Delete Your Facebook Account: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Click on the down arrow in the top right corner and select 'Settings'.
Select 'Your Facebook Information' in the left sidebar.
Click on 'Deactivation and Deletion'.
Choose 'Delete Account' and follow the on-screen instructions.
You can delete your Facebook account yourself â this is a self-service process (rated moderate â takes a bit of digging through settings). After deletion: loss of profile, posts, photos, and other content; deactivation of messenger account; removal from friend lists and groups.
You have 30 days after deletion to recover your account.
Facebook states a data retention period of Indefinite (except for certain data) after account deletion. Back-ups and statutory records can fall outside that figure, so request written confirmation from support if you need certainty.
Deleting your account means: Loss of profile, posts, photos, and other content; Deactivation of Messenger account; Removal from friend lists and groups. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Facebook is recorded as GDPR compliant and recorded as CCPA compliant. If you are in the EU or California you can also file a formal erasure request under GDPR Article 17 or the CCPA â that route creates a record you can follow up on, separately from the in-product delete flow.
Common alternatives include Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat. If you are switching because of how Facebook handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Facebook is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, which is the jurisdiction whose data-protection rules govern your account.
Closing your Facebook account does not remove the copies that data brokers and people-search sites still hold. Compare every free data broker removal option →
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