Ever think about your Facebook account being deleted? Maybe when posting you and your wife do not want to worry about your privacy threat. Or perhaps you would want to spend less time online in your lifetime.
Regardless of why Facebook is being ditched, you should know that it’s quite easy to delete your account. There are two ways to stop—one that is reversible if you change your mind and the other permanent, if you know that you want to go.
Deleting Your Facebook Account
Deleting your Facebook account is just an option for those who are totally sure that they will never return to Facebook and don’t care if they change their minds.
Facebook permanently deletes it if you delete your account. Facebook says it normally takes about one month to delete, although “some information can stay up to 90 days in backup copies and logs.”
To delete your account, visit https://www.facebook.com/deactivate_delete_account on your computer and select “Delete Account.”Â
On your phone, go to the Facebook app and then
- Tap the triple bars in the lower right corner
- Scroll down to “Settings & Privacy” and select “Settings”
- Scroll down to the “Your Facebook Information” section and select “Account Ownership and Control”
- Select “Deactivation and Deletion” > “Delete Account”
- Tap on “Continue to Account Deletion”
Keep in consideration that messages that you sent to others or posts with groups are still on Facebook even after your account has been deleted.
How to Download Your Facebook Data
Before permanently deleting your account, Facebook recommends that you download a copy of all the data Facebook has on you. On your computer:
- Select the down arrow
- Select “Settings & Privacy” > “Settings” > “Your Facebook Information”
- Select “Download Your Information.”
On your phone, go to the Facebook app and then
- Tap the triple bars in the lower right corner
- Scroll down to “Settings & Privacy” and select “Settings”
- Scroll down to the “Your Facebook Information” section and select “Download Your Information”
Even if you’re staying on Facebook it’s a good idea—you might be surprised at how much there is.Â
Why are all of your data going to you? For one thing, the vast amount of information you shared on Facebook is quite enlightening. Even casual users might find an amazing amount of information about themselves shared by them. Select “Activity log” to get an insight into what is in your Facebook file.
Make sure that you save it somewhere secure if you decide to download your personal archive. It will probably be a large repository of personal data you probably won’t share.
Deactivating Your Facebook Account
Disabling your account is an option to delete: It holds your account and hides your schedule. In case you want to come back into the fold, Facebook doesn’t remove any of your information. I used this option in the past, and then switch on the lights later on. It was an easy way to take a break on Facebook. Everything returns once you do it — your friends, your likes, previous posts and everything else you have done at the site.
However, you should know your name will not be removed from your friends list by disabling your account. It makes sense to let them know you’re leaving the network for a while if you’re upset that your friends may be wondering why not see your posts but still see you as a boy.
If you want to give deactivation a shot, go to https://www.facebook.com/deactivate_delete_account on your computer and select “Deactivate Account.”
On your phone, go to the Facebook app and then
- Tap the triple bars in the lower right corner
- Scroll down to “Settings & Privacy” and select “Settings”
- Scroll down to the “Your Facebook Information” section and select “Account Ownership and Control”
- Select “Deactivation and Deletion” > “Deactivate Account”
- Tap on “Continue to Account Deactivation”
