How to deactivate or delete your Facebook account

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Maybe its time for a break, away from social media and specifically Facebook. The good news is that you have two options; deactivate your account and come back later or completely, utterly, fully delete your account for good riddance.

Deactivate Account

Deactivating your Facebook account puts it on "ice". Your profile will be removed from the site, as will most of what you posted to Facebook, though messages and other things will stick around.

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Deactivation can be undone. Facebook will retain your data in case you decide to come back. You can always reactivate your account later by logging in to Facebook. If you're not sure you want to leave permanently, this is a great way to try the Facebook-free life before you make a final decision. 

To deactivate your account, log in to Facebook. At the top of your Facebook page, click the down-arrow icon at far right. Choose Settings from the menu that appears, and then on the next screen select General from the list along the left side of the window. You'll find the deactivate option in the Manage Account section. 

Once there, go to the Manage Account section at the bottom to find the option to deactivate your account. Click Deactivate your account to start the process.

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Facebook will try to guilt you into staying by showing you photos of your Facebook friends, and then asking you why you want to deactivate your account. Once you tell Facebook why you don’t want to be friends anymore, click the Deactivate button, enter your password one last time, and Facebook will proceed to deactivate your account. Remember, you can always go back by logging into Facebook. 

Delete Account

Deleting your Facebook account, on the other hand, kills it completely. You won’t be able to log back in to retrieve or view anything you’ve posted to Facebook, and if you want to use Facebook again, you’ll have to start from scratch. You can find all the details if you hit the help icon at the top right of your Facebook account page (it looks like a question mark) and type deactivate account into the search bar that appears. Hit the let us know link in this description to start the deletion process. 

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Facebook wants to make sure you are who you say you are before it deletes an account, so you'll have to enter your password and pass a text-recognition test to proceed. Note the 14-day window to change your mind before your Facebook account is really, truly dead to you. 

This is it: If you hit the OK button, Facebook will begin the account deletion process. If you choose to delete and then change your mind, no problem! All you have to do is log back into Facebook within those 14 days.

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