One of the things I like to do every now and thenespecially around this time of yearis tostart fresh.
Ill think about all the services Ive signed up for and dont actually use.
Consumer Reports recently publisheda great guidethat shows you the basic steps for deleting your accounts across 15 different services.
Ive bookmarked the sites series of steps, and I recommend you do the samewith one caveat.
This wont matter in some casesif youre nuking a parody Twitter account, for example.
choose the Back Up Content button to begin creating your .XML archive.
Backing up your data:punch the drop-down arrow in Facebooks upper-right corner and select configs.
tap on Your Facebook information, and then tap on the Download Your Information link to begin the process.
Deleting your data:Visit your accountsSettingspage and choose the Privacy prefs tab.
Scroll down a bit and opt for delete your account link to start the process.
Just visit Googles Download Your Data page to get started.
Deleting your data:This ones easy.
Visitthis page, and youll be able to delete your Google+ profile with just a few clicks.
On the web, snag the icon that looks like a person to go to your Instagram profile.
Then, choose the gear icon and select Privacy & Security.
Scroll down to the Data Download section and hit the Request download option to get started.
Deleting your data:Instagram has a handy Delete your account page for doing exactly that.
snag the Download your data option to get started.
The service does have a tool fordownloading any videos or music youve uploaded, but thats it.
Deleting your data:All you have to do is visityour options pageand grab the Delete account option.
Its as easy as that.
Backing up your data:Pinterest doesnt have a tool for downloading your data, unfortunately.
Youll have to use a third-party app likePin4EverorPinCrawlinstead.
Deleting your data:From that same Manage My Account page, punch the Delete my account option.
Youll have 30 days to change your mind.
However, this wont include your Whatsapp messages.
This wontdelete your Google account, just your YouTube channel.
