Changed my blog address, can I safely delete the old address?

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  sorryiambooked · Member · Sep 3, 2015 at 10:21 pm

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  When I first started blogging, I picked an address that didn’t match my blog’s name.

  After doing some ‘refurbishing’, I decided to change the address to match the blog’s updated name and still keep all of my content. The first address is now a blank blog with no content which I made private. Can I delete the first address safely without losing any content or anything else?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Sep 3, 2015 at 10:31 pm

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  I do not recommend deleting the site. I recommend making it private.

  To delete a WordPress.COM hosted blog you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to navigate to Dashboard > Tools > Delete Site.

  The guide is here http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  Alternatively, to change blog visibility to Private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3. See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings

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  sorryiambooked · Member · Sep 3, 2015 at 10:40 pm

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  Thanks! I have it private already. I guess I can leave it that way.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 3, 2015 at 10:42 pm

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  Yes, you can because you may wish to use it in the future. :)