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How to deactivate your personal Facebook account?

Dalia Khirfan by Dalia Khirfan
February 17, 2022
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How to Deactivate or Delete Your Facebook Account?

How to Deactivate or Delete Your Facebook Account?

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Anyone may think of deactivating their Facebook account regardless of why. Deciding whether to deactivate or delete your Facebook account is critical as for deactivation, you can retain it, but deleting means, you will lose all data for good.

Deactivating your Facebook account means you want to take a break from Facebook temporarily, and you may think of returning to Facebook whenever you want. However, deleting your Facebook account means you want to get rid of your account permanently. You only have 30 days to change your mind and restore your account. After 30 days, you can’t do it anymore.

Here’s a detailed guide for deactivating or deleting your Facebook account and the differences between them.

All steps are the same if you are a mobile or PC user.

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1. Deactivating your Facebook account
2. Step-by-step to deactivate your Facebook account
3. Deleting your Facebook account
4. How to delete your Facebook account?

Deactivating your Facebook account

When you deactivate your Facebook account, you can come back whenever you want. While it’s deactivated, users can’t see your timeline or search for you, and Facebook will deactivate the pages you control. However, some information, like messages you send, may remain visible to other users.

Step-by-step to deactivate your Facebook account

  • Go to your main profile, and click the arrow icon at the top right corner.
  • Choose “Settings & Privacy,” then “Settings.”
  • On the left column, you’ll see an option called “Your Facebook Information.”
  • Head toward “Deactivation and Deletion” at the bottom of the page. You’ll then be given the option to deactivate or delete.
  • Choose “Deactivate” and follow the necessary steps.
  • Keep in mind any time you log in after this automatically reactivates your account.

Deleting your Facebook account

It’s permanent when you delete your account, and you can’t go back. Everything you have added to your account is deleted permanently within a few days of your decision. Friends may still access messages you sent after you deleted your account. Facebook says copies of some data, such as log records, may stay in their database “but are disassociated from personal identifiers.”

How to delete your Facebook account?

Take the same steps as deactivation; only you will choose to Delete. After that, take the necessary steps, and your account will be deleted.

In case, for any reason, you change your mind after choosing to delete, Facebook says you have 30 days to cancel the account deletion. Facebook also says it takes 90 days to delete everything tied to your account.

If you choose to delete it, you might also want to download a copy of your information on Facebook, such as photos or videos.

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Dalia Khirfan

Dalia Khirfan

Dalia Khirfan is a tech and media writer based in Amman, Jordan, with a sharp focus on social media trends, digital platforms, and emerging technologies. At SOS Children’s Villages Jordan, she leads digital marketing and fundraising efforts, blending strategy with storytelling to drive real-world impact. Known for her passion for Apple products and a deep understanding of digital culture, Dalia brings clarity and energy to everything she covers. Whether analyzing algorithm shifts or spotlighting new digital tools, she connects the dots between tech, people, and purpose.

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