Deleting an AIM or AOL Screen Name Account
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago at 6:00 pm. 15 comments
Posted in Cancel Aim.
Many people ask if its possible to cancel or remove your AIM or AOL screen name and account.
Depending on which account you have, you may or may not be able to completely cancel your account
If you have..
- A Free AIM Account: You WILL NOT be able to cancel.
- A Free AOL Account: You WILL be able to cancel.
- A Paid AOL Account: You WILL be able to cancel.
You can however take steps to ensure that your account is canceled down the road by following the suggestions
Remove Your Screen Name in Aim 6.8
- Open AIM 6.8
- Click on a Screen Name
- Uncheck Remember Me
- Uncheck Remember Password
- Press Delete On your Screen Name
Canceling your Paid AOL Screen Name
- Head over to Cancel AOL
- Look for “Free AOL / Cancel My AOL Bill”
- Press Continue
Canceling your Free AOL Screen Name
- Visit Cancel AOL
- Find the Frequently Asked Questions at the Right
- Click “How do I cancel my free member account”
For Aim Users only: If you followed the first step, your screen name will now be removed from Aim’s drop down list. However, there are few important things you should remember. Screen names will eventually become deactivated due to inactivity. This means you should never log into the screen name at all. This includes checking Email and posting on AOL’s message boards. Each time you sign on, you initially reset the clock for the screen name to become deactivated.
Another way to getting your AIM Screen Name deactivated is a bit more nefarious as it requires you to do a Terms of Service violation. Essentially once you have done a Terms of Service violation your account will most likely become suspended and nobody will ever be able to sign on or use it again. This is until AOL dumps the inactivated and suspended screen names, which can take years before its placed back into rotation. Most of the time this never happens for suspended screen names.
I am trying to get AOL to NOT cancel my now free account. They keep sending me threatening emails that they will cancel my account if I don’t resubmit payment information, but I have been a free user for about 6 months now. Is this deliberate? Or a computer glitch? Does anyone else have the same problem?
It could be phishing too.
I made a screen name at aol.com, and now i have NO clue how to delete is there a way to?
Well this whole post tells you exactly what to do, so you might want to reread the section that says cancelling your free AOL screen name.
I just find this really strange that you cannot delete a screen name…..
Its some old rule AOL does so that someone can’t impersonate you but they don’t say when they are dumping screen names.
I did read and re-read the directions above on how to cancel my free AOL Screen Name and it kept sending me to a Copyright Infringement page. I don’t feel like calling or mailing the request since this is the Internet and you shouldn’t have to go through analog steps do delete a digital id. I sent my request through the copyright infringement page and stated that their cancellation policy sux! Wanted to let everyone know that I did follow the above directions and in true AOL form it didn’t go as expected.
Thanks
LoL the copyright infringment page is just for Copyright infringement. I’d just call them and let them know.
Dude this damn thing dosent work!! What the hell!
How do I delete my account?
How do I delete my account? I read the thing 10 times!!!
Which Account are you deleting AIM or AOL?
I am tring to delete my aim account not my yahoo how do i do it i don’t want to delete it off my aim i want to delete the entire screen name. So i don’t have aim mail or aim at all please get back to me when you get a chance
tina
ok, i have the aim 6.8 and want to delete it - I’ve read your thing over and over but I just keep being sent to the copyright infringement page. Why can’t I delete this sucker????? It’s awful!!!!!
You can delete Aim 6.8 by going to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and Select Aim.