<h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr">Deactivating a user:</h3>"Deactivating a user" means temporarily restricting a user's access to the workspace. You can reactivate them whenever you want. While they are deactivated, you will not be able to create additional new users under the same email address. <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr">Deleting a user:</h3>"Deleting a user" means permanently revoking a user's access to the workspace. User profile data is retained for reporting purposes. Once a user account is deleted, you can create an additional user account using the same email.

In this short guide you will learn the meaning and difference between deactivating and deleting users.

### ****Deactivating a user:****

"Deactivating a user" means temporarily restricting a user's access to the workspace. You can reactivate them whenever you want. While they are deactivated, you will not be able to create additional new users under the same email address.

### ****Deleting a user:****

"Deleting a user" means permanently revoking a user's access to the workspace. User profile data is retained for reporting purposes. Once a user account is deleted, you can create an additional user account using the same email.

What is the difference between deactivating a user and deleting a user?

<h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr">Deactivating a user:</h3>"Deactivating a user" means temporarily restricting a user's access to the workspace. You can reactivate them whenever you want. While they are deactivated, you will not be able to create additional new users under the same email address. <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3" dir="ltr">Deleting a user:</h3>"Deleting a user" means permanently revoking a user's access to the workspace. User profile data is retained for reporting purposes. Once a user account is deleted, you can create an additional user account using the same email.

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