How do I deactivate or delete a Facebook account?
Facebook is a social media platform owned by Mark Zuckerberg via a company called Meta. Facebook contains a lot of information about users. Facebook users may wish to deactivate or delete their accounts for personal reasons.
Deactivation of a Facebook account means it is a temporary action and the account can be reactivated with non of your Facebook account data lost.
On the other hand, when you delete a Facebook account you will not be able to recover/reactivate the account after 30 days of initiating the delete Facebook account process.
How to delete a Facebook account online or on a PC
There are several ways to delete a Facebook account, to delete your Facebook account online or on PC follow the steps below.
Step 1. Click on Facebook delete link.
Step 2. Select Delete account, by checking the small circle next to delete account.
Step 3. Navigate to and click on continue to account deletion.
Step 4. Enter your Facebook password and click on continue.
How to delete a Facebook account on the phone
To delete a Facebook account on the phone follow the steps below:
Step 1. Facebook login. login into your Facebook account and tap on the three-bar menu in the upper right-hand corner of your device screen.
Step 2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap on settings and privacy.
Step 3. Tap on setting
Step 4. Tap on personal and account information.
Step 5. Tap on account ownership and control.
Step 6. Select deactivation and deletion.
Step 7. Select Delete account, by checking the small circle next to delete account.
Step 8. Navigate to and click on continue to account deletion.
Step 9. Enter your Facebook account password and click on continue.
How to deactivate a Facebook account online or PC
If all you want is a temporal break from Facebook then Facebook deactivation is a better option for you than Facebook deletion.
To deactivate your Facebook account online or on PC follow the steps below:
Step 1. Click on the Facebook deactivation link.
Step 2. Select Deactivate account, by checking the small circle next to deactivate the account.
Step 3. Click on Continue to Account Deactivation.
Step 4. Enter your Facebook password and click on continue.
How to deactivate a Facebook account on a phone
To temporarily deactivate the account on phone follow the steps below:
Step 1. Facebook login. login into your Facebook account and tap on the three-bar menu in the upper right-hand corner of your device screen.
Step 2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap on settings and privacy.
Step 3. Tap on setting
Step 4. Tap on personal and account information.
Step 5. Tap on account ownership and control.
Step 6. Select Deactivation and deletion.
Step 7. Select Deactivate account, by checking the small circle next to delete account.
Step 8. Navigate to and click on Continue to Account Deactivation.
Step 9. Enter your Facebook account password and click on continue.
How to download your Facebook data
Facebook recommends downloading all your data on Facebook before permanently deleting your Facebook account.
To download your Facebook data follow online or on a PC follow the steps below:
Step 1. Click on the Facebook download information link.
Step 2. Select the file format, media quality and date range from the options provided.
Step 3. Scroll down and select the information you want to download.
Step 4. scroll down and click on request download.
How to download Facebook data on the phone
Step 1. Facebook login. login into your Facebook account and tap on the three-bar menu in the upper right-hand corner of your device screen.
Step 2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap on settings and privacy.
Step 3. Tap on Setting.
Step 4. Scroll down and tap on download information.
Step 5. Scroll down and select the information you want to download.
Step 6. Select the file format, media quality and date range from the options provided.
Step 7. scroll down, tap on Create file, and follow the prompts.
Frequently asked questions about Facebook deletion or deactivation.
What happens if I delete my Facebook account?
- After you delete a Facebook account, you won’t be able to reactivate the account.
- All your Facebook data including pages will be lost except if you downloaded the data before deleting the account and handed over the control of the page to someone else.
- After you delete a Facebook account, you will no longer be able to chat on Facebook via Facebook Messenger.
- You will lose access to other social media platforms you signed up with using a Facebook login.
- Information sent to friends or other Facebook users will still be visible to them because it is stored in their inboxes.
What happens if I deactivate my Facebook account?
- You can reactivate your Facebook account anytime you want.
- Other Facebook users won’t be able to see your Facebook profile.
- Your Facebook data will not be deleted or lost.
- You can still chat on Facebook via Facebook messenger.
- You will not lose access to other social media platforms you signed up for via Facebook login.
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