won't let me log on whichever email address i use. the old email address has been deleted now. I desperately need access to my account i have the password, but no email address works please help. I don't know who to turn to I've sent a few messages to myspace and I don't think they care. I need access to my messages

Posted by: Amy at March 31, 2007 9:58 PM

I have cancelled my previous myspace account in order to create new artist acount. I need to use the same url that I had in the one that I cancelled please help.

Posted by: Jackie Luviano at April 2, 2007 10:17 AM

I have tried to cancel my account and it will not let me. I have followed the instructions and they never send a confirm cancellation email to me. I have tried to contact them also, but no response.. what shoudl I do

Posted by: emily at April 4, 2007 2:57 PM

I put in the wrong email address and now I cant get rid of the account please what do I do

Posted by: tina at April 6, 2007 7:12 AM

hey
i have had to change my myspace password and cannot remember it. myspace just will not send me the email telling me what my password is, no matter how many times i sign up for it.
is there anything you can do?
thanks heaps

Posted by: laurie at April 14, 2007 6:41 PM

umm i want to change my sign in email address and i guess i put in an address that i cant get to before and i dont know how to change that one so i can receive the confirmation code to change the sign in address.
help

Posted by: jake at April 15, 2007 4:34 PM

my myspace password was hacked onto and changed . how can i delete my myspace without getting on ? please respond i dont know what to do !

Posted by: vincent at April 15, 2007 4:56 PM

thnx, this was very useful. Cheers mate

Posted by: ollie at April 17, 2007 11:22 PM

i had a myspace account. i decided after a while to delete it. i can no longer login to it.. but i am still in my friends list and they can still send me comments but i cannot reply back to them.. why hasnt myspace fully deleted my account? it also says that i am 0 years old and its changed my starsign from gemini to capricorn. what the???

Posted by: amie at April 18, 2007 7:02 AM

i had a myspace account. i decided after a while to delete it. i can no longer login to it.. but i am still in my friends list and they can still send me comments but i cannot reply back to them.. why hasnt myspace fully deleted my account? it also says that i am 0 years old and its changed my starsign from gemini to capricorn. what the???

Posted by: amie at April 18, 2007 7:05 AM

i just want to be delete from my space

Posted by: diamond nelson at April 23, 2007 4:28 PM

I want to delete my MySpace account. I typed in the wrong e-mail addy and now I cannot get the conformation e-mail to delete the account. I've sent MySpace the correct addy but no response. Is there another way? Thank you for your time.

Posted by: Jessica at April 24, 2007 8:52 AM

I can't remember my myspace password and my email address isnt active anymore...I've looked for a million ways to hack into it but i can't find any. help is appreciated.

Posted by: Lauren at April 24, 2007 2:22 PM

I gott Philed the other day on MySpace**
I hadda change My PassWord s0o many tymes.. I forgott it**
I dont have the same Active Email Address anymore -SurfinSicWaves@aol.com-
&& now I cant recieve the Information I need t0o gett back int0o my Account**
Ive tryed EverYThinG
Im HearTBroKeN :(
Can SomeOne PLEASE HELP ME w- a ReaL Solution?!?
I Thank YoU TymeSaMiLLion :)
~Am

Posted by: Amber at April 25, 2007 1:15 AM

Hi Dave! I was hoping that you could assist me in deleting the two myspace accounts that i have created. Apparently once a year i decide that i want to check it out. I believe each account has a different email address and i have absolutely no idea what either password could be--I've tried every combination that i can remember ever using. Please help me. Thank you so much.

Posted by: tammy at April 28, 2007 9:38 AM

i need help deleting my old my space i accidently mistyped the change my email adress and now it wont let me in i need to have it deleted

Posted by: Thomas at April 29, 2007 8:38 PM

i set up my own account on tagged then i deleted my account and it wont let me sign back into tagged

Posted by: allan geddes at April 30, 2007 6:31 AM

Ok I have a question I need to have an account deleted but I did not create it. My daughters grandmother made it completely against my consent how can I get rid of this page? I am sure this violates the rules somehow just not sure where it falls in and how to handle it/

Posted by: Lora at April 30, 2007 9:46 AM

I need to delete my myspace but it wont let me. It is not giving me an email and dammit, please please please, just give me the damn instructions right here so I can delete it without the stupid email.

Posted by: Ryan at May 2, 2007 8:30 PM

Is there a way to delete my myspace account without logging in? I recently changed my email account and now I can't log back into my myspace, and I really want to delete it but can't, please help!!

Posted by: Annie at May 5, 2007 11:29 AM

ok so i created a myspace account, i forgot the password, i requested it and the mail never gets to me. Its just driving me crazy. I have sent around 10 mails to myspace client support section and i dont get a response i cant believe it if somone can somehow help me to contact them so that i can finally get my myspace password back. Myspace doesnt send my password request to my mail

Posted by: Alex Koenig at May 6, 2007 7:06 PM

hey i just wanted to check my message the only thing why i have myspace is because my aunt is on there and my cousin and that is the way i really talk to them is from myspace .

Posted by: elizabeth at May 7, 2007 5:31 AM

i created a myspace with a fake email,there is a way to delete it!someone needs to make an account with a real email and delete it, you will be forwarded with a url to assure the deletion.we then copy the url to which forwarded and log in to the other account and delete it! someone do this and give out the url so the fake emailers can delete their myspace!

Posted by: ? at May 8, 2007 8:24 PM

My son has forgotten his password for my space. Also his password that goes along with his my space, so he has no way of retrieving it, how can he delete his account with out logging on, he wants to make a new one.

Posted by: brandi beam at May 15, 2007 3:34 PM

I think MySpace hates me. I have tried to delete my account several times, but I never receive the "confirmation email" I need to finalize the deletion. I've even messaged MySpace several times over several weeks, and they won't respond.

Any advice?

Posted by: Genesea at May 26, 2007 1:21 AM

my myspace wont let me change the size of my text! can you please help me.

Posted by: ori at June 3, 2007 9:07 AM

can you plz delete my myspace i forgot my password in yahoo an i cant seem to find it plz delete it i hate it now

Posted by: nick cake at June 30, 2007 11:21 PM

someone has phished my myspace profile and i try to give it a new password. the only problem is is that when i verifying the numbers or letters above, it doesn't show. plz email me back.

Posted by: nedu at July 2, 2007 9:12 PM

My myspace account has been phished they tell me to change my password but the verification text doesn't appear i just see a red x. please help me.

Posted by: Thamar at July 2, 2007 9:37 PM

Hello,

Dave,
Well any ways this what i wanted to say i wont to delete my my space but it wont let me i did every thing u said to do but it wont work whats wrong with it but look i wont to make a new one for me but us the saome email address can i do that or not cuz my mom said that i can only have one email address and this is the only one i have but i wont a my space to but some one is trying to get my password so ya.. so can i us the same name .. i hope so lots of love banna

Posted by: banna at July 2, 2007 9:57 PM

Hello. Okay so I have been phished on myspace. So it asks me to change my password. First I logged out and logged back in to make sure i was in the right site, myspace. When I changed my password, now i"m locked out. It says this:

if you got locked for being phished in the last hour, it's a bug! we're working on fixing it right now. sorry about that! the mechanism to detect if your account has been phished has been very powerful for stopping phishing, but it went a little haywire just now. things should be back to normal soon! if you're wondering what phishing is, read my blog :)

Now I am not sure if Tom locked me out or the phisher!! Please let me know how to proceed. At this point I'm afraid to do anything!

thanks,
Melissa

Posted by: Melissa at July 3, 2007 11:53 AM

i just made a brand new myspace and typed my email address wrong! now it wont let me change my email address unless i have verivacation that that on eis real. But thats just it--its not real! I HAVE to erase that myspace!

Posted by: mollie at July 3, 2007 1:09 PM

ok so heres the deal...

for my myspace, i used a fake email adress(not wanting to give out my own)
..so i get home one day and try to log in, and BAM the password is changed, and wont let me on, so i think sum1 changed my password and now im screwed... big deal right?

theres more to the story it seems though..

i view my profile (it was not set to private) and it sais im 0 years old, with 0 friends, and my last log in was 1/1/001, and everythign from the myspace has been stripped, except pictures... any idea what happened?

P.S i still cant log into it, i can only view it

Posted by: nick at July 12, 2007 12:05 PM

I have this problem with Myspace. Two days ago, I tried to log onto my Myspace account. It says that my email address is not valid. So I tried again knowing that I had just checked it before that. So my fiance tries to sign in his and the same thing. I look up my URL for my page and apparently, I'm 0 years old and the only thing is left is my profile picture. I've messaged Myspace about it and I got some crazy message saying I needed to delete it but I can't log in to do that. So how do I delete it without Myspace's cooperation?

Posted by: mary at July 13, 2007 12:47 AM

i want to delete my account but i does not understand?he steps . i need to do

please help me thank you

Posted by: christy at July 15, 2007 10:20 PM

hi

i forgot my password and i am usingg an old email

address so i cant sign in


is there anyway of finding out my password?

Posted by: becky at July 17, 2007 8:53 AM

i want to delete this account and start over, but i can't log in. so i cant delete it if it wont let me sign into my home page...i just wana get rid of it.

Posted by: daniel at July 23, 2007 4:44 AM

Hey Dave, my name is T-Boye Doe, real name, don't ask. Anyway, I'm having a slight problem with my myspace page. I was told by the people at myspace that my password had been hacked into, so I changed the password. Only think is I forgot the new password, I typed in...Ok. Now I have an e-mail address but it's under "myspace.com" and most of the announcements or messages from my friends will go to that e-mail account. I send word to tech support, but I don't even think they handle the situation, perfessionaly, I wanted to know, should I start a whole new account on myspace, and leave the old one running the way it is or just leave myspace entirely, give me some good advice, bro.

Posted by: T-Boye at July 23, 2007 3:42 PM

Hi DAVE,
i cannot find ACCOUNT SETTINGS I THINK MY ACCOUNT IS USELESS AND FAULTY i want to cancel my account but this is impossible i can't even take my picture off it now
what can i do if i can't find any link that says ACCOUNT SETTINGS
PLEASE HELP
THANKS

Posted by: a w p at July 28, 2007 12:41 PM

myspace says iam a woman, but i am a man
i've changed it already 100 times, but it doesnt work!
please help me

Posted by: sebastiaan at July 30, 2007 8:39 PM

hey im trying to make a new account on myspace but its saying 'based to the information you have submitted to us we are unable to create an account
why wont it let me create an account
i need some help!!

Posted by: amy at August 1, 2007 5:36 AM

I canceled my Myspace account like 15 times and have not received e mail at anytime that was suppose to be the final step to complete cancelation process, what do i do??? I followed all the correct steps to do so, but they wont send me e mail to finalize cancelation. Please help.

Posted by: Erika Zelaya at August 1, 2007 7:10 AM

hey i need some help 2 delete my profile cuz i 4got my password and they said that they will send it to me e-mail adress but i dont never c it so can anyone delete my profile please!!!

Posted by: patty at August 1, 2007 10:02 PM

i want to cancel my account but i can't because i have looked on loads of sites and they have all said the same "log in and click on your account settings and then click on cancel account but i dont know where account settings is can you tell me cause i am getting sick of this space

Posted by: dale at August 2, 2007 10:38 AM

I have two myspace accounts.I want to delete one of them.How do I do that when it wont let me log on to the one i want to delete

Posted by: ula crockett at August 9, 2007 2:08 PM

I am trying to delete my Myspace but everytime I try to cancel my account it sends a confirmation email to my job email which has blocked anything from myspace.I tried changing the email address but they send a confirmation code to the old email which I then have to put in to change it.I can't get the confirmation code as I my job blocked out anything from myspace.How can I delete this accountnor who can I contact.I have a stalker that keeps sending me private messages even though my page is private.I really really need help.I just want out of myspace!!!!!:(

Posted by: Trish at August 18, 2007 12:46 PM

hello.
i am trying to delete a myspace account that i can not log into.
i've tried to log into it on several different computer systems, but there's just something wrong with that profile.
is there anyway to delete it without logging on?
thanks.

Posted by: Heather at August 21, 2007 11:57 PM

hi
i deleted my account yesterday with this email address and decided it was a big mistake lol and would like it back so i go to sign up and try to make a new account with this email address and it wont let me it just lets me fill in the personal info then i click ok and comes to a blank page with a number and letter like 41ee
why is this? and ive contacted myspace and they havent got back to me
please help

Posted by: lily at August 22, 2007 4:38 AM

Hi, im upset cause someone stole my account information on myspace and i can't get into my account. they changed my password and email address to myspace can u help me please. I have inportant stuff on my page and idk who did it but all i want to to is ether get my info back wich would be my email and password or if u can just delet my page thanx... My aol email is dafynstrican@aol.com please write me asap thanx again.

Posted by: johiada at August 30, 2007 9:10 AM

I made a new account because i cant log in my old one but i dont want to have to accounts... how can i delete an account if i cant log in?

Posted by: Kalie at September 6, 2007 5:59 PM

i have canceled myspace account and recieved it in my email.
i have done what it said to cancel.
but all its done is stopped me from getting into my account.
all my friends r telling me its still up and running. and i even checked on my sisters myspace and i have seen its still there.
why is this happening?
please help me .
its been over a week since i canceled it and its till up.
Why?
why?

Posted by: joseph at September 9, 2007 3:21 AM

My myspace page was here 10 minutes ago, and now it is completely vanished?

What the F***?

Posted by: Brian at September 13, 2007 9:44 PM

If you cannot log into your myspace using your email acct., you will NEVER get it off of there. Don't even bother sending a salute! THIS COMPANY DOES NOT ATTEND TO PRIVACY MATTERS AT ALL and will not respond. Sorry.

Posted by: Kelly at September 14, 2007 7:04 AM

I haven't been able to access my account since sept 21st ...after my son logged on,it keeps saying enter verification code and too many attempts,i enter the code and it just keeps asking,then it lock me out I wait for 15 and this repeats please help me..thanx

Posted by: adriennne at September 24, 2007 8:08 AM

haven't been able to access my account since sept 21st ...after i logged on one day,it keeps saying enter verification code and too many attempts,i enter the code and it just keeps asking,then it lock me out I wait for 15 and this repeats please help me..i just want to delete it

Posted by: kdoe at October 4, 2007 8:00 PM

i have never bin to this site before but maybe you can help me. i keep getting hacked on myspace by my ex girlfriend, is there a way to block her from doing so. or is it possable to delete her account just to get her back. i just want to know some options. im not that good at hacking so thats out of the question. but im thinking some sort of program or embed text i could put on my space to block her from seeing my page. im going to do more reserch online. hopefuly you can help me.

Posted by: matthew at October 5, 2007 3:53 PM

what page to i go to to delete the account? all you said was click delte account but what page is that on?

Posted by: Jess at October 8, 2007 9:18 AM

MySpace is not sending confirmation email for cancelling accounts.
They are sending other messages, allowing you to change your email address or your password, but are not sending confirmation emails for cancelled accounts.
They do not respond to emails, support emails at any of their sites.
They simply refuse to respond.
Until they fix this, I recommend that nobody start a new account on MySpace. You may put up information about yourself, and be locked out of your account, or have it remain on the internet forever.

Posted by: cdcweb at October 13, 2007 8:23 PM

I cancelled myspace account like 5 days ago but it's still there. I replied to the email and verified my request to delete. It told me that it takes 48 hours but its been like over 100 hours now and still it's not deleted.

How effin long does it take?

the reason why i need to recreate the account as a band profile and want to use the same url . But I dont know what to do. I am getting paid to do this for a radio dj and they are waiting on me. I am waiting on Myspace to delete it. Geeeesh what gives?

Posted by: srm at October 15, 2007 12:36 PM

Try posting pornography especially to your profile image if you can sign in. This will likely lead to a ban. Just a suggestion though.

Posted by: Wilson at October 16, 2007 11:45 AM

i have been wanting to delete my myspace but in order to finish deleting it, myspace has to send you directions to your email, and my old email no longer works, how can i delete my myspace since i cant log on to that email?

Posted by: Alyssa at October 18, 2007 3:33 PM

i used a fake email address when i made my myspace, can i still delete it?

Posted by: james at October 26, 2007 9:33 AM

I dave, I ve dfollowed all the steps. and im still waiting for the email that lets me cancel the account. Is there a way to do it directly from the site WITHOUT waiting for an email thats not coming.. ive already tried 15 times

Posted by: Mike at October 26, 2007 6:22 PM

I cant delete myspace still i cant even log in because im using someones email address i know and i made up the password i hate myspace its the most horriblest site ever.....please please please help! I feel like crying If you could find the time to help me thank you i would be grateful

Posted by: Jess at October 28, 2007 12:26 AM

i used a fake email but can i still delete it?

Posted by: kayla at October 29, 2007 1:19 PM

I made a myspace a long time ago but forgot the and password, Im trying to make a new one but it keeps saying "We’re sorry. Based on the information you have submitted to us, you are ineligible to register on MySpace.com." What do I do to make a new Myspace? Help. Plz

Posted by: Chris at October 29, 2007 7:11 PM

I have deleted my myspace and now i have to wait for a confirmation email but it hasn't arrived.its been a couple of days before i "requested" to delete my account an still i haven't got a confirmation email.What do i do????

Posted by: Bob at November 10, 2007 7:25 PM

I have the same problem, myspace is refusing to delete my account. They won't send me the confirmation email. I sent a complaint to the Better Business Bureau, and I suggest you all do the same as well. A search of "Remove Profile" results in hundreds of people who want their accounts deleted but haven't been deleted yet. If the BBB gets flooded with complaints, maybe MySpace will finally change their ways!

Posted by: Kathleen at November 12, 2007 2:33 PM

I think i have an old version or sumthing of Myspace, i cant seam to find ACCOUNT SETTING, help would b approciated.

Posted by: Eric at November 16, 2007 9:47 PM

I have tried to deleted my my space so many times, but for some reason it just wont delete. Can you help me?

Posted by: albert at November 19, 2007 11:03 AM

I've tried for 48 hours now to cancel my own myspace profile. I'm having issues & want my profile GONE. I've gone thru the cancel account several times now & yet to have rec'd the email on cancelling it. Cant find a phone number to call anyone. Can you help ???

Posted by: Jan at November 20, 2007 8:26 AM

I want my myspace deleted and the account I created it on I know longer have. how can I delete it?

Posted by: lashawnda at November 21, 2007 8:13 PM

I requested for cancallation of my account 40-50 times, i've got the confirmation mail and confirmed that i've my profile gone but it's been ten days i still have my profile and do everything send and get messages, leave comments, upload photos etc. but i want my profile to be deleted. They wrote they would delete it in 48 hours but they don't delete it it's been ten days.

Posted by: me at November 22, 2007 4:04 AM

Im having problems trying to log back into my myspace account all of my information is correct, but for some reason it still won't let me in.

Posted by: Daniel Magwood at November 22, 2007 6:24 AM

Isn't it clear to you all that myspace wants to keep you from leaving the site. It sucks! It took me more than a month and many emails to finally get my account "closed." I've run across many of the problem mentioned by other folks here. Don't worry if you haven't reached the final step of this process because it doesn't do any good even if you hit the confirmation button for hundred times. What I've got after all is this: I can no longer log in, but my profile is still on public display and I still keep on getting emails, friends requests, etc. I don't know if this site is run by the human beings or some evils. I'm thinking of an legal action against them. Do anybody know how to file a class action to against myspace? I think it should be completely wiped out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Violla at November 28, 2007 11:34 PM

Is anyone with me on this? Do anyone have lawyer friends to consult with? Myspace says it will delete our profiles completely once we confirm our account cancellation, but it's a wide lie. It sucks a big time! I think we ought to bring a legal action against Myspace if it makes it so difficult or will not close our accounts upon our requests. Do anybody know anything about how to get our problems solved besides asking Dave here - come on, it's really not Dave's problem. It's our problem that we have to get Myspace to solve for us. Don't give up fighting yet.

Posted by: Violla at November 28, 2007 11:47 PM

If you want to cancel your account, just delete all your friends/comments/layouts/pictures/names/etc.. Then you will have nothing but a blank page, I have just done this myself.

Posted by: tim at December 3, 2007 10:48 PM

An update on my prior comments. Myspace finally made my profile info out of the sight, and later on also removed my name. It takes so many steps and it really tries patience. So if you want to do it do-it-yourself way, just follow Tim's tips (see right above), which is a great idea. But you have to be able to login to your account to do that. Otherwise, you need to keep on emailing Myspace until they solve the problem. Just don't give up.

Posted by: Violla at December 4, 2007 2:43 PM

I've been trying to delete my account, too, with no luck. Geez.....guess I will keep e-mailing MySpace until I get some satisfaction.

Posted by: Anon at December 5, 2007 10:09 AM

i have tried deleting my account i cliked on cancel my account and i have been waiting for months now for my account to delete but it wont work help me please ....?

Posted by: sophie at December 15, 2007 10:59 AM

hey all... ive been trying to remove my account on myspace for months, following their instructions to the letter - it never worked.
numerous emails to support only resulted in useless automated emails.
today i decided to see if i could get them to remove me - SUCCESS!!

how to delete your myspace account:
violate their terms and conditions by uploading porn!

took less than a few hours for them to remove my account. i don't know why i kept trying for months should have done this first.

Posted by: i_hate_myspace at December 27, 2007 11:57 PM

I can't delet my myspace because i had a fake email can u delet it for me!

Posted by: nichole at December 30, 2007 7:53 AM

thanx dave i would never of knew that thanx again

Posted by: dayna at January 1, 2008 5:10 AM

Have tried to cancel myspace for 3 days now, and went thru the steps on cancellation probably over 100 times and have never recieved an e-mail back from them. I have even threatened with legal action to try to scare them and even that had no results. I guess I am stuck in myspace hell forever. Please help!!!!

Posted by: matt at January 1, 2008 1:05 PM

i just want to thank Sophie for her suggestion, of how get ur account deleted quickly and efficiently on myspace. The porn trick worked and the account was off in less than 3 hours.

Posted by: Anthony at January 1, 2008 6:08 PM

myspace NEVER sends you the cancellation email. its a scam. they don't want to see their member numbers decline because it will hurt their advertising revenue.

its a JOKE

i am never using the site again

Posted by: myspace SCAM at January 5, 2008 10:51 AM

myspace isnt sendind me a confirmation email to let me cancel my account

Posted by: katy at January 11, 2008 10:48 AM

it says 'Your request to cancel your MySpace account has been sent. You will receive an email shortly with instructions for confirming that you wish to cancel.

You must follow the instructions in that email to complete cancellation of your account. Thank you.'
and it doesn't send me an e-mail. what do i do?? i can still log in n it's not deleted still.

Posted by: Vanessa at January 19, 2008 5:59 AM

Myspace aren't sending te the email tat's 4 times now... I'm quite sick of it...

Posted by: Joe at January 21, 2008 8:35 AM

i have different profiles under the same email address but how do i get the passwords

Posted by: kim at January 23, 2008 10:48 PM

Hi Dave- why do I get a message saying "unload the debugger" when I try to run certain games on my Amd XP1600+ 2gb RAM, Ati 1600Pro 512mb graphics??

Cheers

Posted by: Gary at January 28, 2008 7:09 AM

MySpace must be run by a bunch of dopes!! Idiots! I have been trying to change my contact email for 8 months with them and go through the same idiocy again and again...on their part!

The one I registered with doesn't work.

send us the new email, old email and password...I do...
send us the new email with a salute...I do
nothing

start over...

Oh yeah and DAVE...try to cancell an account with them if you can't access your original email...HA!!!!!

IDIOTS!!!!

Posted by: Skip at February 5, 2008 5:10 AM

hey,

i cant delete my myspace account as it says i need a confirmation code. problem is .. my old email got hacked and can no longer be accessed. i have started anutha myspace but i really need to delete my other one. it is www.myspace.com/rusty_dog88

please help!!!!

Posted by: mal at February 8, 2008 11:07 PM

I have a myspace account that I Just deleted twice because after setting up my account, I already had a friend. I didn't know who he was he was just there automatically. is it because i have the same account name as someone else?

Posted by: Areefa at February 16, 2008 1:03 PM

i wont to deleate my myspace but it wont let me

Posted by: fel at February 23, 2008 11:11 PM

why can i recieve mail, but i cant send it out of myspace? i cant send out anything! thanks larry

Posted by: larry at February 25, 2008 11:55 AM

I can't find the link that says account settings anywhere...I keep getting told that it's next to my picture at the top of the page, but it's not...am i going insane? I just want to change my password.

Posted by: jon at March 6, 2008 12:03 PM

3 days ago, I canceled my Myspace account...3 days later, it's still up...I tried twice..I got confirmation e-mails and I followed the instructions. What are the chances of my profile being deleted sometime in the week??? I want to start from scratch after being hacked into!!

Posted by: trish at March 16, 2008 6:57 PM

Hi, I have a problem with myspace I deleted my page abount a week ago did everything they told me to do but, a week later my page is still up. What else can I do to delete it?

thanks

Posted by: Lisa at March 17, 2008 2:18 PM

hi ive been trying to cancel myspace for bout a week not and im not getting any email to confirm the cancellation do you know anything bout y im not getting this thank you

Posted by: michele at April 9, 2008 9:51 PM

I want to delete my myspace please let me because i don't want to be a member anymore maybe in a couple of months.and please let me.THANK YOU

Posted by: delfina at April 18, 2008 6:16 PM

erase my page

Posted by: tyheim at April 21, 2008 3:31 PM

i forgot my password it says it will mail it to me but i cant check my mail i need help

Posted by: ian at April 24, 2008 9:03 AM

i need to get a new email i have a real one but i can change it so i can talk to my friends on myspce i know it says go tp account settings but i dont have that help me

Posted by: amber at May 3, 2008 7:59 AM

can i delete my myspace account without having to be sent an email of how to delete it,because i made up my email adress,.

Posted by: lolz at May 3, 2008 12:44 PM

I am trying to delete my account and I have been waiting for over 48 hours and it has not yet been delete

Posted by: Ingvar at May 4, 2008 10:59 AM

i am trying to delete a myspace account that i can not log into. i dont remember the password tho and its private! how can i permanently delete the account?

Posted by: sylvia at May 9, 2008 7:30 PM

I DON'T WANT MY EMAIL ACCOUT OR PASSWORD NOMORE

Posted by: ROSS at May 12, 2008 1:35 PM

Hi,
I would like to delete my myspace forever. The email i used for it has been deleted a long time ago and i can still access my account but cannot fully delete it. can you help me ?

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