How to Permanently Close Your Entire Facebook Account
These instructions apply to Facebook accessed via a web browser on a desktop computer. Need to do this from your phone instead? Here’s how to do that on an Android and what to do on an iPhone. From your browser, follow these steps to finally end your relationship with Facebook:
What to Consider Before Deleting Facebook
Before you delete your Facebook account, take some time to consider what you might lose by deleting it. For example, do you have pictures that only exist on Facebook? Or what about other accounts (like Instagram or Pinterest) that may be tied to your Facebook log-in information to access? If you’re not sure how entwined Facebook is in your digital world, it might be a better idea to deactivate it first to get a sense of what accounts and passwords you’ll need to change before you completely cut the service off. If you’re sure you’re ready to delete your account, at the very least you should have a backup of the data you have stored on Facebook. This could be anything from your pictures to chat histories and even friends lists. You’ll have the option to choose what data to download once you start the process. If you change your mind about deleting your account within the 30-day deletion window, you can log back into Facebook and confirm that you want to cancel deleting the page. The page will then be restored. After 30 days, the account and all the data in the account will be permanently deleted.
