If you are looking to delete your Facebook account permanently, you are in the right place. Here we will show you how to delete your Facebook account permanently.
If you are having a problem with your Facebook profile, do not worry. Now, you can permanently delete your Facebook account.
Before, you might have heard about only deactivating the Facebook account, but now Facebook allows you to delete your Facebook account permanently.
We will show you the difference between deactivating your Facebook account and permanently delete your Facebook account.
Steps to Deactivate Facebook Account
You can deactivate your account temporarily and choose to come back whenever you want.
To deactivate your account:
Click the account menu at the top right of any Facebook page
Select Settings
Click Security in the left column
Choose to Deactivate your account, then follow the steps to confirm
Steps to Permanently Delete Facebook Account
Click the account menu at the top right of any Facebook page
Select Settings
Click General in the left column
Click on the link at the bottom of the main menu that says, “Download a copy of your Facebook data.”
Then you need to go to
Click on “Delete my account,” then follow the steps to confirm.
Deactivating Account
If you deactivate your account
You can reactivate whenever you want.
People can’t see your Timeline or search for you.
Some info may remain visible (ex: messages you sent).
We save your account info (ex: friends, interests) in case you reactivate.
Permanently Delete Facebook Account:
If you permanently delete your Facebook account
After you request to delete your Facebook account permanently, it will delete after 14 days. If you want to undo the process, you can undo it within 14 days.
You can’t regain access once it’s deleted.
It may take up to 90 days to delete data stored in backup systems. Your info isn’t accessible on Facebook during this time.
Some things aren’t stored in your account. For example, a friend may have messages from you after deletion.
Copies of some material (ex: log records) may remain in our database but are disassociated from personal identifiers.