How to delete gmail acct on Droid

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  1. hobbsfarm [OP]
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    12-27-2009 05:13 PM
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    How to delete gmail acct on Droid

    I created a new gmail acct and changed my mind so I deleted it on the Gmail site and couldn't figure out how to delete it on my phone. I created a new one and it's also on my phone. However, I can't figure out how to delete the original one off my Droid and it's the primary one for Market and can't download any of those wonderful apps. I have a constant warning on my phone (triangle in upper left corner) "sign in error" and it gives me a code to type in (resulting in an unsuccessful sign-in since the email account is deleted on the Google site)

    How do I delete the original email account off the Droid and make the new email address the default for all my transactions?

    Thanks in advance!

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    12-27-2009 05:15 PM
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    Settings>Apps>Manage apps>Google Apps>Clear data.

    After that, Settings>Data Synchronization>Google and it asks you to sign in or create an account.
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    12-27-2009 05:18 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Backnblack View Post
    Settings>Apps>Manage apps>Google Apps>Clear data.

    After that, Settings>Data Synchronization>Google and it asks you to sign in or create an account.
    you beat me to it
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    12-27-2009 05:28 PM
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    Got go Google Apps and the "clear defaults" button is not selectable (dark). Do I force stop? Weird thing is when I was in email & hit menu/accounts, the original email acct didn't show. (shucks - that would've been too easy)!
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    12-27-2009 05:29 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by hobbsfarm View Post
    Got go Google Apps and the "clear defaults" button is not selectable (dark). Do I force stop? Weird thing is when I was in email & hit menu/accounts, the original email acct didn't show. (shucks - that would've been too easy)!
    do a reboot and run though it again....
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    USMC rule # 23 of gunfighting: Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

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    12-27-2009 08:14 PM
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    Thanks so much!

    The reboot did the trick - (good thing I only downloaded a few apps so far!)
    Really appreciate your help! Have a terrific new year! It's a good thing you were here - I googled, looked at gmail's site, and searched throughout this forum for an hour before posting - before posting.
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    12-27-2009 08:16 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by hobbsfarm View Post
    The reboot did the trick - (good thing I only downloaded a few apps so far!)
    Really appreciate your help! Have a terrific new year! It's a good thing you were here - I googled, looked at gmail's site, and searched throughout this forum for an hour before posting - before posting.
    No problem. Goto the Market then menu, hit downloads and any paid apps will be there to dl again....
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    12-28-2009 11:18 PM
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    okay so I had a gmail account that i created upon turning on the phone for the first time, I then started having problems with the regular email account syncing with my windows live account so i attempted to use gmail to sync with my live so it would actually alert me when i got an email but then some other stuff got messed up so I ended up deleting my entire google account and now on my phone its says sign in error for my google account and it won't go away since I no long have this account, what can i do to fix this? if i do a complete reboot will it delete all of my contacts? if so how can i save them?
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    12-29-2009 05:49 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taylorstevens View Post
    okay so I had a gmail account that i created upon turning on the phone for the first time, I then started having problems with the regular email account syncing with my windows live account so i attempted to use gmail to sync with my live so it would actually alert me when i got an email but then some other stuff got messed up so I ended up deleting my entire google account and now on my phone its says sign in error for my google account and it won't go away since I no long have this account, what can i do to fix this? if i do a complete reboot will it delete all of my contacts? if so how can i save them?
    Are you sure your UN/PW are correct?
    Can you log in via a PC? If so, change your PW and give it another try from the Droid.
    A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

    Only the Skilled Survive

    A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.

    Drill Sergeant Frick's Rules For Un-armed Combat.
    1. Never be unarmed.
    2. See Rule #1

    USMC rule # 23 of gunfighting: Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

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    12-29-2009 06:02 AM
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    I think I got it Backnblack, I just ended saving all of my contacts to the sd card then rebooting the whole phone so i could delete the google account because it was unretrievable and created a new google account and it seems to be working fine now. It was tedious but worked
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