Delete Facebook Account – Do you want to know how to back up your Facebook data and delete your Facebook account? If yes, then you have come to the right place.
If you are apprehensive about your online privacy, tired of incessant status updates from friends, or find Facebook no longer appealing, you might consider deleting your Facebook account.
Deleting your Facebook account removes it from public view on the social networking site. When you delete your Facebook account you can’t get access to it again.
Keep in mind that when you have finally deleted your Facebook account, you cannot reactivate your account or retrieve anything you added earlier from your Facebook account.
It is always advisable to back up your Facebook data before you delete your Facebook account.
Note: If you don’t want to delete your Facebook account, you can take a break from Facebook and temporarily deactivate your account. Click here to learn how to temporarily deactivate your Facebook account.
How to Backup Facebook Data
Before waving goodbye to your Facebook account, you should backup your data in case you need it later on in life. The main reason you are asked to backup your Facebook data or information is for future purposes. Please note that to back up your Facebook data means to download your Facebook information.
You can either download your Facebook information from Accounts Center or through your Facebook settings.
How to Request a download of your Facebook information from Accounts Center
- Login to your Facebook account if you haven’t done so.
- Click your profile picture in the top right of your Facebook homepage (Computer/Desktop) OR tap the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal lines) at the top-right corner (Android) or the bottom-right corner (iPhone/iPad) of your Facebook homepage.
- Select Settings & privacy, then click/tap Settings.
- Click/tap Accounts Center, then click/tap Your information and permissions.
- Click/tap Download your information.
- Click/tap Download or transfer information.
- Choose the profiles you would like to download information from.
- Click/tap Next.
- Select How much information you want to download and click/tap Next. Note: If you select Specific types of information, you will be able to choose which kinds of information you want to download, including data logs.
- Choose if you want to download your information to a device or directly transfer your information to a destination and click/tap Next.
- If you select Transfer to destination you can choose the destination and schedule future transfers. Note: When you choose a destination, you may be prompted to sign in to the destination’s app or website.
- Once you select the destination and frequency, click/tap Start transfer. You will be prompted to enter your Facebook profile password.
- If you select Download to device, then choose your file options.
- Click/tap Submit request.
How to Request a download of your Facebook information from your Facebook settings
- Login to your Facebook account if you haven’t done so.
- Click your profile picture in the top right of your Facebook homepage (Computer/Desktop) OR tap the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal lines) at the top-right corner (Android) or the bottom-right corner (iPhone/iPad) of your Facebook homepage.
- Scroll down and select Settings & privacy, then click/tap Settings.
- In the left column, scroll down and click Download your information (Computer/Desktop) OR scroll down to Your information and tap Download your information (Android/iPhone/iPad).
- Click/tap Continue.
- Click/tap Download or transfer information.
- Select the profiles you would like to download information from.
- Click/tap Next.
- Select How much information you want to download and click/tap Next. Note: if you select Specific types of information, you will be able to choose which kinds of information you want to download, including data logs.
- Choose if you want to download your information to a device or directly transfer your information to a destination and click/tap Next.
- If you select Transfer to destination you can choose the destination and schedule future transfers. Note: When you choose a destination, you may be prompted to sign in to the destination’s app or website.
- Once you select the destination and frequency, click/tap Start transfer. You will be prompted to enter your Facebook profile password.
- If you select Download to device, then choose your file options.
- Click/tap Submit request.
Please note that upon submitting a download request, it will appear as Pending in the Download your information tool. When your file is ready you’ll have four (4) days to download your information from the Available downloads section on the Download your information page in Accounts Center or your Facebook settings. Downloading your files is a password-protected process that only you have access to.
Also, if you’ve made a transfer request, Facebook will send an email notification and a notification on Facebook letting you know it’s done. Completed transfers will appear in the Previous transfers section of the Transfer your information tool.
How to Download a copy of the information you requested
- Go to the Available downloads section of the Download your information tool.
- Click/tap Download and enter your password.
You can also click/tap Delete to delete your download or View past file requests to see your past download requests.
Please note that you can always view your Privacy Shortcuts to learn about the ways you can control your data and privacy on Facebook. If you want to review recent activity on your Facebook profile or want to review your Facebook profile information, you can use the Access your information tool.
How to Delete Your Facebook Account
If you really want to delete your Facebook account permanently, the process is straightforward. Click here to learn how to delete your Facebook account permanently on any device platform.
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