How to Delete Facebook Account Right Now

While Facebook may serve as a handy tool for keeping in touch with family, friends and organising of events, it’s become bigger and far more powerful than the site many users originally signed up to.

Facebook can be and has been called out for a wide range of perceived misdemeanors. However, for many, it’s simply a colossal waste of time.

Regardless of what’s your reason for wanting to cut ties with Facebook, here’s how to temporarily deactivate or permanently delete your Facebook account now.

How to Deactivate Facebook Account Temporarily

Unless you’re very sure you want to get rid of your Facebook account once and for all, we’d recommend going down the deactivation route.

Deactivating your account hides your profile from friends and search, but allows you to reactivate your account – complete with friends, updates, pictures and Likes – if you have any reason to return, simply by entering your login information.

To deactivate your Facebook account, follow this steps:

• Click the downwards-pointing arrow in the top-right corner of the screen
• Select Settings
• Open the Security section
• Choose the Deactivate Your Account option at the bottom of the menu

How to Permanently Delete Facebook Account

Deleting your account is a major step, so think it through before you proceed. Facebook takes between 14 to 90 days to process account deletion requests, but once your account’s gone, it’s gone forever.

Before taking the plunge, it’s well worth downloading a copy of the data Facebook has on you.

To do this:

• Click the downwards-pointing arrow in the top-right corner of the screen
• Select Download a copy of your Facebook data

Or simply visit https://web.facebook.com/settings and the proceed by clicking on “Download a copy” of your information.

See the screenshot below:

Once that’s done, you’re ready to delete your account. Bear in mind, however, that your sent messages will continue to exist even when all other traces of your account are gone.

To permanently delete your Facebook account, do this:

• Visit Facebook’s Delete Account page
• Select Delete My Account
• Put your password and proceed.

NOTE: Once, you hit on the delete button, Do not login back else you will reactivate your account.