{"id":22645,"date":"2019-06-03T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T16:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/22645\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T13:25:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:25:29","slug":"delete-snapchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/22645\/","title":{"rendered":"How to delete your Snapchat account while preserving your data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Snapchat developers were recently accused of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/xwnva7\/snapchat-employees-abused-data-access-spy-on-users-snaplion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">breach of privacy<\/a> after some employees\u2019 privacy abuses came to light. In essence, they spied on users. Not a pleasant discovery, is it? It might even make one think about leaving the social network.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t really matter what prompts the idea, though\u00a0\u2014 could be excessive attention from strangers, a commitment to defeat Internet addiction, or your 25th birthday. We are just going to tell you how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2>Saving data from Snapchat<\/h2>\n<p>Before you delete your Snapchat account, you will probably want to save the photos and videos you had so much fun sharing \u2014 and maybe also some other information related to your activities in the social network. Unfortunately, Snapchat doesn\u2019t offer a way to download everything in one go. Here, instead, we check out the options it does provide.<\/p>\n<input type=\"hidden\" class=\"category_for_banner\" value=\"kis-trial-privacy\">\n<h3>1. Setting up snap and story backup<\/h3>\n<p>By default, Snapchat does not save your photos and videos. A snap you send to your friend will disappear as soon as your friend has seen it. If you publish a story, it will be deleted in 24 hours. There is no way to restore them later.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re toying with the idea of leaving the social network, you might want copies of your available posts. For that, set up <em>Memories<\/em> \u2014 a function letting you save snaps to your device (Camera Roll) or cloud (Memories):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open your profile and press the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <em>Features<\/em> (Android) or <em>My account<\/em> and select <em>Memories<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Locate <em>Save destinations<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>For the <em>Save Button<\/em> option, set the location for your saved snaps. To keep copies of your videos and photos on your device, select <em>Memories &amp; Camera Roll<\/em>, or opt for<em>Camera Roll Only<\/em> if you do not want your data to be saved to the cloud.<\/li>\n<li>For <em>My Story Posts<\/em> option, select <em>Memories<\/em>. This setting will spare you the need to save each post manually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for your personal chats, you will have to press <em>Save<\/em> each time you send a snap you want to keep.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Downloading photos and videos from Memories<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to leave Snapchat right away, but until now have been saving snaps only to Memories, download your favorite pics to your device. The iOS app does it in one go.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <em>Memories<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Press on a check in the upper right-hand corner.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the snaps you want to download.<\/li>\n<li>Press the arrow icon at the bottom of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Select <em>Save<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Android users have to download snaps one by one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter <em>Memories<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Press the pic to download.<\/li>\n<li>Select <em>Export Snap<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Press <em>Camera Roll<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Contacting Support<\/h3>\n<p>Interested in more than photos? You can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.snapchat.com\/en-US\/i-need-help\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">contact Snapchat Support<\/a> and request all the data they have available: history of tracks detected with Shazam, Bitmoji avatars, photos and videos you saved to Memories (if any), and so forth. The support staff may accommodate your request and send you all you ask for.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Getting an archive with data collected by the social network<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to view the history of your actions in Snapchat, a list of your chats, logins, and so forth, you can request that information from the social network.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what you will get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>History of your authorizations, purchases, geolocations, searches, and much more,<\/li>\n<li>An archive of your chats,<\/li>\n<li>Your profile data, friends, and subscriptions info,<\/li>\n<li>Your Bitmoji avatars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All this stuff will come in one ZIP file, which you can keep as a memento. But first you need to have an e-mail address associated with your account. If you have not done that yet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <em>your avatar icon<\/em> in the upper left-hand corner of the app.<\/li>\n<li>Open <em>Settings<\/em> by pressing the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner.<\/li>\n<li>Select <em>Email<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your e-mail and press <em>Save<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Open your e-mail client, find the letter from Snapchat and click <em>Confirm Email<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Got an e-mail associated with your account? You can request the archive without delay. If you prefer to do it through the app:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open your profile and press the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to <em>Privacy<\/em> (Android) or <em>Account Actions<\/em> (iOS) and select <em>My Data<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your login and password.<\/li>\n<li>Read the list of data to be sent to you in the archive file and press <em>Submit Request<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If requesting the archive through the browser interface:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accounts.snapchat.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/accounts.snapchat.com<\/a> and get authorized on the website.<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>My Data<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Read the list of data to be sent to you in the archive and press <em>Submit Request<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In either case, after a while you will find a ZIP file with your data in your confirmed e-mail inbox.<\/p>\n<h2>Deleting a Snapchat account<\/h2>\n<p>With the backups sorted out, you may now proceed with deleting your account. Like most other social networks, at Snap\u0441hat first suggests that you merely deactivate your profile, so you have time to change your mind.<\/p>\n<p>For your information: You cannot delete your Snapchat account through the app; it has to be done through the website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In your browser, open <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accounts.snapchat.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/accounts.snapchat.com<\/a> and enter login (nickname) and password.<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>Delete my account<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your nickname and password again.<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>Continue<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s it\u00a0\u2014 now simply delete the app from your mobile devices.<\/p>\n<input type=\"hidden\" class=\"category_for_banner\" value=\"kis-trial-privacy\">\n<h2>Restoring a Snapchat account<\/h2>\n<p>You can recover your account within 30 days of deactivation date. To do that, enter the system via the app using your nickname for login. The program will ask you to wait for a few seconds, then enter again\u00a0\u2014 and there you are! Your account is active again. All of your data, including your profile, will be restored. It will be as if you never left.<\/p>\n<p>While your account is deactivated, your Snapchat friends will not see you in the app and will not be able to message you. After 30 days, your profile will be deleted for good\u00a0\u2014 after that neither you nor Snapchat employees will be able to recover it.<\/p>\n<h2>How to withdraw from other networks<\/h2>\n<p>Now you know how to get rid of your Snapchat account. But if you are after a radical digital detox or downright reclusion, learn <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-twitter\/24882\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">how to delete yourself from Twitter<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-facebook\/25536\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-instagram\/25025\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">break up completely with Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guide on how to disappear from Snapchat but keep the mementos you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2484,"featured_media":22646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1788,9],"tags":[1853,3065,586,3066,43,393,211],"class_list":{"0":"post-22645","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-privacy","8":"category-tips","9":"tag-tips","10":"tag-account","11":"tag-backup","12":"tag-delete","13":"tag-privacy","14":"tag-snapchat","15":"tag-social-media"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"en-za","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/22645\/"},{"hreflang":"en-in","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.in\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/15863\/"},{"hreflang":"en-ae","url":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/13390\/"},{"hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/usa.kaspersky.com\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/17772\/"},{"hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/15916\/"},{"hreflang":"es-mx","url":"https:\/\/latam.kaspersky.com\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/14663\/"},{"hreflang":"es","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.es\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/18600\/"},{"hreflang":"it","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.it\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/17411\/"},{"hreflang":"ru","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.ru\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/22804\/"},{"hreflang":"tr","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.tr\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/6120\/"},{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/27187\/"},{"hreflang":"fr","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.fr\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/11825\/"},{"hreflang":"pt-br","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.br\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/11962\/"},{"hreflang":"pl","url":"https:\/\/plblog.kaspersky.com\/delete-snapchat\/10827\/"},{"hreflang":"de","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.de\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/19398\/"},{"hreflang":"ja","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.co.jp\/delete-snapchat\/23391\/"},{"hreflang":"ru-kz","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.kz\/delete-snapchat\/18443\/"},{"hreflang":"en-au","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/delete-snapchat\/22696\/"}],"acf":[],"banners":"","maintag":{"url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/tag\/delete\/","name":"delete"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2484"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22645"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23644,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22645\/revisions\/23644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}