{"id":27494,"date":"2022-07-21T09:47:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=27494"},"modified":"2022-07-21T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:47:06","slug":"how-do-i-permanently-delete-my-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-permanently-delete-my-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Permanently 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-69e651d825279\" 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-69e651d825279\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e651d825279\" ><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-permanently-delete-my-facebook-account\/#How_Do_I_Permanently_Delete_My_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How Do I Permanently Delete My Facebook Account?\">How Do I Permanently 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-permanently-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Cancel_Deletion\" title=\"Cancel Deletion\">Cancel Deletion<\/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-permanently-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Cancel_Deletion_to_delete_Facebook_account\" title=\"Cancel Deletion to delete Facebook account\">Cancel Deletion to delete 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-do-i-permanently-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Precautionary_steps_before_permanently_deleting_Facebook_account\" title=\"Precautionary steps before permanently deleting Facebook account\">Precautionary steps before permanently deleting 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-permanently-delete-my-facebook-account\/#Delete_Facebook_content_manually\" title=\"Delete Facebook content manually\">Delete Facebook content manually<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Permanently_Delete_My_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How Do I Permanently Delete My Facebook Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Before you can permanently delete your Facebook account, you must follow a few steps. The first step is to log into Facebook and select Settings. From the list of options, select &#8220;Account&#8221; and then select &#8220;Delete my account&#8221;. Upon completion, click on the &#8216;Delete my account&#8217; button. After clicking this, you will be presented with a warning message. You will have 30 days to cancel your request before it takes effect.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancel_Deletion\"><\/span>Cancel Deletion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cancel deletion of Facebook account: If you have decided that you no longer want your Facebook account, you can do so at any time. This process isn&#8217;t as difficult as it used to be, but it isn&#8217;t as easy as you might think. Facebook allows you to do this within 14 days of making the deletion request. To do so, you must fill out a form, provide proof of guardianship, and redact all personal information.<\/p>\n<p>You can also choose to deactivate your Facebook account if you&#8217;d rather move your data to another service. You can move your information to Google Photos, Google Docs, Dropbox, Koofr, or other services. Once your Facebook account is terminated, it will be marked as deleted and inaccessible to others. It is important that you back up your personal data before deactivating it. Also, be sure to remove any Facebook apps that you may have on your device.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancel_Deletion_to_delete_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Cancel Deletion to delete Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a quick way to permanently delete your Facebook account, you can cancel it up to 30 days before the deletion takes effect. After 30 days, you&#8217;ll have to wait another month before your account is no longer accessible. This process can be a little confusing at first, but Facebook has made it much easier. You&#8217;ll want to be sure you&#8217;ve backed up all your important data before you delete your account.<\/p>\n<p>You may also wish to consider deactivating your Facebook account before you permanently delete it. When you choose this option, you can move your data to Google Photos, Google Docs, Dropbox, or Koofr. However, when you delete your Facebook account, you&#8217;ll be permanently marked for termination and will be inaccessible to others. To get your account back, you must repeat the process again. But don&#8217;t worry: you can still make use of the archive feature. Not only can you download specific content, you can also choose to download a full backup.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Precautionary_steps_before_permanently_deleting_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Precautionary steps before permanently deleting Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While it may be tempting to delete your Facebook account completely, you should take some precautionary measures first. These steps include restricting who can view your profile and regularly deleting your Facebook cookies. Although these methods do not completely secure your data, they do make sure that only the most essential information is stored on Facebook&#8217;s servers. Once you&#8217;ve followed these steps, you can safely delete your Facebook account. If you&#8217;re not certain you&#8217;re ready to permanently delete your account, you can always sign out again to prevent any confusion.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a backup copy of your Facebook account is crucial. Facebook is notorious for storing your information, including your IP address. It even collects data about your political affiliations and searches. In addition, you can recreate old memories by downloading this data. Deleted Facebook accounts can even result in data loss, so it&#8217;s vital to create a back-up copy of your data before making the final decision.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_Facebook_content_manually\"><\/span>Delete Facebook content manually<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several ways to delete Facebook content manually. Whether it&#8217;s old photos or videos, you need to be patient, since Facebook has thousands of items in its Activity Log. Fortunately, there are other options available, including exporting the files to a computer. However, this process will take a long time, and you may not be able to fully erase all of your data. Even if you want to, deleting everything from Facebook at once will take a long time &#8211; up to 90 days or more.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Facebook allows you to batch delete posts, which used to require you to do this manually. This is a great time saver for anyone trying to get rid of a large amount of content. Facebook will delete unwanted posts and videos after 30 days. If you&#8217;d like to delete old posts sooner, you can choose the &#8220;archive&#8221; option. 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