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TikTok is an exploding social media platform with over 2 billion downloads. The Chinese app offers you an opportunity to record short video content when singing or dancing to your favorite songs. The app allows you to record your short video, edit, and upload on the platform without any special additional technical skills. You can also share your videos to other social media platforms such as Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, and Instagram. However, after some time you might consider deactivating your app for personal reasons. Before you delete your account, keep in mind that deactivating your account is permanent and cannot be reversed. Once you delete your account, it remains “Deactivated” for 30 days before it disappears forever. If you wish to have it back, sign back in within the stated time. Otherwise, your account and the content will be wiped out permanently on TikTok. Steps to deactivate your TikTok account 1) Login to your account 2) Launch the app. Go to your profile and select the three dots (…) icon at the top-right corner. 3) Click “Manage My Account” 4) At the bottom of the menu page, you’ll see a “Delete account” button 5) Save your phone number if you haven’t already. Then click on “Send Code” and you’ll receive a text with your confirmation code that allows you to delete the account. Enter the verification code and click “Continue”. 6) A brief statement opens up alerting you about the things you won’t be able to access after deactivating your account. If you still want to continue, click the “Delete Account” button. Let me review the steps to deactivate your TikTok again.How to deactivate your TikTok account Login to your TikTok account Go to your profile Select the three dots (…) icon at the top-right corner Click “Manage My Account” Click “Delete account” button At the bottom of the menu page, you’ll see a “Delete account” button, click that. Send a security code by following prompts Confirm that you want to delete account Watch this video about deactivating TikTok account https://youtu.be/OH2UPEq-6Tc How to restore TikTok after deactivating your account Note that, this restoring your account can only be done within the first 30 days of deactivating your account. Otherwise, your account will be permanently deleted. To retrieve your data, login into your account as normal. A dialog box will pop up. Click the “Reactivate” button to restore your account. Your data will reappear and you can continue making fun videos for your audience. What do you lose when you delete or deactivate your TikTok Account? When you reach the final step to deleting your account, a popup dialog will appear sharing the following information: You’ll have no access to your account You’ll lose access to all videos you uploaded You’ll have no refund for any previously purchased items Chat messages may still be visible to others Note that your account will be deactivated for 30 days. During this period, your account won’t be accessible to the public. After 30 days, your account will be deleted automatically forever. How to add a phone number to your TikTok account To delete your account using the above process, you need to add a phone number linked to your TikTok account. Otherwise, the process won’t work. If you’re wondering how to go about it: Login to your TikTok app Tap on the “Profile Icon” at the bottom right corner Select the “…” icon at the top right corner Select the “Privacy and Settings” Tap on the “Manage My Account” option Tap on the “Phone Number” option Enter your phone number and wait for a verification text with your one-time password code Again, let me reviews the steps to add a phone number to your TikTok account Login to your TikTok appTap on the “Profile Icon” at the bottom right cornerSelect the “…” icon at the top right cornerSelect the “Privacy and Settings”Tap on the “Manage My Account” optionTap on the “Phone Number” optionEnter your phone number and wait for a verification text with your one-time password code How to unlink your phone number from TikTok Note that TikTok needs your account linked to your phone number to verify you’re the real user for that account. If you need to change it, you’ll need to replace it with another number. TikTok doesn’t allow you to remove your phone number and email from your account because To verify your account.To find your account on TikTok, in case you lost your password and username. Your phone number and email help you to recover your particular account if you forgot your account. To trace, and collect information on their users’ behavior.To meet company policy.To turn over its user back to the app. With that in mind, if you still want to remove your phone number or replace it with another, here’s a step by step process to guide you. Open the TikTok app on your smartphone.After you launch the TikTok app, click on the “Me,” with the people icon.Now you will see your profile, click on the three vertical (...)dots.You will go to the “Settings and privacy,” after that, choose to Report a problem under “Support.”Now under “Feedback and help,” select Account and Profile.After that, click on the Email and Phone Number.Now you will see various topics, click on the “changing the phone number” associated with an account.”You will see a message guide from TikTok, asking you, “Is your problem resolved?”Click on the “No” button. After you click on the no button, you will see a message saying that “Thank you for your feedback.”Now you skip the message and again click on the “Still have a problem”After you click on the “Still have a problem,” you will see the text box for feedback.Now type your problem in the box, reporting that “you don’t have any access to your phone number linked in your account.”Finally, click on the “Report” button. Read this article to change age on TikTok here. Can I delete all of my TikTok videos at once? TikTok does not offer a delete all videos option. There’s no command for “Delete All” within the app. However, some users claim you can mass delete videos using “ES File Explorer”. Note that it works for others but not everyone. Furthermore, this method only deletes videos from your phone and not in your account. Is there a way to recover deleted TikTok videos? If you are having second thoughts about deleting your TikTok , unless you saved the video in your phone, it’s gone forever. Careful not to fall bait to apps promising to recover your videos but don’t work. Most of those apps are frauds to gain access to your account. Always remember to read the reviews, terms, and conditions of the third party video recovery app. Is it possible to delete someone else’s post? Sometimes our family and friends post videos of you or your children and you don’t like it. You ask nicely but they refuse to take it down, how do you handle that? Short answer, you can’t delete someone else’s video but you can report it. Kindly avoid being that person who always reports other people's video if it’s not necessary. But if the video is offensive, violates your privacy or terms, go ahead. If you’d like to report it, locate the specific video, click the “Share” icon on the right-hand side, then click on “Report”. Fill out the pop up form and submit. The TikTok team will review the video and if it doesn’t meet the app's guidelines, the video will be deleted. Just make sure you are really want to do that otherwise, you might get into a confrontation with the other person Conclusion Having a TikTok account can be fun and entertaining. However, you might want to make a few changes in your account or deactivate it. Sometimes the app can be a distraction and need a timeout. Use the guidelines above to help you run your account efficiently.