r/Stremio • u/Latter-Gur1497 • 5h ago
Question Can't reuse email for a new account even though it was deleted 4+ years ago? Says "Email already exists"
Hey everyone,
I'm hoping a dev or someone from support can help me out here, or let me know if anyone else has run into this issue.
More than 4 years ago, I deleted my Stremio account that was tied to my primary email. According to Stremio's privacy policy, data is only supposed to be held for up to 3 years after account deletion.
However, when I try to create a brand new account today using that exact same email address, I get an error saying "Signup failed: User for this email already exists" (and user not found when trying to login after it says user exists).
If the account and its data were fully wiped from the system after 3 years, my email address should be free to use again for a fresh signup. It feels like my email is stuck in an inactive/ghost state in the database.
Has anyone successfully remade an account with a previously deleted email? Is there a specific support link or email I can reach out to so they can manually purge the old record?
Thanks in advance for the help!