2 Ways To Delete Your Facebook Account

By: Karan Goel | 16th June 2010

You are not alone. Lately, thousands of users of Facebook have been showing a back to the most popular social network online. The reasons are many: varying from addiction to fear of privacy to being spammed!

But, deleting your Facebook account can be a real pain. Still, there are two ways to remove your Facebook account: One that’s permanent and complete, another that lets you change your mind.

Temporary Deactivation

If you just want to shut down your account for a little while, with the option to reactivate it later, you can deactivate your account. This is simple: just go into your account settings and click on the “deactivate account” link. This immediately makes your account invisible to everyone else on Facebook. If you decide at a later date that you want to reactivate your account, it’s as simple as reactivating.

Permanent Deletion

If you’re looking for something a little more permanent, though, you’ll need to submit a request to Facebook. The tricky thing here, though, is that they don’t immediately delete your account, and if at any time before it’s permanently deleted you log in or otherwise interact with Facebook, your deletion request will be canceled. For that reason, it’s a good idea to go around to any computers or devices (like your mobile phone) that you access your account through and log out (deleting saved passwords is also a good idea to prevent an accidental login).

More information on deleting your Facebook account can be found in their FAQs.