VKontakte is one of the most famous social networks in the post-Soviet space. In this case, there are different cases and it may turn out that the user wants to delete his own VK page. For example, he stopped using this social network altogether and does not want his data to remain publicly available to other people. Or the user decided to radically change his life, start over, changed his last name and now he needs to delete the old page in order to create a new one in return.
Features of deleting a page in VK
The VK social network has one amazing ability - registration is extremely simple, carried out in a couple of clicks in a matter of seconds. But it is almost impossible to completely erase data about a personal page from the server. Or the operation is accompanied by such difficulties that by the time you figure out the nuances, you won’t want to erase your profile.
Everyone has their own reasons for deleting a personal page, but the procedure must be performed correctly. Otherwise, personal data will not be erased. Moreover, a VK profile can exist not only on a computer, but also on a phone.
At the moment, all users have the ability to download their own data from the social network. This will be a personal profile collected over the entire existence of the profile. This is especially true before deleting a page. The operation boils down to creating an archive with all user data accumulated on the social network server, which is then transmitted to the client’s email.
This archive consists of:
- All profile information - number of friends, gifts, subscriptions, messages, music, documents, videos, blacklist information, etc.
- Payment data – linked credit cards, history of each transaction, transfers, etc.
- Advertising information and visited places.
- Other data – support requests, importing contacts, information about blocking, etc.
To download such an archive, you need to go to the “Data Protection” subsection, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Request archive” icon. Next, the system will prompt the user to select the data that needs to be archived. To complete the operation, click on the “Send request” icon.
You need to be extremely careful and check the URL address for correctness. This is the only way to protect yourself from a phishing attack.
There is information on the network that you can set the correct combination in the “Privacy” section, supposedly the user agrees to complete deletion and the data from his profile will be erased from the VK server. In reality, there are no such methods; the information does not correspond to reality.
Not every user knows that VK has a huge number of internal rules that he agreed to during registration (simply no one reads them). The point is that when he violates them, his page is blocked, and only the checks are deleted.
What can you do wrong to have your profile deleted? Naturally, there is no point in calling for illegal actions and illegal campaigning. It’s enough just to “stick” your personal page into one of the services for getting likes and try to like everyone - the appearance of a captcha indicates that the user is on the right track! The system will freeze the profile and delete it only after a while. The deletion period for each account is different.
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Will my page be deleted forever?
Yes, but only after 210 days from the date of deletion. During this period, the profile can still be restored.
Is it necessary to indicate the reason for deleting your profile?
No! Whether to indicate a reason or not is the user's decision.
Other ways to delete a profile
It is not necessary to completely delete the page without the ability to access the social network itself. There is an option in which a person removes information about himself, but at the same time can follow other people, read the news feed, and so on. In this case, the following is done:
- You need to go to your personal page, go to the “Settings” section.
- Find the “Privacy” subsection and select the “Only me” function in all drop-down lists.
- Next, you should remove all personal information. Videos, music, photos, entries on the page, and so on are completely erased. The friends list is cleared.
Another option you can use is to write a message to the moderators. This can be done via email. The letter must indicate the user's desire to delete his own profile. In addition, you must provide evidence that the page belongs to a specific person. This is also done to prevent fraudulent activities.
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How to delete a page on VK via iPhone
The process of deleting a VK page via iPhone is identical to the procedure for deleting it from a computer. The difference here is minimal - minor differences in the interfaces of these two versions of VK.
You can delete your profile on a social network either for a certain time or permanently.
Delete temporarily
To temporarily delete your own VK account, you need to follow these steps:
- You need to log into your personal VK profile using any browser, and then go through the authorization process.
- Then you need to go to the navigation panel, which is located at the bottom of the page.
- Next, you need to go to settings and scroll through all the available items to the very bottom.
- Find the last item called “Delete page” and click on it.
- Follow the instructions provided by the system, after which the account will be deleted.
To disable your VK profile via iPhone, no additional programs are required. But before deleting, the user needs to weigh the pros and cons, because the process of restoring a page is much more complicated. Nevertheless, the data recovery function can be used by any user who has undergone the official registration procedure in VK. Purchased and donated accounts are unlikely to be “reanimated”.
Delete permanently
Many users are interested in the question - how to delete your VK profile forever?
The administration of the social network has come up with many tricks that will not allow you to instantly and irrevocably get rid of your account. There is only one way to permanently delete your own page - by unlinking the cell phone number that is used for authorization and where notifications from VK are received.
If someone wants to hack a user’s profile and use it for their own purposes, they won’t be able to do it.
To log into your account, you will be asked for an activation code, and it will be sent to the phone that was previously linked to VK. Without a number, access restoration is in no way possible.
To unlink a personal phone number linked to an account, you must do the following:
- Go to your own profile and log in.
- Open the “Settings” tab and go to the “General” subsection.
- Go down to the “Phone number” sub-item and opposite it click on the “Change” icon.
- The system will redirect the user to a page where he needs to remove his phone number and simply not indicate a new one.
A user’s profile can be frozen forever without his participation. You just need to systematically break the rules of the social network. For such violations, the VK administration will delete the user account.
Features of the procedure
Let us immediately note that it is not possible to delete a page in the VK application. You need to log in to vk.com using the Safari browser.
The relevance of deleting a page is increasing every day. This is due to account hacking, which has become commonplace on the Internet. When faced with such a problem or simply deciding to delete a page from VK, you need to choose the type of elimination: temporary or permanent.
The “traces” left by the user on the World Wide Web cannot be completely removed. For example, on friends’ pages or a wall.
The name will also not disappear, but will remain in the VKontakte database. To prevent it from appearing in the lists, you must change the name to a new “nickname” before liquidating the page.
How to remove an application from iPhone
When a user has successfully deleted his own VK page from an iPhone, it means that he no longer needs the application, which means it needs to be deleted. This can be done in two ways: from the desktop as a regular program; via system storage.
Method No. 1
To remove the VK application, iPhone owners just need to hold and hold its icon until all the desktop icons start shaking and a red cross appears next to each one. When you click on this cross, the system will prompt the user to remove an unnecessary application; he just needs to confirm the operation by clicking on the “Ok” icon.
Method No. 2
This removal method is also very simple and does not cause difficulties.
Users need:
- Go to “Settings” of your gadget.
- Go to the “Basic” section.
- Open the “Storage and iCloud” item.
- Click on the “Manage” button.
- Select the VK application from the list and click on the “Uninstall a program” icon.
Users must take into account one important point - after deleting an account, every rating and comment within VK will be saved under their names. For this reason, it is recommended to change your own name before deleting the page.
Well, don’t forget that all accounts that were deleted without unlinking the phone number can be restored within the next 210 days.
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Key points for deleting a page
Why do users think about how to delete a VK page from a computer or iPhone? The thing is that recently cases of account hacking have become more frequent. Fraudsters, gaining access to profiles, send false information, steal money and commit other unpleasant actions.
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For these reasons, some people prefer to completely abandon the VKontakte network or create other (anonymous) profiles that cannot in any way affect ordinary life.
Before you start deleting a page, there are a few basic things you need to know. Firstly, as practice shows, it is impossible to completely delete an account. It does not matter whether the user does this through a mobile application or through an Internet browser.
Important! If you want to completely get rid of a specific page, it is recommended that before deleting it, you erase all personal data, including full name, e-mail, phone number.
Why is it impossible to completely delete a personal page on VK? The thing is that some of the records and information, one way or another, will be saved on the global network. The user's name or nickname will remain in the friend database and the social network itself.
The only thing you can do before you start deleting the profile itself is to erase your first and last name from your personal page. This way, at least they can be used in the future.
In addition, you can submit a statement to the site administration. According to legal regulations, upon receipt of an application to delete personal data, the administration is obliged to do so.
One more thing to be aware of. After the page is deleted, the user is given 6 months to recover. In other words, during this time a person can still fully resume the work of his profile.
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