{"id":27600,"date":"2022-07-21T09:51:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=27600"},"modified":"2022-07-21T09:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:51:46","slug":"what-happens-when-you-deactivate-your-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-when-you-deactivate-your-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When You Deactivate 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-69e874bd37e24\" 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-69e874bd37e24\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e874bd37e24\" ><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\/what-happens-when-you-deactivate-your-facebook-account\/#What_Happens_When_You_Deactivate_Your_Facebook_Account\" title=\"What Happens When You Deactivate Your Facebook Account?\">What Happens When You Deactivate 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\/what-happens-when-you-deactivate-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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-when-you-deactivate-your-facebook-account\/#Download_data\" title=\"Download data\">Download data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-when-you-deactivate-your-facebook-account\/#View_content\" title=\"View content\">View content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-when-you-deactivate-your-facebook-account\/#Manage_privacy_settings\" title=\"Manage privacy settings\">Manage privacy settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happens-when-you-deactivate-your-facebook-account\/#Delete_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Delete your Facebook account\">Delete your Facebook account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_When_You_Deactivate_Your_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>What Happens When You Deactivate Your Facebook Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering what happens when you deactivate your Facebook account, there are a few things you should know. Once you&#8217;ve deactivated your account, you cannot undo it. Deleted accounts can only be recovered after 30 days. You can always create a new account if you decide to return to Facebook. However, it&#8217;s recommended that you deactivate your account before 30 days are up.<\/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>There are two ways to reactivate your Facebook account. One is to log out and choose to deactivate, but this is not a permanent solution. Facebook saves your account information. You can reactivate your account later if you want. You can also opt out of receiving emails from Facebook. When you deactivate your account, you will have 30 days to change your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Before you deactivate your Facebook account, you should take a look at your privacy settings and ensure that you only share the information that you are comfortable with. Make sure you change your privacy settings as needed. You may also want to mark your cell phone to remind yourself that the 14-day deletion deadline has passed. If you miss this deadline, you will not be able to reactivate your Facebook account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_data\"><\/span>Download data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to keep a copy of your old Facebook memories, you need to download data from your Facebook account. Facebook stores every post, photo, video, and tagged post you have ever made. This data is available to download for personal use, so you can remove posts you no longer want or wish to see again. You can add or remove categories to your download request, and format the data for easier viewing.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook promises to save your personal information when you deactivate and reactivate your account, including your friends list, posts, and emails. But you never know if the company will accidentally delete some of your information or perform a network upgrade. There are other reasons why data is lost, such as routine maintenance operations or updates. This article will discuss some ways to download your data before you deactivate your Facebook account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"View_content\"><\/span>View content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to delete your Facebook account but still retain all of your information, deactivating your account is a much better option than deleting it. Your account and any messages you&#8217;ve posted will remain untouched. Facebook&#8217;s deactivation process is easy. First, sign in to Facebook and click the Account button in the top right corner. Then, navigate to Settings &amp; Privacy &gt; Settings. Scroll down to the section called Your Facebook Information and click View. Once you&#8217;ve finished with that, you&#8217;ll need to choose a new password and enter it.<\/p>\n<p>Once you deactivate your Facebook account, your profile and any associated content is deleted from the system. However, if you want to retrieve this information, you can try to reactivate your account. You&#8217;ll be able to download all of your information and data from Facebook, but the process will be more time-consuming. If you deactivate your Facebook account, you won&#8217;t be able to retrieve any information on your account. It can take up to 90 days for the account to be completely deleted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manage_privacy_settings\"><\/span>Manage privacy settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can manage your privacy settings on Facebook to limit the type of information you share with other people. To do so, click on the settings button in the toolbar and select Privacy Shortcuts. The settings tab contains buttons for restricting who can see your posts, who can view your past posts, and who can follow you. When you click on these buttons, your changes will be immediately reflected on the Privacy Settings and Tools page.<\/p>\n<p>Managing privacy settings on Facebook is easier if you use a desktop browser. On mobile devices, the Privacy Checkup tool will take you to the settings section. Once you&#8217;re there, click the downward arrow in the top-right corner of the page. Next, select Account &gt; Settings. You can also click the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button to view the privacy settings. If you wish to delete your account, you must first change all your Facebook security settings.<\/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>Deactivating your Facebook account does not mean that you have permanently deleted it. Facebook does not keep any data on deleted accounts for longer than 90 days. When you deactivate your account, you can still log in using your Facebook credentials to retrieve any data. But you should not delete your account before you are sure that you want to keep it. If you&#8217;re not sure, read on to learn how to do it.<\/p>\n<p>To deactivate your Facebook account, you must first log in. After you have signed in, Facebook will ask you to complete a series of tasks before deleting your account. Among these tasks are granting admin privileges to other accounts. Finally, you should delete all pages and groups associated with your Facebook account. 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