How to Find Old Accounts for Deletion | Avoid the Hack (avoidthehack!)
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So, you want to clean up your online identity/digital footprint a bit by deleting accounts... but where can you find those pesky old ones? Here are some tips.
  • ArchRecord@lemm.eeEnglish
    32·
    1 month ago

    TLDR;

    • Check your Password Manager/Stored Browser Credentials
    • If on Apple devices, check your Keychain
    • If on Android or using/used Chrome, check your Google Password Manager (enabled if you chose to save passwords to your Google account)
    • Search old email inboxes
    • Search for your email in data breaches
    • Search for old usernames you re-used across sites

    I personally would also add searching your browser cookies, since some browsers will keep around old cookies for years if you don’t clear them.

    • merlin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Perfect TLDR. I check all the credentials in Bitwarden every few months for the ones I need to get rid of

      • ArchRecord@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        I’ve been checking my password manager for over a year now, and I’m still finding more old accounts I have to delete!

        My 120 deleted or pending deletion accounts only make up about 1/2 of the ones I need to delete overall. 😶