{"id":11612,"date":"2022-07-14T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11612"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:30:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:30","slug":"how-to-delete-facebook-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-facebook-profile","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Facebook Profile"},"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-69f5ebe639a0b\" 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-69f5ebe639a0b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f5ebe639a0b\" ><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-delete-facebook-profile\/#How_to_Delete_Facebook_Profile\" title=\"How to Delete Facebook Profile\">How to Delete Facebook Profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-facebook-profile\/#Cancelling_deletion_process_to_delete_facebook_profile\" title=\"Cancelling deletion process to delete facebook profile\">Cancelling deletion process to delete facebook profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-facebook-profile\/#Cancel_deletion_process_to_delete_facebook_profile_on_mobile_phone\" title=\"Cancel deletion process to delete facebook profile on mobile phone\">Cancel deletion process to delete facebook profile on mobile phone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-facebook-profile\/#Cancel_deletion_process_to_delete_facebook_profile_after_30_days\" title=\"Cancel deletion process to delete facebook profile after 30 days\">Cancel deletion process to delete facebook profile after 30 days<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-facebook-profile\/#Recovering_deleted_Facebook_account\" title=\"Recovering deleted Facebook account\">Recovering deleted Facebook account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_Facebook_Profile\"><\/span>How to Delete Facebook Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FOCqGlu.png\" alt=\"how to delete facebook profile\">  <\/p>\n<p>You can delete your Facebook profile at any time, but you should know that Facebook strongly discourages this. The best way to deactivate your account is to download an archive of your data before you choose to remove it. Then, navigate to the settings of your profile and choose &#8220;security.&#8221; You can then select &#8220;deactivate your account&#8221; to remove the account. After you&#8217;ve finished backing up your data, delete your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancelling_deletion_process_to_delete_facebook_profile\"><\/span>Cancelling deletion process to delete facebook profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve made the decision to delete your Facebook profile, you can cancel it within 30 days. You can cancel the deletion process, but your information will be gone forever. The deletion process takes about 90 days, so you may still see old posts, comments, and other information from your profile. In the meantime, it&#8217;s a good idea to download your information so you can access it whenever you wish. But, if you&#8217;re certain that you don&#8217;t want to lose all your information, you&#8217;ll want to know how to cancel the process.<\/p>\n<p>You can also choose to deactivate your account, which hides your profile from everyone except you, but lets you continue using Messenger. Or, you can choose to permanently delete your account, which will permanently delete all your data, including the content you&#8217;ve published. If you choose to permanently delete your Facebook profile, you&#8217;ll lose everything on the site, including the photos, videos, and other content you&#8217;ve posted. For more details on how to cancel the deletion process, read on!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancel_deletion_process_to_delete_facebook_profile_on_mobile_phone\"><\/span>Cancel deletion process to delete facebook profile on mobile phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cancel the deletion process if you&#8217;d like to keep your profile. Facebook gives you 30 days to decide if you want to continue using the service. After the process starts, some data may remain on backup servers or for legal reasons. If you decide to delete your profile, backups of important content are recommended. If you&#8217;d like to keep a copy of your information, however, you must follow the directions carefully.<\/p>\n<p>First, visit the website and login with your Facebook password. You will be asked to confirm your password. Then, you should choose the reason for the deletion. Once you&#8217;ve selected a reason, click the &#8220;Cancel deletion&#8221; button to continue. If you&#8217;re unhappy with the decision, you can reactivate your Facebook account. The process to delete your Facebook account is similar to that for desktop browsers. You&#8217;ll need to confirm your password to complete the deletion process.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancel_deletion_process_to_delete_facebook_profile_after_30_days\"><\/span>Cancel deletion process to delete facebook profile after 30 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can cancel the deletion process to delete Facebook profile after 30 days if you decide to change your mind. Facebook provides users with a month to review and reconsider the deletion. In the past, this process could be difficult and confusing. Fortunately, Facebook has made the process a lot simpler. The next time you want to delete Facebook, you should follow the directions provided by Facebook. This will allow you to cancel the deletion process without losing any data.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you should do is make sure that you back up your data. You can use Facebook&#8217;s services to download a backup of all of your content, or you can choose to download only the things you need. Regardless of the method you choose, be sure to download your information before proceeding with the deletion process. If you choose to delete your profile, Facebook will keep copies of the data on its servers for 90 days.<\/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>There are several methods available for recovering deleted Facebook account files. First, it is important to log in to your Facebook account. You should use the most efficient web browser to perform this operation. Once logged in, click the &#8216;Settings and Privacy&#8217; option. This will open a pop-up window that will allow you to change your general profile settings. Next, select the &#8216;Your Facebook Information&#8217; option. This will display a list of all the files stored on your Facebook profile.<\/p>\n<p>If you accidentally delete your account, you will no longer have access to your timeline or your other content. Facebook servers keep copies of your data for 30 days, so you can recover deleted Facebook account after that time. If you want to protect your privacy, however, you should first change your Facebook password. After that, remove all posts from your timeline. This should prevent others from seeing your information. This method will require a bit of trial and error, but the end result will be worth it in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Delete Facebook Profile You can delete your Facebook profile at any time, but you should know that Facebook strongly discourages this. The best way to deactivate your account is to download an archive of your data before you choose to remove it. 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