{"id":41293,"date":"2022-07-30T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41293"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:55:17","slug":"how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-delete-my-facebook-account-4","title":{"rendered":"How Do I 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-6a04c2a32322d\" 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-6a04c2a32322d\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a04c2a32322d\" ><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-delete-my-facebook-account-4\/#How_Do_I_Delete_My_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?\">How Do I 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-delete-my-facebook-account-4\/#Delete_your_Facebook_account\" title=\"Delete your Facebook account\">Delete 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-delete-my-facebook-account-4\/#Deactivate_it\" title=\"Deactivate it\">Deactivate it<\/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-delete-my-facebook-account-4\/#Delete_it_permanently\" title=\"Delete it permanently\">Delete it permanently<\/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-delete-my-facebook-account-4\/#Delete_it_after_30_days\" title=\"Delete it after 30 days\">Delete it after 30 days<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Delete_My_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:337px; max-width:31% margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/At2AJhU.png\" alt=\"how do i delete facebook account\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you want to Delete your Facebook account, the first step is to recover login access to your old one. Search for your account using your mobile number or email address, then Facebook will send you a password reset code via SMS. You will have a few recovery options available to you. Here are a few. To recover your password, follow the instructions below. These methods can be very time consuming, so make sure to do them as soon as possible.<\/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>How to Delete Your Facebook Account<\/p>\n<p>You can choose to delete your Facebook account or deactivate it for 30 days. However, deactivation means that all information is still accessible to Facebook. In case you change your mind after 30 days, you can reactivate your account. In either case, you&#8217;ll need to login using your password and email address to access your account. After that, you can no longer access your Facebook account. However, you won&#8217;t be able to access any of your old information.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a lot of data on Facebook, you can decide to deactivate your account. This will put you in a queue for deletion, but you can still log in and use it again. It will still be in the queue for deletion, but you&#8217;ll have 30 days to change your mind and reactivate it. If you don&#8217;t want your data to be accessible to others, you should choose deactivation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deactivate_it\"><\/span>Deactivate it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many benefits to deleting your Facebook account, including a backup of all your data. While deleting your account can be tempting, you should consider the pros and cons before taking this action. The benefits of deactivating your account far outweigh the cons. Here are three reasons why you should delete your Facebook account:<\/p>\n<p>First, deactivating your Facebook account will permanently remove all the contents of your timeline, including your name and pictures. Additionally, some of the shared items you made will be disabled. However, deactivating your account means that you can easily reactivate it in the future. However, it does not restore admin privileges, and you will have to create a new account if you wish to resume using the same information. So, it&#8217;s better to choose This is temporary before permanently deactivating your account.<\/p>\n<p>If you choose to delete your Facebook account permanently, you will lose all your data, including photos and tags. Facebook promises to save your information, but it&#8217;s possible that Facebook will mistakenly delete all your personal information. During routine network upgrades or maintenance operations, Facebook could accidentally delete your data. This will prevent you from using Facebook for a while. You should also deactivate your account if you&#8217;re moving to a new address.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_it_permanently\"><\/span>Delete it permanently<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to delete your Facebook account permanently, there are several things you must do before deleting it. If you do not want to keep your information, you should download all of it first. This way, you can select only the things that you really want. If you use a Mac, you should also back up all of your files on an external hard drive so you can recover them later on. This article explains how to delete Facebook information for Mac.<\/p>\n<p>First, Facebook gives you a 30 day cooling off period. If you don&#8217;t want to reactivate your account after the 90-day period, you can revoke your permissions. This will stop Facebook from using your information. After that, all data on your account will be removed. During this time, no one will be able to access it. For that reason, you should download a copy of all the data you&#8217;d like to remove from your Facebook profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_it_after_30_days\"><\/span>Delete it after 30 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Did you know that you can now delete it after 30 days from Google My Drive? Previously, items in your trash folder would remain in the trash until you permanently deleted them. Now, this trash policy will match Gmail and other G Suite products, ensuring that deleted items are actually deleted. You can follow up with an email within an hour to ensure you get the response you need. 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