How to Delete or Deactivate Your Threads Account Without Deleting Instagram Account

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How to Delete or Deactivate Your Threads Account Without Deleting Instagram Account The newest Instagram app, Threads, is frequently mentioned in the top news outlets worldwide. In other words, the software became popular because it was released at the appropriate time. Despite this, there are a few drawbacks to integrating Instagram with Threads. You cannot separate your Instagram and Threads accounts, and if you deactivate Threads, Instagram will also automatically be deleted. However, there are still certain techniques that you can apply. Therefore, read the entire instruction if you want to learn how to completely erase or deactivate the Threads account.

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Note: Deleting your Threads account will also erase the connected Instagram account. But if you decide to stop using Threads, you can deactivate your account totally.

When Should You Deactivate or Delete Your Threads Account?

You may deactivate or delete your Threads account for a variety of reasons, such as:

There are too many social media accounts for you to manage.
Your mental health is negatively affected.
Your main focus should be on your studies, career, or professional development.
Your data’s privacy and security are important to you.
It has bored you, and you are no longer interested in staying on it.

Steps to Deactivate Threads Account

Here are the steps you need to follow to deactivate your Threads account:

Open the Threads app and tap the bottom-right corner to access your Profile picture.
Click the menu icon (two dots) from the top-right corner to access the settings menu.
Then, click on Account.
Click on Deactivate Profile.
Tap on Deactivate Threads Profile to deactivate your Threads Profile.

You can also decide to Take A Break if you don’t want your profile to be disabled but still want to limit your scrolling. It will alert you to put the phone down every time you touch it for longer than 10, 20, or 30 minutes.

Step to Permanently Delete Threads Account

Here are the steps you need to follow to delete your Threads account when you no longer wish to use it:

Click the Profile icon in the Instagram app on your device. You’ll see a menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the right corner of the screen.
Go to the Settings and Privacy.
Select Account Center from the menu.
Go to Account Settings and click Personal Details.
Click on Account Ownership and Control.
Choose the Threads account that is connected to your Instagram account under Deactivate or Delete Your Account. be sure to choose the one you would like to delete.
Choose Deactivation or Deletion and then Continue.
If you want to cancel your account, choose a reason. Select the most appropriate reason and tap Continue.
Thereafter, when prompted, enter your password and click on Continue.
To confirm the deletion, click Delete Account.

If you want to deactivate your Threads account, you might have to give up your Instagram account. You might have to give up your Instagram account for the time being, but Meta may in the future provide a distinct option to erase Threads and associated data individually.

How to Restore a Deactivate or Deleted Threads Account

If you’ve only canceled your Threads account, you can quickly activate it again using your Instagram account. After canceling your Threads account, you will be prompted to log in with Instagram once again, which will serve as a reminder. To restore your Threads account with all of your data, select the Keep Account option.

It’s crucial to know that you have 30 days after a Threads account has been removed to restore it. You won’t be able to restore your data if you don’t do so inside that time frame.

Footnotes

Meta may later provide a feature that allows you to delete your Threads account and associated data independently, but for the time being, you might have to give up Instagram in order to cancel your Threads account.