How to delete Facebook Account on Mobile/PC/Laptop in 2022?

How do I delete Facebook account? Is it possible to delete Facebook account? Then, the answer is. Yes, you can definitely delete your Facebook account.

A few times ago, news spread that Facebook sells their user’s data. I don’t know how much this news is true or wrong.

If you want to delete your Facebook account for some reason, then read this article thoroughly. Because in today’s article, I will tell you how to delete a Facebook account in 2022?

If you want to know “how to delete Facebook page“, then you can read that article by clicking here.

Difference Between Temporarily and Permanently Delete Facebook Account

Some people understand the meaning of both the terms “temporary deactivate Facebook account” and “permanently delete Facebook account”. But the meaning of these two sentences is different.

Temporarily Deactivate Vs Permanently Delete Facebook Account

As in its name itself, it means to hide. Your Facebook account is not deleted in the temporarily deactivated Facebook account.

Instead, by temporarily deactivating the Facebook account, the account gets hidden from the Facebook app.

And you can restore your Facebook account anytime. Deactivating the account temporarily does not delete it completely.

Whereas if your account in Facebook permanently gets deleted completely. Which you cannot restore again.

If you want to close your Facebook account for some time, then you select the temporarily deactivate Facebook account option.

On the other hand, if you want to delete your Facebook account forever, you choose the permanently delete Facebook account option.
Let’s know how to delete Facebook account on mobile and laptop?

Let’s follow…

How to temporarily deactivate Facebook Account On Facebook App?

Step 1. Open the Facebook app and click on the triple bar as shown on the image.

Step 2. Go to setting.

Step 3. Click on personal and account information. And then tap on the edit option (account ownership and control).

Step 4. Tap on deactivation and deletion.

Step 5. Choose deactivate the account and click on continue.

Step 6. Now choose a reason why you want to deactivate your Facebook account and again tap on continue.

How to Permanently Delete Facebook Account On Facebook App?

Step 1. Open the Facebook app and click on the triple bar as shown on the image.

Step 2. Go to setting.

Step 3. Click on personal and account information. And then tap on the edit option (account ownership and control).

Step 4. Tap on deactivation and deletion.

Step 5. Choose Delete account and tap on the continue button.

Step 6. Select any reason why you want to delete your Facebook account?

Step 7. Now tap on the continue to account deletion button.

How to deactivate Facebook Account on PC/Laptop?

Step 1. Login on Facebook.

Step 2. Click on the down menu icon and choose setting and privacy.

Step 3. Go to the setting option.

Step 4. Click on “Your Facebook information”.

Step 5. Tap on the deactivation and deletion view button.

Step 6. Choose deactivate the account and click on continue to account deactivation.

Step 7. Enter a password and again tap on account deactivate.

How to download data of Facebook account On PC?

• Click on the download arrow.
• Setting & privacy > Setting
• Choose Your Facebook information.
• Continue to deletion
• Click on download info.
• Select the file format, range, quality.
• Tap on request a download.

How to delete Facebook Account on PC/Laptop?

Step 1. Login on Facebook.

Step 2. Click on the down menu icon and choose setting and privacy.

Step 3. Go to the setting option.

Step 4. Click on “Your Facebook information”.

Step 5. Click on continue to deletion.

Step 6. Tap on the delete account button.

Before deleting a Facebook account, you should back up your Facebook account data. Above I have shared steps on how to download data on Facebook.

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