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How to Deactivate a Facebook Account with 5 Easy and Quick Steps

How to Deactivate a Facebook Account with 5 Easy and Quick Steps:-

1. Facebook may save some information:-
If you deactivate your Facebook account, your timeline will disappear from the Facebook service. Users on Facebook won’t be able to find you, though some information, like messages you sent, may still be visible to others. Facebook also saves your timeline information such as friends, photos, interests etc. in case you want to come back to your Facebook account. Remember that Facebook may still retain some information from your account in their database. Even though it may never be given out in public, authorities can ask for this information.
2. Back Up Your Information:-
How to save data before you permanently delete your Facebook account?
Before you permanently delete your Facebook account make sure you have saved your necessary data you need. Save any photos, videos, messages and contact information you need from your account.
You can download and back up any photos and other information you want to save before you deactivate your account. To find the ‘download’ option, go to “General Account Settings” and then “Download a Copy”. Here you can get a copy of what you've shared on Facebook. This will allow you to save a copy of your data directly from your account.
3. Make Sure If You Really Want To Delete Your Account:-
If you don’t want to keep your Facebook account any more you can request to have your account permanently deleted. If you would like your account permanently deleted with an option for recovery go through the process.
Sign in to your Facebook account.
If you can’t log in to your account, you will need to reset your password first. Once you’ve followed the instructions to reset your password and can log into your account, you can be able to deactivate or delete your account using some steps.
If you are not 100% sure that you want to permanently remove all the information, you can deactivate your Facebook account temporarily.
5 Easy Steps to Deactivate Your facebook Account:-
1. Click on Setting Icon at the top right corner of your homepage and select Account Settings.
2. Open the Security section from the left menu.
3. Click the “Deactivate your account” link.
4. Here you have to fill out the form for deactivating your account.
5. Click on Confirm button then write your password again. And click on “Deactivate Now”
Enter your password and the CAPTCHA and Submit.
You will need to wait 14 days for the deletion to take effect. Remember that you will not be able to restore your account after 2 weeks of the permanent deletion process have passed.