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  themursleen · Member · Mar 24, 2021 at 4:33 pm

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  If I close my account with an email, then please tell me can I register this email with another account after closing this account.?

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  a18s · Member · Mar 24, 2021 at 4:40 pm

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  Hi there,

  > please tell me can I register this email with another account after closing this account.?

  Kindly note that usernames cannot be reused after closure.

  Here is the related document with further instructions on how to close your account:
  https://wordpress.com/support/close-account/

  Hope this helps!

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  supernovia · Staff · Mar 24, 2021 at 9:15 pm

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  @themursleen the email wouldn’t be freed up until 30 days later, so if your intent is to use this address with another account, you’ve got a few options:

  If the new name doesn’t exist yet, you can change your username:

  Change Your Username

  If it does already exist, try changing the address on this account to an alias prior to closing the account. How you set up an alias depends on the email provider, but with gmail for example, just adding a dot before the @ sign will do. Change the address, confirm the change, and then the address you want will be freed up.

  Lastly, if you made a mistake and closed the account while the email address you want is still attached, just reply to the closure email asking support to re-open the account so you can make that change.

  Hoping that helps! And thank you for your help here, @anastas10s.

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  a18s · Member · Mar 24, 2021 at 10:31 pm

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  Account closed already, it seems.

  Glad I helped @supernovia , I’m here to learn. :)