How to Delete My Facebook Account

How to Delete My Facebook Account. Are you trying to delete your Facebook account? If you are, there are some important information you need to know before proceeding to permanently delete your account.

Important Information Before Permanently Deleting Your Facebook Account

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You won’t be able to reactivate your account
Your profile, photos, posts, videos and everything else you’ve added will be permanently deleted. You won’t be able to retrieve anything you’ve added.
You’ll no longer be able to use Facebook Messenger.
You won’t be able to use Facebook Login for other apps that you may have signed up for with your Facebook account, such as Spotify or Pinterest. You may need to contact the apps and websites to recover those accounts.
Some information, such as messages you sent to friends, may still be visible to them after you’ve deleted your account. Copies of messages that you’ve sent are stored in your friends’ inboxes.
If you use your Facebook account to log in to Meta Quest, deleting your Facebook account will also delete your Meta Quest information. This includes your app purchases and your achievements. You will no longer be able to return any apps and will lose any existing store credits.

Instead of permanently deleting your Facebook account, you can temporarily deactivate your account.

You may be wondering what the difference between permanently deleting your FB account and temporarily deactivating your account

Here you go,

Important Information Before Temporarily Deactivating Your Facebook Account

You can take a break from Facebook and temporarily deactivate your account. When you temporarily deactivate your account:

People won’t be able to see or go to your Facebook profile.
Your photos, posts and videos won’t be deleted.
You can still use Facebook Messenger. Your profile picture will still be visible in your conversations and people will still be able to search for you by name to send you a message. You will continue to appear to friends on Facebook in places where they can message you.
You can still use Facebook Login for your other apps, such as Spotify, Pinterest or Games.
You will not be able to use your Facebook account to access Meta Quest Products or your Meta Quest information.
You can choose to come back whenever you want.

Now that you know the difference between the two available options, you can decide which works best for you. If you would still want to proceed to delete your account. You can use the guideline below.

How to Delete My Facebook Account

To permanently delete your Facebook account:

Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
Select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
If Accounts Centre is in the top left of your Settings menu, you can delete your account through Accounts Centre. If Accounts Centre is in the bottom left of your Settings menu, you can delete your account through your Facebook settings.
Click Deactivation and deletion.
Confirm by selecting Delete account.

If you change your mind after deleting your Facebook account, or you deleted your account in error, you have 30 days to cancel it. Simply use the step below.

How to Cancel My Facebook Account Deletion

To cancel your account deletion:

Log in to your Facebook account within 30 days of deleting your account.
Click Cancel Deletion.

Disclaimer – We do not work for Facebook, we are only providing you with information regarding the subject matter. If you need full information, kindly visit Facebook Help Page