How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account Via Smartphone and Computer

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Here's how to delete a Facebook account from a smartphone or computer. We also detail the procedure for deactivating your Facebook account.

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Let's see together how to delete your Facebook account. Although the social network founded by Mark Zuckerberg has more than two billion users, some people regularly express their desire to leave the platform.

Here is a tutorial to help you with this process.

We'll first look at how to permanently delete your Facebook account, or if you want a less drastic solution, how to deactivate your Facebook account.

Below, we will detail the best way to delete your account from computer and from smartphone. Don't forget to download your data first.

How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account from Smartphone

1. Open the Facebook app
2. Click the three bar icon on the top right
3. Scroll down, to Settings and privacy and open this menu
4. Then select Settings
5. Look for Account Ownership and Control and tap on it
6. Go to Deactivation and deletion
7. Check Delete account
8. Validate by pressing Continue deleting account
9. Then, click Continue with account deletion again and follow the prompts

How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account from Computer

1. Connect to Facebook in your browser
2. Click the arrow on the top right
3. Select Settings and privacy from the drop-down menu
4. Then go to Settings
5. Open your Facebook information from the left column
6. Go to Deactivation and deletion and click on it
7. Check Delete account
8. Click Continue with account deletion
9. Then confirm by letting you guide on the final step.

How to Undelete Facebook Account

To undelete your Facebook account, you must log back into the social network within 30 days of starting the deletion process.

If you exceed this period, your account deletion is final and irreversible.

How to Deactivate Your Facebook Account

Deactivating your Facebook account allows you to suspend your activity on the social network while continuing to use the Messenger messaging service.

It's also useful for anyone who wants to test life without Facebook, but is not yet sure of their decision and therefore wants to stick with it and make a way back option.

How to Deactivate Your Facebook Account from Smartphone or Computer

To deactivate your Facebook account, you must follow the same first six steps as the deletion described earlier in this article, either on your Smartphone or computer. However, in step 7, you have to tick Deactivate account, then press Continue with account deactivation.

You then just need to complete the final step by letting yourself be guided to deactivate your Facebook account.

How to Reactivate Your Facebook Account

To cancel deactivation, simply log back into your Facebook account whenever you want. This also works if you are logged into other services using your Facebook profile.

Good luck, hopefully useful..