Facebook has done the homework. Hence it’s not that easy to
get rid of Facebook unlike joining. The method to delete or remove the Facebook
account permanently hasn’t been expressed forth right. Instead of that they
have promoted “Deactivate Account” to retain the users in the
network. But in this article you’ll learn how to delete or remove a Facebook
account permanently.
When you deactivate your account, your information will be
hidden from the internet users, but when you delete it you or anyone will never
access to your information ever and it will be removed from the servers
permanently. So, before deletion, you should think twice whether your decision
is right.
YOU CAN CHECK OUR ARTICLE “HOW
TO DEACTIVATE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT” FROM HERE.
You can follow one of these 2 methods to delete your
Facebook account permanently.
1) Using
account deletion page
This is a permanent deletion of your account. After you
delete your Facebook account using this method, it cannot be reactivated and
none of your information or no content will be able to retrieve.
STEP 1 :
Log in to your Facebook account.
STEP 2 :
STEP 3 :
Click on Delete my account
button. (Marked 1 in image 2.1)
Then you will be asked for confirmation.
STEP 4 :
Type your Facebook password in
the box (Marked 1 in image 2.2)
Type the word captcha in the
second text box (Marked 2 in image 2.2)
Click on Okay button (Marked 3 in
image 2.2)
STEP 5 :
If you are quite sure about the
permanent deletion of your account, do not log into your account for 14 days.
NOTE: If you change your mind and
you want to reactivate your account, you can log into your account within 14
days after your account deletion.
With 14 days of inactivity after the operation, your account
will result a permanent deletion from the servers.
2) Using
Email Facebook feature
Using email services with your primary email account
associated with your Facebook account, you can request for a permanent deletion
in this method.
STEP 1 :
Log into your primary email
account associated with your Facebook account.
STEP 2 :
Compose an email as follows and
send it. (Image 2.3)
STEP 3 :
Then wait for few days expecting
for an email response from Facebook confirming that your Facebook account is
successfully deleted.
STEP 4 :
If you do not receive any reply
email from Facebook for 10 days, then you need to request again. But this time
compose your email with the carbon copies as follows. (Image 2.4)
If you received a reply skip this step.
STEP 5 :
You might get an email requesting
to reactivate your account. Deny it.
If
you didn’t receive skip this step.
STEP 6 :
After you receive a confirm email
from Facebook, try to log in to your account after 14 days.
If you can’t log in, then you
have successfully deleted your Facebook account permanently.
