How to delete your Facebook account permanently

Facebook is a very useful tool for staying in touch with friends and family, but If you aren’t finding the social media giant to be particularly useful or interesting anymore, it’s fairly easy to delete Facebook.

It’s worth noting that the process can take up to 90 days, and you can download a backup of all of your posts and messages.

How to download a backup of your Facebook data

 If you firm on the decision to delete Facebook from your life. You should take a moment to consider all of the content you’ve put on the platform throughout the years. Once you press delete, all of your pictures, notes, status updates, and more will be gone forever. If you’re not sure what that is, you can check the full list on the Your Information page.

The good news is that you don’t need to let that stop you. Facebook makes it easy to download a backup of all of your data. It’s in the same section as the option to deactivate or delete your account.

How to download Facebook data:

1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Click the menu (≡)at the top right.

1. click Settings & privacy.

1. Pick Settings.

1. Go toYour Facebook Information.

1. Find Download Your Information and click view.

1. Choose the dates, type of data, and format, then click Create File.

1. Once the file is ready, you will receive a notification and can download the file.

How long the process takes depends on how much data you have on Facebook, and which types of data you are trying to extract. It can take time from a few seconds to hours, but you can download the finished file on any number of devices.

Note that the file expires a few days after you request it, so be sure to download it before it expire. If you do forget, simply repeat the process to create a new file.

 Steps to permanently delete Facebook account

If you’ve absolutely had enough of the platform or whatever the reason and want to delete Facebook account, the process isn’t much different. Plus, you no longer have to worry about deleting Messenger separately, since the simple process takes care of both at the same time.

Keep in mind that it can take up to 90 days for your information to be deleted from Facebook’s servers, although it won’t be accessible by users during that time. Additionally, you will no longer be able to use your Facebook account to log in to other services, like Pinterest, Spotify, or any number of games.

Following are the steps to delete Facebook account:

1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Click the menu (≡) at the top right.

1. Click Settings & privacy.

1. Pick Settings.

1. Select Account Ownership and Control from Your Facebook Information.

1. Click Deactivation and Deletion.

1. Select Delete Account, then Continue to Account Deletion.

1. Click Delete Account, enter your password, then click Continue.

 If you change your mind, you can cancel the process by logging into your account within 30 days and clicking Cancel Deletion. Otherwise, your information will be removed from Facebook within 90 days. However, some information may remain in backqup servers, and Facebook may retain some information for legal purposes.

Of course, if that is a little extreme and you just want to take a short break, you also have the option to temporarily deactivate your Facebook account.

If you don’t want to delete Facebook, you may deactivate it instead( same procedure till step 6 to deactivate Facebook only choose deactivate accountoption instead delete accountin step 7) .  When you decide to reactivate your account, all you need to do is log back in on any device.