how to delete vsco account

VSCO is short for "Visual Supply Company" and was created as a niche application for photographers to showcase their work.

While VSCO is a great app with a very strong community, it's definitely not for everyone. His penchant for art and contemporary photography makes him unsuitable for more casual users. And while the membership fee is reasonable at only $ 19.99 a year, it does cost money to have a professional membership on the site.

If you have been using VSCO and have decided that it is no longer the site for you, this article will show you how to delete your account.

How to deactivate your VSCO account

Deleting a VSCO account is, fortunately, very simple. However, before doing so, you may want to take some additional steps to ensure that your account information and content is removed.

Let's take a look at how to delete your account content and deactivate it once and for all.

Delete your VSCO images

The first step in actually removing yourself from VSCO is to remove its content. When you deactivate your membership, VSCO tends to retain your account information. So to completely exit the platform, you have to get rid of your content manually.

Open the VSCO app on your device and make sure you're signed in.
Select the face icon at the bottom right to access your profile.
Select an image and Touchez the three dots icon in the upper right corner.
Select Remove to delete the image

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You may also need to delete images that other people have added to your collection.

Open the VSCO app on your device and make sure you're signed in.
Select the face icon at the bottom right to access your profile.
Select the bell icon and select the image you want to delete.
Select the "-" icon to remove it from the collection.
Confirm your choice to remove it.

Since you must delete each image manually, this process can take a long time. However, if you want to completely remove yourself from VSCO, it is a necessary step.

Delete your VSCO account

Once your photos have been deleted, you have two options if you no longer want to use VSCO: you can deactivate your profile and leave it inactive, or you can permanently deactivate it.

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To deactivate your VSCO profile:

Log into your VSCO account and navigate to this deactivation page.
Select Deactivate VSCO profile and follow the magician.
Confirm deactivation of your VSCO profile.

Deactivating your VSCO profile will remove your Grid, Collection and Journal from public view, but will leave your account intact. Basically it will be inactive, but it will stay alive.

To deactivate your VSCO profile and account:

Log into VSCO and navigate to this page. It is the same page as the previous one.
Select Deactivate VSCO account and profile and follow the magician.
Confirm deactivation of your VSCO account.

If you prefer to delete your VSCO account by email, you can:

Email (email protected) and add the topic "Delete my VSCO account". This may take longer than doing it through the website.

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Note: Deactivating your account does not actually remove the account. You will no longer be able to access the resources you had or the purchases you made. (You may want to download the resources you will need before doing so so as not to lose them.)

You can reactivate your account by simply logging in again. This means that all you are doing to deactivate your account is prevent you from using it. If you can reactivate an account, it must still be present in order to be reactivated. This is not ideal, from a privacy perspective, so if you really want to delete your account, you must first delete all of your images.

Final thoughts

Deleting social media profiles is often unnecessarily complex. Fortunately, doing it in VSCO is very simple and, by following the steps listed above, you can temporarily or permanently deactivate your account.

Looking for more VSCO resources?

Check out our tutorial on how to blur the background in VSCO.

Looking to connect with other visual professionals? See our guide to finding new friends at VSCO.