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Scroll to the "Delete Data" section. Click "Permanently Delete Data." Confirm your request: You'll receive an email from 23andMe; follow the link in the email to confirm your deletion request.

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Scroll to the “Delete Data” section. Click “Permanently Delete Data.” Confirm your request: You’ll receive an email from 23andMe; follow the link in the email to confirm your deletion ...

How to delete your 23andMe data To delete your data from 23andMe, you need to log in to your account and then follow these steps: Navigate to the Settings section of your profile.

You’ll need to permanently delete your account if you want to delete the transaction history associated with it. Caitlyn Moorhead contributed to the reporting for this article.

How to delete To delete data from 23andMe, customers should log in to their account and navigate to the “Settings” section of their profile.

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