Facebook is a giant in the world of social media applications. Facebook has revolutionized social media with its latest updates and features. However, many people still want to stay away from Facebook for a while for any purpose. For that specific purpose, Facebook has a deactivate feature that lets you deactivate your account for a certain period and then you can restore it whenever you want.
This article will provide a complete guide to deactivating your Facebook account.
How to Deactivate a Facebook Account
To deactivate a Facebook account on a desktop computer, follow the instructions given below.
Step 1: First, sign in to your Facebook from your internet browser:
Step 2: Click on the profile icon and select the “Settings & privacy” option:
Step 3: Click on the “Settings” options:
Step 4: Choose “See more in the Accounts Center” from the given window:
Step 5: After that choose the “Personal details” option from the “Account settings” section:
Step 6: Hit the “Account ownership and control” option:
Step 7: Now, select the “Deactivation or deletion” from the given window:
Step 8: Select the Facebook account you want to deactivate:
Step 9: Select the “Deactivate account” option and hit the “Continue” button:
Step 10: Deactivating your Facebook account will also deactivate the pages, so, choose carefully:
Step 11: Lastly, enter the password and hit the “Continue” button to deactivate the Facebook account:
Deactivate the Facebook Account From the Mobile
Similarly, to deactivate the Facebook account on mobile, go through the instructions given below.
Step 1: First, launch a Facebook mobile application and click on the profile icon as shown below:
Step 2: Then, click on the “Settings & privacy” option as shown below:
Step 3: Afterward choose the “Settings” option:
Step 4: Tap on the “See more in Accounts Center” option to see advanced settings:
Step 5: Then, tap the “Personal details” option:
Step 6: Tap on the “Account ownership and control” option to launch the deactivate options:
Step 7: Choose the “Deactivate or deletion” option as provided below:
Step 8: Select the account you want to deactivate from the given list:
Step 9: Then, tap on the “Deactivate account” option:
Step 10: Now, click on the “Continue” button to deactivate the Facebook pages associated with your account:
Step 11: Lastly, enter the Facebook account password and hit the “Continue” button to deactivate the Facebook account:
Conclusion
To deactivate the Facebook account, first sign in to the account. Then, click on the profile icon and navigate to Settings & privacy > Settings > See more in Accounts Center > Personal details > Account ownership and control > Deactivation or deletion. Then, choose the account to deactivate and then select the Deactivate account option, and hit the “Continue” button. After that, review the pages that will also be deactivated and hit the “Continue” button. And, lastly, enter the password and hit the “Continue” button to deactivate the Facebook account.
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