How to delete WhatsApp from your computer so that it is not connected to your phone - briefly?
To completely disconnect and remove WhatsApp from your computer, follow these steps:
- Open the WhatsApp application on your computer.
- Go to Menu > Settings > Accounts > Delete My Account. This action will permanently delete your account and all associated data from both your computer and phone.
How to delete WhatsApp from your computer so that it is not connected to your phone - in detail?
To completely disconnect and remove WhatsApp from your computer, ensuring that it no longer syncs with your phone, follow these detailed steps:
On Windows or macOS:
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Close WhatsApp Desktop:
- Ensure the WhatsApp desktop application is not running. If it is open, close it by clicking on the 'X' in the top-right corner of the window.
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Unlink from Phone:
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Delete WhatsApp Data:
- On Windows:
- Press
Win + R, type%appdata%, and press Enter. - Navigate to
WhatsApp>WhatsApp Desktop Beta. - Delete the folder named
Local Storage.
- Press
- On macOS:
- Open Finder, click on
Goin the menu bar, and selectGo to Folder.... - Type
~/Library/Application Support/and press Enter. - Navigate to
WhatsApp Desktop Beta. - Delete the folder named
Local Storage.
- Open Finder, click on
- On Windows:
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Uninstall WhatsApp:
On Web Version (whatsapp.com):
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Log Out:
- Open WhatsApp Web in your browser.
- Click on the three dots (
...) in the top-right corner of the screen. - Select
Log out.
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Clear Browser Data:
- Depending on your browser, clear cookies and cached data to ensure no residual WhatsApp data remains.
- For example, in Chrome:
- Click on the three dots (
...) in the top-right corner. - Go to
More tools>Clear browsing data. - Select a time range and check
Cookies and other site dataandCached images and files. - Click
Clear data.
- Click on the three dots (
By following these steps, you will have successfully disconnected and removed WhatsApp from your computer, ensuring that it no longer syncs with your phone.