{"id":10561,"date":"2022-07-14T05:40:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=10561"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:40:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:40:11","slug":"how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4a0d1805349\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4a0d1805349\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4a0d1805349\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account\/#How_Do_I_Delete_My_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?\">How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Recovering_deleted_Facebook_account\" title=\"Recovering deleted Facebook account\">Recovering deleted Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Saving_high-resolution_copies_of_photos\" title=\"Saving high-resolution copies of photos\">Saving high-resolution copies of photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Downloading_data_before_deleting_a_Facebook_account\" title=\"Downloading data before deleting a Facebook account\">Downloading data before deleting a Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Protecting_your_data_after_deleting_a_Facebook_account\" title=\"Protecting your data after deleting a Facebook account\">Protecting your data after deleting a Facebook account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Delete_My_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how do i delete my facebook account\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1uRUbgS.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you have decided to remove your account from Facebook, you have probably wondered how to delete it. There are several steps you can take, including downloading your data and granting others admin privileges. Deleted accounts can be recovered, but this can be a difficult task. In this article, we will cover the best ways to protect your data after deleting your account. Read on to learn more! Here are some important steps to take:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recovering_deleted_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Recovering deleted Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Recovering deleted Facebook account content is not impossible. While the removal of all the content from your Facebook account is permanent, it is possible to undo the deletion process for 30 days. This grace period allows you to recover deleted posts and messages, but after that, you will have no way of recovering the original content. However, you can try to track down the original content through your contact list and the media on your device. To find the original content, you will need to go through the posts that you&#8217;ve deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Forget the password? To recover your account, you need to change the password. Create a new one that is easy to remember. Then, sign in to your account again. If your account is disabled, you may see a message asking you to change your password. To solve this issue, you must go through the steps listed above. Just make sure to remember your new password so that you can sign in again without hassle.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saving_high-resolution_copies_of_photos\"><\/span>Saving high-resolution copies of photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the easiest ways to save high-resolution copies of Facebook photos is to download them to a computer. You can download photos from Facebook by clicking the &#8220;Options&#8221; link in the lower-right corner and selecting &#8220;Download a copy.&#8221; The website will down-scale the quality of your images during download and compress them to save space. The quality of your photos will be affected, however, and you&#8217;ll no longer be able to see the originals. In order to save your original photos, you must log into your account and select General Account Settings. Click on &#8220;Download a copy of your photos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Once the file has been downloaded, you must verify your account&#8217;s password. Once you&#8217;ve completed the process, Facebook will email you a link to download your archive. Click on the link and extract the photos and videos into a new folder on your computer. Once the archive has finished downloading, delete the Facebook account and the photos. These are your best bets for removing Facebook from your life.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Downloading_data_before_deleting_a_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Downloading data before deleting a Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are deleting your Facebook account, you may want to download your data before you delete it. This will allow you to move the data to another service, such as Dropbox or Google Docs. This will make your Facebook account inaccessible to others who may have used it. But before you can do this, you must be sure that you&#8217;d like to delete your Facebook account. In that case, you can use a tool called Unarchive My Account to download Facebook data.<\/p>\n<p>Delete My Account &#8211; There are two ways to un-save your data. You can choose to download your data before Facebook deletes it completely. The process is similar to deleting your browser&#8217;s history &#8211; you can download your data before it&#8217;s gone. This method will take a couple of days, depending on how much data you want to download. Moreover, it will be deleted completely after a period of 90 days, so you&#8217;ll have to download your data before you decide to delete your Facebook account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protecting_your_data_after_deleting_a_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Protecting your data after deleting a Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you delete your Facebook account, you&#8217;ll no longer have to deal with all the information it collects about you. However, your personal information could end up in the hands of third-party developers. Third-party apps and websites often use your Facebook account to track your activity. Disabling third-party access in your Facebook settings will prevent these sites from tracking you and serving ads on other websites. However, this option is not fool-proof and can leave your data available to anyone who breaches Facebook&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n<p>Changing your password regularly will help protect your privacy. You can also delete posts that you don&#8217;t want others to see. Similarly, if you&#8217;re a long-time Facebook user, you can limit the number of apps that can access your information by unchecking the boxes that ask whether they can access your data. Additionally, you can delete your account permanently by visiting Facebook&#8217;s dedicated page. Note that this process takes a lot of time, but it&#8217;s well worth it if you don&#8217;t want any of your data exposed to strangers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do I Delete My Facebook Account? 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