{"id":12317,"date":"2022-07-14T06:58:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=12317"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:58:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:58:03","slug":"how-do-i-deactivate-my-facebook-account-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-deactivate-my-facebook-account-2","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Deactivate 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-69f3f6ef2726b\" 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-69f3f6ef2726b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f3f6ef2726b\" ><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-deactivate-my-facebook-account-2\/#How_Do_I_Deactivate_My_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How Do I Deactivate My Facebook Account?\">How Do I Deactivate 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-deactivate-my-facebook-account-2\/#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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-deactivate-my-facebook-account-2\/#Check_if_your_Facebook_account_has_been_deleted\" title=\"Check if your Facebook account has been deleted\">Check if your Facebook account has been deleted<\/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-deactivate-my-facebook-account-2\/#Unlink_your_Facebook_account_from_a_service\" title=\"Unlink your Facebook account from a service\">Unlink your Facebook account from a service<\/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-deactivate-my-facebook-account-2\/#Cancel_account_deletion_after_30_days\" title=\"Cancel account deletion after 30 days\">Cancel account deletion after 30 days<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Deactivate_My_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How Do I Deactivate My Facebook Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how do i deactivate my facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JHzf2Aj.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you have ever wondered how to deactivate your Facebook account, then this article will help you. There are four steps you can take to reactivate your account: Check if your account has been deleted, Unlink your Facebook account from a service, and Cancel your account deletion after 30 days. Keep reading for details. You can also check if you&#8217;ve been deleted by visiting the account deletion page.<\/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>If you&#8217;ve decided to reactivate your Facebook account after a long absence, you have many options. You can do so without making an announcement, but your old posts won&#8217;t show up on your Timeline. Posts from your time away still appear in other people&#8217;s News Feeds. You&#8217;ll also have access to your Timeline, which may be useful to other users who&#8217;ve lost contact with you.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble reactivating your Facebook account, don&#8217;t worry. You can follow these steps to reactivate your Facebook account after deactivating your account. First, check your email account and the junk\/spam folder. You&#8217;ll find a message containing a verification code. Open it and note the code. Paste this code into the box that appears on your Facebook page. Click Continue, and you&#8217;ll be able to enter your new password and login to Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_if_your_Facebook_account_has_been_deleted\"><\/span>Check if your Facebook account has been deleted<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve accidentally deleted your Facebook account, don&#8217;t despair &#8211; there are ways to recover it. Facebook doesn&#8217;t delete deleted accounts immediately, and will allow you 30 days to recover the account. You can even try to retrieve your account via mobile phone, if you have it. However, you need to make sure that the password is valid. After all, no one wants to receive emails from an account that isn&#8217;t theirs.<\/p>\n<p>You may need to verify your identity before you can restore your account. The good news is that you can easily identify your friends by their name and photo. Facebook has also extended the deletion grace period for 30 days, from two weeks previously. This means that you can still check if your account has been deleted if you&#8217;re in a hurry to restore it. Fortunately, the procedure is simple. Here are some ways to check if your Facebook account has been deleted:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unlink_your_Facebook_account_from_a_service\"><\/span>Unlink your Facebook account from a service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may need to unlink your Facebook account from a particular service or application. It is not a difficult process, but you should note that you will lose personal information. For example, if the service or application requires registration for access to your Facebook account, you will need to remove your profile from it. To unlink your Facebook account from a service, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>Log into your Facebook account and click the &#8220;Unlink your Facebook account from a service&#8221; option. In most cases, you will need to sign in to both Facebook and the service you want to unlink. If you are unsure, check with the customer support team of the service or website you use. They will be able to assist you and resolve the issue. Alternatively, you can visit Facebook&#8217;s Help Center page and find the link to the service you want to unlink.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancel_account_deletion_after_30_days\"><\/span>Cancel account deletion after 30 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are worried about the deletion of your Facebook account, you can use this feature to temporarily disable it. This is a better option than a permanent deletion because you can still access your account&#8217;s content, but no one can search for it or see its profiles. There is no set deadline for this feature, but you must log in with your email address and phone number to access it. You should also download any data from your account, such as photos, videos, and contacts.<\/p>\n<p>To cancel account deletion after 30 days, you must sign in to Facebook and click &#8220;Cancel my request&#8221; or &#8220;Cancel my request.&#8221; Once you have completed these steps, you will be able to download all of the information in your Facebook account. You may also download your personal information before the deletion. This process is not as difficult as you might think, but it&#8217;s a good idea if you&#8217;re concerned about the safety of your personal information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do I Deactivate My Facebook Account? 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