Want to Delete Facebook account permanently? This article will give you possible methods to deactivate and to delete Facebook account permanently. You will also learn How to download your Facebook data.
Facebook is one of the best social media networking site which took many competitors like MySpace & Orkut out of the competition. It became must that most of the smartphone users will have Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram accounts which are all owned by Facebook itself. Although recent news about Cambridge Analytica scandal everyone was angry about the same as their info is used to manipulate elections.
If you are paranoid about your data then you might also be thinking to delete your Facebook account as well. You might have used your Facebook account to log in to several applications etc which won’t work after you delete your Facebook account. Facebook allows users to reactivate your account within 14 days and after that, your account is deleted permanently. So before removing your Facebook account, You need to download your data stored by Facebook. Let’s see How to Download your Facebook data?
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How to Download your Facebook Data?
Facebook Data consists of all your chat conversations, Pictures, Status Updates, Videos etc and all your info. It is advised to download the archive of your Facebook data before removing or deleting your facebook account. You can save the data on your computer and check into it later. So let’s see how to download your Facebook data.
- Log in to your Facebook account, Navigate to https://www.facebook.com/settings/ or Click Here.
- Now select General located in the left-hand column.
- You can find “Download a copy of your Facebook data” at the bottom of the page.
- Next, you need to tap on Start my archive.
- You will be prompted with a message saying it may a take a while….., Click on Start my archive.
- You will be prompted to enter your password to confirm your identity.
- Facebook will notify you once the archive is ready and you can download it.
How to Delete Facebook account permanently?
If you downloaded your facebook date and still thinking how to remove facebook account, then this guide is for you. So let’s see how one can remove their facebook account easily. In case if you are having any issues then do leave a comment below so that we can help you out.
There are two ways of removing your Facebook account, They are
- Deactivate
- Delete
1.How to Deactivate Facebook Account?
If you are not sure whether you are ready to delete your facebook account, then you can try deactivating your account. Deactivating your account hides your profile from all your friends and search but you can activate the account any time you want. All you need is to log in to your Facebook account to activate it.
- Log in to your Facebook account, Navigate to https://www.facebook.com/settings/ or Click Here.
- Now select General located in the left-hand column.
- Choose “Manage Account” located at the bottom of the page.
- Next click on Deactivate your account and you are good to go.
As mentioned earlier you can reactivate your account any time just log in again to your facebook account.
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- 5 Methods to Download Video from Facebook to Your PC/Mobile
2.How to Delete Facebook account permanently?
If you decided to delete your facebook account then it will take a while for Facebook to delete your account. You can login within 14 days to stop the process of deleting your info forever. Before deleting your account follow above steps to download your Facebook archive.
- Head over to Facebook Delete Page
- Click on Delete my account.
- You will be prompted to enter your password to confirm your identity.
- Your account will be scheduled for deletion.
Hope this article helped you to delete your facebook account. In case of any issues with the guide, then do leave a comment below so that we can help you out.
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