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How to remove yourself from GEDmatch

Easy removal · Last verified July 2026

GEDmatch lets you upload DNA from other services for matching — and is used by law enforcement for genetic genealogy investigations.

  1. Log in and open your dashboard.
  2. Click the pencil icon next to a DNA kit to edit or remove it.
  3. Remove each kit separately if you uploaded more than one.
  4. If you keep your kits, review the law-enforcement matching setting — opting out excludes your kit from law-enforcement comparisons.
  5. Note that relatives’ uploaded kits can still expose your genetic information, and you cannot control that.
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