How to delete your Facebook account permanently?

How to delete your Facebook account? Even though the social network founded by Mark Zuckerberg has more than three billion users per month, several people regularly express their desire to leave the platform. So here is a tutorial to help you with this process.

We will first see how to permanently delete your Facebook account, then if you want a less radical solution, how to deactivate your Facebook account. To find out how to delete your Instagram account, click here.

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How to permanently delete your Facebook account?

Below, we will detail the best procedure to follow to delete your account from a computer and from a smartphone. Also remember to download your data before.

Permanently delete your Facebook account from a smartphone

- Open the Facebook application.

- Click on the three-bar icon at the top right.

- Scroll down to Settings & Privacy and open this menu.

- Then select Settings.

- Click on See more in the Accounts Area.

- Tap on Personal information.

- Tap Account Ownership and Control.

- Go to Deactivation or deletion.

- Choose the Facebook account to delete.

- Check Delete account.

- Validate by pressing Continue then following the last instructions.

Permanently delete your Facebook account from a computer

- Log in to Facebook on your browser.

- Click on your profile image at the top right.

- Select Settings & Privacy from the drop-down menu.

- Then go to Settings.

- In the left column, click anywhere in the Accounts section.

- Go to Personal Information from the left column.

- Choose Account Ownership and Control.

- Choose Deactivation or deletion.

- Indicate the Facebook account to delete.

- Check Delete account.

- Continue the operation by clicking on the Continue button and then finalizing the procedure.

Undelete Facebook account

To cancel the deletion of your Facebook account, you must reconnect to the social network within 30 days after initiating the deletion procedure.

If you exceed this deadline, the deletion of your account will be permanent and irreversible.

Deleting your Facebook account also removes access to Messenger and the ability to connect to third-party applications via the “Connect with Facebook” button. Remember to recreate direct access (email, password) to the services concerned before launching the procedure.

How to deactivate your Facebook account?

Deactivating your Facebook account allows you to suspend your activity on the social network while continuing to use the Messenger messaging service.

It's also handy for anyone who wants to try life without Facebook, but isn't quite sure of their decision yet and therefore wants to have a way to go back.

Deactivate your Facebook account from a smartphone or computer

To deactivate your Facebook account, you must follow the same steps as for deletion, with the difference that, on a smartphone or computer, you will need to check Deactivate account instead of Delete.

You will then just have to finalize the last steps by letting yourself be guided to deactivate your Facebook account.

How to reactivate your Facebook account

To cancel the deactivation, simply log back into your Facebook account whenever you want. This also works if you log in to another service using your Facebook profile.