How do I cancel my account because I no longer need it and don’t want to be charged anymore?
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Hi there,
You can deactivate your account by following the steps in this guide: 👉 https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/accounts/deactivate/
That will stop any future charges. If you run into issues, feel free to contact support at https://do.co/support.
Hello,
You need to destroy all running resources first (droplets, databases, load balancers, registries, etc.).
Also grab any backups or snapshots you need before you pull the trigger, those go away permanently once the account is deactivated.
Regards
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