account delete

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  luisfromflipptap · Member · Jun 7, 2019 at 6:03 pm

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  Hi, I delete an account and I want to use again the same email address. When I try they said that the email address is already used… how can i do?

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Jun 7, 2019 at 6:47 pm

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  Hi there,

  Regarding emails connected to deleted accounts, our support page reads:

  Please note that during this 30 day window your account data persists, which means that you cannot use your account email address to sign up for a new WordPress.com account. Once the 30 days are up and your account is purged, your email will be freed to use with a new account.

  Close Your Account

  If you just recently deleted your account, it may be quicker to request reactivating it and change the email connected to the account in order to free up the email you want to use for you new account.

  Or, depending on why you deleted your account initially, you may be able to just keep that account open and rename it?

  If you are wanting to reactivate your deleted account, we’ll need to send an email to that address to confirm ownership.

  Let us know how you would like to proceed.

  Thanks,

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Jun 7, 2019 at 6:58 pm

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  The only possibility would be to restore the old account and change the email address associated with it.

  When the account was closed we sent a notification email your way. Reply back to that email that you need the account restored so you can update the email address and free it up for another account.