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Q&A: Closing (or Merging) Two LinkedIn Accounts

Q.

I have two LinkedIn accounts. How do I delete the older one so people stop sending me connection requests to that account?

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You can close a LinkedIn account by logging into it, clicking your name at the top of the page and choosing Settings from the menu. At the bottom of the Settings page, click the Account tab and under “Helpful Links,” click “Close your account.” Once you go through the steps and delete the account, you will not be able to see any contacts or other information you added to that profile.

If you want to keep the contact details of people you connected with from that LinkedIn account, copy the information before you close the old account. If you have not already connected with the same people from your newer LinkedIn account, you may need to send new invitations to connect again. LinkedIn's help center also has instructions for dealing with duplicate accounts and adding the e-mail address associated with an old account to a newer one.

Although it currently does not transfer personal data, (like work experience or recommendations) between two different accounts, LinkedIn says it can help transfer all the connections from one account to another. To do so, contact LinkedIn and provide the e-mail addresses associated with both accounts - then tell the company which account you want to keep using.