{"id":11899,"date":"2022-07-14T06:43:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11899"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:43:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:43:16","slug":"how-to-delete-an-old-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-an-old-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete an Old 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-69f3bc82b3091\" 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-69f3bc82b3091\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3bc82b3091\" ><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-an-old-facebook-account\/#How_to_Delete_an_Old_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How to Delete an Old Facebook Account\">How to Delete an Old 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-delete-an-old-facebook-account\/#How_to_recover_a_deleted_Facebook_account_without_providing_a_password\" title=\"How to recover a deleted Facebook account without providing a password\">How to recover a deleted Facebook account without providing a password<\/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-an-old-facebook-account\/#How_to_permanently_delete_a_Facebook_account\" title=\"How to permanently delete a Facebook account\">How to permanently delete a 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-delete-an-old-facebook-account\/#How_to_deactivate_or_delete_a_Facebook_account\" title=\"How to deactivate or delete a Facebook account\">How to deactivate or delete 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-to-delete-an-old-facebook-account\/#How_to_delete_a_Facebook_account_after_30_days\" title=\"How to delete a Facebook account after 30 days\">How to delete a Facebook account after 30 days<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_an_Old_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How to Delete an Old Facebook Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/loT5FLN.jpg\" alt=\"how to delete old facebook account\">  <\/p>\n<p>Are you wondering how to delete an old Facebook account? In this article, we will provide you with the steps needed to permanently delete your account. This process will erase all data stored on the Facebook account, including friends, posts, messages, games, and user groups. Before you delete your account, you should inform important friends, as some of them may think that you&#8217;re a scammer and won&#8217;t accept new friend requests from you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_recover_a_deleted_Facebook_account_without_providing_a_password\"><\/span>How to recover a deleted Facebook account without providing a password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve accidentally deleted your Facebook account and are wondering how to recover it, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. While recovering your account may seem like a daunting task, it is possible. Facebook gives you an unique URL to use in order to recover it. Once you&#8217;ve received it, enter it in the recovery form and confirm that you are the right person. This can take weeks, but the end result is well worth the wait.<\/p>\n<p>If you have lost or forgotten your Facebook password, you can recover it by entering your email address or mobile number in the form. You can also enter an old password if you&#8217;re unsure of the one you have used in the past. These three simple steps will restore your Facebook account and protect it from unauthorized access. Once you&#8217;ve retrieved your account, you can change your password and secure it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_permanently_delete_a_Facebook_account\"><\/span>How to permanently delete a Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When deciding to permanently delete your Facebook account, it&#8217;s important to make a copy of all your data. You can download all of your data or choose to delete only certain items. However, if you decide to permanently delete your account, you may not have the option to undo the process within 90 days. During this time, you won&#8217;t be able to view or access your information. For this reason, it&#8217;s recommended that you download a copy of your data before deleting your Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>You can also choose to delete certain pages or groups. Facebook gives you a list of tasks that you must complete before your account is deleted. Once you have completed these tasks, you can click &#8220;Delete Account.&#8221; Then, Facebook will give you a message asking you to confirm your deletion before the 30 days have expired. If you haven&#8217;t received a confirmation within 30 days, the account will be permanently deleted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_deactivate_or_delete_a_Facebook_account\"><\/span>How to deactivate or delete a Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To deactivate or delete an old Facebook account, you&#8217;ll first need to regain access to it. You can do this by searching for the old account using its email address or mobile number. When you do this, Facebook will send you a password reset code via SMS. To make sure you&#8217;ll have access to all your personal information again, you should first download all of your data and profile settings.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to deactivating an account, you can also close a group or opt out of receiving emails from Facebook. However, you must confirm your decision. Once you&#8217;ve decided to delete an old Facebook account, it will normally take between 24 and 72 hours. If you change your mind before the time period, you can always undo it. You can also report an account that&#8217;s no longer being used by you. Select Report\/Block and choose the reason for reporting.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_delete_a_Facebook_account_after_30_days\"><\/span>How to delete a Facebook account after 30 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to delete an old Facebook account, you must wait at least 30 days for it to be completely removed from the system. This is done so that you can be sure that all of your data will be completely deleted. In case you decide that you do not wish to keep your old account on Facebook, you can contact the company&#8217;s support team and submit a support ticket. The recovery period is limited to 30 days, so it&#8217;s recommended that you back up your data before making the decision.<\/p>\n<p>After you have decided to delete your account, you must sign out and log back in to the social networking site. Facebook will then give you a list of tasks to perform before the account is permanently deleted. Among them are granting admin privileges to other accounts. If you have any pages on Facebook, you must grant those accounts admin permission. Once you&#8217;ve finished the process, click &#8216;Delete Account&#8217; to finally delete the account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Delete an Old Facebook Account Are you wondering how to delete an old Facebook account? In this article, we will provide you with the steps needed to permanently delete your account. This process will erase all data stored on the Facebook account, including friends, posts, messages, games, and user groups. 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