However, use of FaceBook is a controversial topic, due to security reasons or data leak, a lot of people quit using it or other like to delete it. One reason to quit Facebook could be the reason to leave social media. Because so many security reports report about Facebook data leaks on a regular basis, some people fear that using Facebook is a threat to their data and privacy. However, whatever the reason, here we have a complete step-by-step guide on how you can delete your Facebook account permanently.
It doesn’t take much effort to delete a Facebook account if you follow these steps. Facebook offers two options for deleting an account. You can choose between a temporary deactivation and a permanent deletion. Permanent deletion removes your entire account from existence, so you cannot get it back in the future. Hence, you have to decide whether to delete your account temporarily or permanently.
Before deleting Facebook accounts, users can also download archives that contain information such as posts, images, videos, chat history, comments, friends, likes and reactions. To download your Facebook archives you have to login to your Facebook account either in application or website.
Download Facebook Data before deleting it:
- First you have to login into your Facebook account
- Then click on menu icon situated at right bottom corner
- Select Setting from Setting & Privacy menu drop-down.
- Go-to “Your Facebook Information” section.
- Click on “Access Your Information”
- Select “Download Your Information” at bottom.
- Select what kind of data you want to download and click on “Create File”
You will get notification from Facebook when your file will be ready for download. Once you download the archive file, you can start the account deletion process.
Deactivate Your Facebook Account:
- Click on “Settings” under the “Settings & Privacy” option from menu.
- Select “Account Ownership and Control” from there.
- Click on “Deactivation and Deletion.”
- Select “Deactivate Account” and click on “Continue.”
- Select the appropriate reason for deactivation and then click on “Continue.”
By deactivating the account, Facebook may ask for a password for confirmation. Make sure that you remember your account password. However, you can re-generate your account password using the “forgot password” option.
Delete Your Facebook Account Permanently:
- Go-to “Setting” under “Setting & Privacy” option.
- Select “Account Ownership and Control” from “Your Facebook Information” section.
- Click on “Deactivation and Deletion.”
- Select “Delete Account” and click on “Continue to Account Deletion.”
- Again click on “Continue.”
- Now, you successfully requested for permanent account deletion.
After deleting your account, you simply don’t have to re-login for a certain period of time! Otherwise, your deletion request will be canceled. So, do not attempt to login into your account.
