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title: Setting your profile to private
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intro: A private profile displays only limited information, and hides some activity.
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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topics:
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- Profiles
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shortTitle: Set profile to private
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redirect_from:
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- /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/setting-your-profile-to-private
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- /account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/setting-your-profile-to-private
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contentType: how-tos
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---
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## Changing your profile's privacy settings
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{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %}
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1. Navigate to the "Public profile" section, and scroll down to "Contributions & Activity"
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1. Select the checkbox next to **Make profile private and hide activity**.
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{% data reusables.user-settings.update-preferences %}
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## Next steps
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* For more information about private profiles, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/concepts/about-your-profile#private-profiles).
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* For reference information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/reference/profile-reference#limitations-of-private-profiles).
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