Can I delete my Developer Forums profile

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Created Jul ’22

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Is there a way I can delete my profile (or request a data purge) from Apple Developer Forums without deleting my Apple ID?

Answered by DTS Engineer in 720236022

Ah, you’re trying to work around this. Unfortunately I don’t think that’ll work.

One option is to create a new Apple ID just for DevForums. Any Apple ID can post to DevForums; you don’t have to be a paid developer. The main downside to this is that you have to remember to switch Apple ID as you move from, say, the Developer > Account page to here or back.

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MobileTen OP

Jul ’22

What personally identifiable information do you think the forum is storing on you that doesn't already exist under your apple id that is not duplicated here? And how does removing your profile help with posts created or answered by you that could help someone else?

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jeremynwest OP

Jul ’22

I just want to get rid of all the posts and data I previously had on the forum (i.e. username) so I can recreate a fresh new forum profile.

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’22

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Ah, you’re trying to work around this. Unfortunately I don’t think that’ll work.

One option is to create a new Apple ID just for DevForums. Any Apple ID can post to DevForums; you don’t have to be a paid developer. The main downside to this is that you have to remember to switch Apple ID as you move from, say, the Developer > Account page to here or back.

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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