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Are Passwords Kept After Canceling a Microsoft Family Account?
Question details
The user wants to know if their saved passwords will be lost or retained when a Microsoft Family account is canceled or an account is removed from the family group.
- Product
- Microsoft Account
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Leaving or canceling a Microsoft Family group subscription.
- Observed behavior
- The user needs to ensure that their saved passwords linked to their individual Microsoft account are not deleted when changing their family group status.
Before making any changes to your Microsoft Family group or closing an account, verify exactly which individual Microsoft account is currently storing your saved passwords.
Understanding Microsoft Account Password Storage
Learn how Microsoft handles passwords for individual accounts versus family groups to safely manage your data.
Microsoft family membership does not merge Microsoft accounts or transfer their stored passwords. Password information remains strictly associated with the individual account where it was originally saved.
Canceling a family subscription or removing another account from the family group will not remove passwords stored in your distinct personal account.
Recognize that joining or leaving a Microsoft Family group only affects shared subscriptions (like Microsoft 365) and parental controls, not personal data like stored passwords.
Open Microsoft Edge, click the three-dot menu in the top right, select Settings, and navigate to Profiles > Passwords. Confirm which Microsoft email address is currently signed in and storing these credentials.
Navigate to account.microsoft.com/family. As long as you do not delete the specific Microsoft account holding the passwords, you can safely remove it from the Family group without losing any saved credentials.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will I lose my OneDrive files if I leave a Microsoft Family group?
If you leave a Microsoft 365 Family subscription, your OneDrive storage limit will revert to the free 5GB tier. Your files will not be immediately deleted, but you won't be able to add or sync new files if you are over the 5GB limit.
How do I check which Microsoft account is storing my passwords?
You can check your saved passwords by opening the Microsoft Edge browser, navigating to Settings > Profiles > Passwords, or by opening the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device to see which account is currently logged in.
Does deleting a Microsoft account delete the saved passwords?
Yes. If you go through the process to completely close the specific Microsoft account where the passwords are saved, all data associated with that account, including passwords, will be permanently deleted after the standard 60-day grace period.
Can I transfer passwords from one Microsoft account to another?
Microsoft does not offer a direct one-click transfer for passwords between accounts. You must export them to a CSV file from your browser (like Edge) using the old account, switch profiles to the new account, and then import the CSV file.
