Leave a Project or Account

Leave a Project

All done with a project? You can remove yourself from it!

Click "Set up people" on the project's home screen:

Screenshot of the project page with the "Set up people" button highlighted

Then, find the "..." button next to your name and click it:

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"Remove yourself" button will be in the dropdown menu:

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That's it! You'll no longer see that project in your list of projects. 

Note: Users added as Clients will need an admin or account owner to remove them from a project.

Leave an Account


Click your avatar to navigate to "My profile:"

Screenshot of the personal settings with the


Scroll down to the bottom of your profile card, and you'll see the option to leave that account.

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You'll get a confirmation screen, with the option to send a personal note to the account owner. The account owner will get an email that looks like this:

Screenshot of the email from Basecamp notifying that the user has left your account.

Note: This is not an option for an account owner. If you're an owner, ensure that there's at least one other co-owner on the account. Those others can 1) remove you from ownership and 2) remove you from the account.