{"id":10912,"date":"2022-07-14T05:55:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=10912"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:55:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:55:04","slug":"how-to-cancel-facebook-deactivate-and-reactivate-your-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-cancel-facebook-deactivate-and-reactivate-your-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Cancel Facebook &#8211; Deactivate and Reactivate Your 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-6a02dd9d4f0f0\" 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-6a02dd9d4f0f0\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a02dd9d4f0f0\" ><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-to-cancel-facebook-deactivate-and-reactivate-your-facebook-account\/#How_to_Cancel_Facebook_-_Deactivate_and_Reactivate_Your_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How to Cancel Facebook &#8211; Deactivate and Reactivate Your Facebook Account\">How to Cancel Facebook &#8211; Deactivate and Reactivate Your 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-to-cancel-facebook-deactivate-and-reactivate-your-facebook-account\/#Delete_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Delete your Facebook account\">Delete your 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-to-cancel-facebook-deactivate-and-reactivate-your-facebook-account\/#Deactivate_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Deactivate your Facebook account\">Deactivate your Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-cancel-facebook-deactivate-and-reactivate-your-facebook-account\/#Reactivate_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Reactivate your Facebook account\">Reactivate your 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-to-cancel-facebook-deactivate-and-reactivate-your-facebook-account\/#Reactivate_your_Facebook_account_after_30_days\" title=\"Reactivate your Facebook account after 30 days\">Reactivate your Facebook account after 30 days<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Cancel_Facebook_-_Deactivate_and_Reactivate_Your_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How to Cancel Facebook &#8211; Deactivate and Reactivate Your Facebook Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to cancel facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/4aRtlTB.png\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you want to cancel your Facebook account, you can follow the steps outlined in this article. You will be able to delete your account and deactivate it for 30 days. After that, you can reactivate it. If you need to reactivate your account after the 30 days, you can follow these steps. Once you&#8217;ve deactivated your account, you will need to visit your Facebook account&#8217;s settings page and choose Reactivate.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_your_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Delete your Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you no longer wish to use Facebook, you can choose to deactivate your account. After deactivating your account, you can move all your data to another service, such as Google Photos, Google Docs, Dropbox, or Koofr. Your account will then be marked as &#8220;terminated&#8221; and inaccessible to other Facebook users. If you&#8217;ve created a lot of content, you may wish to keep it and move it elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your choice, deactivating or deleting your Facebook account is a relatively simple process. If you decide to deactivate your account, you will be able to reactivate it at a later time. You can also download all of your data from Facebook if you choose to do so. However, if you choose to delete your Facebook account permanently, you may want to consider downloading all of your data. For example, photos may remain on Facebook&#8217;s servers for 90 days.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deactivate_your_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Deactivate your Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have an old Facebook account and you&#8217;d like to delete it, you can deactivate it. However, deactivation will not permanently delete your account and will not remove your content. If you logged in again later, the information that Facebook saved will still be available. To deactivate your account, log in to your Facebook account with your email, phone number, and password. You will have to change your password and confirm the deletion. After the deactivation period is over, Facebook will send you an email to let you know.<\/p>\n<p>Deactivating your Facebook account will prompt a reactivation process within 30 days, although you can cancel this at any time. All content on your Facebook account will be permanently deleted, and you will be unable to retrieve it. Your Facebook login will no longer be available on any apps that use Facebook. However, deleted Facebook messages will still be visible to your friends. After deactivating your Facebook account, you cannot use Messenger.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reactivate_your_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Reactivate your Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cancelling your Facebook account may not necessarily mean the end of your social networking site. You can easily reactivate it by following a few simple steps. First, log in with your email address and phone number. Next, enter your full name &#8211; which may not match your legal name &#8211; and upload a photo of yourself. In some cases, you may also need to provide additional information, such as a photo of your ID.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve already deleted your Facebook account, there are a few ways to reactivate it. First, log in to your account by logging in using your existing email address and phone number. Next, check the boxes that relate to your privacy preferences. If you haven&#8217;t already, this is the easiest way to reactivate your account. Make sure you&#8217;ve set up your password to avoid any future trouble.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reactivate_your_Facebook_account_after_30_days\"><\/span>Reactivate your Facebook account after 30 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may be wondering how to reactivate your Facebook account after 30 days after you have canceled it. The answer may surprise you. You can do this without letting anyone know about it. When you log back into Facebook, all your posts will appear in your News Feed, which means that you can still find yourself and contact your friends. However, your profile picture will be replaced by a Facebook silhouette.<\/p>\n<p>The reason you should reactivate your Facebook account after 30 days is because it will be permanently deleted if you don&#8217;t do it within that time. Facebook takes at least thirty days to permanently delete an account, but it may take up to 90 days. That&#8217;s a very long time for data to remain on a deleted account, so the safest option is to backup your information first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Cancel Facebook &#8211; Deactivate and Reactivate Your Facebook Account If you want to cancel your Facebook account, you can follow the steps outlined in this article. You will be able to delete your account and deactivate it for 30 days. After that, you can reactivate it. 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