How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account

Facebook is a very popular social networking site. It is a wonderful way to stay in touch with family, friends, and associates.

You may have joined Facebook but wish to leave the site and delete your account. Before you make any changes to your Facebook account and make any adjustments to the settings of your social networking software, there are several options you should consider. The following steps will guide you through your Facebook account options.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. 
    
   Options

   Decide if you are sure you want to permanently delete your account, or perhaps deactivate your account and retain your option to reactivate it in the future.

2. 
    
   Deactivate

   If you decide to deactivate your Facebook account, All your personal data, including photos, interests, friends etc will still be saved. You retain the option to re-activate your account at any time.

3. 
    
   Delete

   To permanently delete your Facebook account, first, it is reccomended by Facebook user groups
   that you delete everything that is related to your profile. This includes; pictures, friends, messages, wall-posts, news-feeds, mini-feeds, posted items, interests, groups, fan pages, applications, gifts, etc.
   
   Next go to:
   http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account
   and click "Submit."
   
   After a few days you will no longer have the option to re-activate your account and your account will be deleted.
   
   Find other Facebook articles in the Resource section below.

Resources

• Other Important Facebook Help Articles
• More Facebook Help

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on 11/12/2009 Excellent article for anyone who has outgrown Facebook.