How to Delete a Facebook ID

If you disagree with Facebook's privacy policies or decide that the website causes too great a drain on your time, you can delete or deactivate your account. People decide to delete social networking accounts for a variety of reasons, so Facebook gives you the opportunity to close your account at will. When you delete a Facebook ID, all the pictures and other information that you uploaded to Facebook disappear immediately.

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Instructions

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  Log in to your Facebook home page.
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  Navigate to the Facebook "Delete Account" form. Note that you can only view this form when logged in.
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  Click the "Submit" button to display a pop-up window with the heading "Permanently Delete Account."
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  Type your Facebook password in the "Password" field.
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  Click the "Text in the box" security field and type the letters that appear in the image.
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  Click the "Okay" button. This displays a prompt notifying you that your Facebook account has been deactivated and will be deleted within the next two weeks. Click "Okay" again to close the message.

Tips & Warnings

Sign in to your Facebook account within 14 days of submitting the account deletion request to reactivate the account.
If you delete your account, it is not possible to recover any of the information associated with it. To remove your account from Facebook while leaving yourself the option to reactivate it in the future, navigate to the "Account Settings" page and click the "Deactivate" link under the "Deactivate Account" heading. This hides your account on Facebook. Sign in with the same email address and password to reactivate your account at any time.