How to Delete Your Facebook Account in 2022
- To delete your Facebook account, go to Account Settings on the website or app.
- Before you permanently close your Facebook account, you will have the opportunity to download your personal data.
- You can also temporarily deactivate your Facebook account if you want to take a break.
Facebook is a huge force in the social media world. However, if you wish to distance yourself from Facebook, deleting your account is a quick and permanent way to disconnect.
If you’ve been using Facebook for a while, you may want to keep all your photos, videos, and messages. Fortunately, Facebook allows you to download all of this content before deleting your account.
When you’re ready, here’s how to delete your Facebook account using the mobile app on your phone or the website on your computer.
How to delete your Facebook account on your phone
1. Open the Facebook app.
2. click Three vertical lines – this is called the hamburger menu – in the lower right corner of the screen.
Click on the hamburger menu in the lower right corner of the screen.
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3. scroll down to Settings and Privacy and by clicking Under the carrot. then click set up.
Expand the “Settings & Privacy” section and click “Settings”.
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4. tap access and control.
Click “Access and Control”.
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5. tap Deactivate and delete.
6. choose delete account then click Proceed to delete account.
Select the “Delete Account” radio button, then click the “Continue to Delete Account” button.
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7. tap continue Permanently delete your Facebook account and information.
On the next screen, you can choose to download your Facebook information, including your posts, photos and videos, before deleting your account.
8. Click Delete Account to permanently delete your Facebook account and information.
After you delete your account, Facebook can take up to 90 days to completely wipe your data. If you log in within 30 days, you can restore your account.
How to delete your Facebook account from your computer
1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. click profile picture In the upper right corner.
3. In the drop-down menu, click Settings and Privacythen set up.
Go to your Facebook account settings.
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4. click privacy on the left sidebar.
Click “Privacy”.
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5. click your Facebook information on the left sidebar.
Click on “Your Facebook Information”.
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6. click view beside Deactivate and delete part.
Click the View link next to Deactivate and Delete.
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On the next screen, you will get two options.you can choose close accountwhich will hide your profile from everyone but you, but allow you to continue using Facebook Messenger; or you can choose delete accountwhich will permanently delete everything.
You can choose to temporarily deactivate your account or delete it permanently.
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7. choose delete account then click Proceed to delete account.
8. click continue.
On the next page, you will be asked if you want to continue using Messenger (if so, you cannot delete your account, you must deactivate it) and if you want to download your Facebook information, which includes all your photos, videos and posts.
9. click delete account Permanently delete your Facebook account and information.
Likewise, it can take up to 90 days to completely delete your account, and you have 30 days to undelete it from when it was activated.
