Facebook is a popular social chat app that allows users to keep in touch through instant messaging. However, its privacy issue is a great concern among users. How can I delete Facebook forever? Follow us to learn how to delete Facebook to say goodbye to privacy concerns.

Part 1. Reasons for deleting Facebook

Data Breaches

It is reported that Facebook has repeatedly suffered from user privacy data breaches, including but not limited to users’ names and phone numbers.

Facebook has also been accused of illegally collecting sensitive information about its users to advertisers.

Addiction

Facebook's algorithms aim to increase users' duration by constantly showing content that interests them. Therefore, some people may be so addicted to watching Facebook that they spare no time for their hobbies or social skills. For example, when having a meal with a colleague or friend, everyone is looking down at Facebook, which has a negative impact on interpersonal relationships. What's more, some users stay up late on Facebook, which makes them not themselves the next day.

Mental Health

Some error messages and misbehavior on Facebook are not filtered out, which will influence users' judgments and thoughts. Also, when watching others sharing their successful life on Facebook, we may fall into mental burnout, which is harmful to our mental health.

Distraction

Just like having a delicious hamburger in front of us when we're trying to lose weight, when we want to focus on work, we see Facebook is right next to us. It is hard not to watch, which will distract us and reduce work efficiency.

Part 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Deletion

This section will introduce detailed steps on how to delete Facebook and how to delete photos on Facebook on a computer/phone.

How to Delete Facebook

The steps for deleting Facebook on your phone and computer are the same. Here are the detailed steps about how to permanently delete Facebook:

Step 1. Visit your Facebook web page in the browser on your computer.

Step 2. Go to the top right corner and click your profile. Then, select Settings & privacy on the pop-up list and choose Settings.

Step 3. Then, go to the left part of the page and click See more in Account Center in the Meta Accounts Center option.

Step 4. On the following page, choose Personal details in the left navigation bar and tap Account ownership and control on the right page.

Step 5. Choose the Deactivation or deletion option. Then, you need to choose the account you want to perform operations with.

Step 6. Make sure the blue dot next to Delete account is selected. Then, press the Continue button all the time until a window pops up asking for your password. Enter your Facebook password in the box to confirm the operation. You should know that this deletion is permanent. Think twice.

How to Delete Pictures on Facebook

Step 1. Go to the photo you want to delete.

Step 2. Tap the pencil-like pattern (three-dot pattern on the phone) on the top right.

Step 3. Choose Delete to confirm your operation.

Part 3. What Happens After Deletion?

You have 30 days to reactivate your account and cancel the deletion. After 30 days, the deletion will be permanent and cannot be canceled. What will happen then?

1. You cannot reactivate your account.

2. You will encounter that Facebook Messenger not working.

3. All the content of your account will be removed, including your personal homepage, photos, videos, and posts. And you cannot retrieve them.

4. You cannot use the Facebook login feature on other apps registered with your Facebook account, like Spotify and Pinterest.

5. Public pages that are only controlled by you will also be deleted. If you don't want the public page to be deleted, you can grant someone else full control and then delete the account without deleting the public page.

6. If you log in to Oculus or Meta Quest with a Facebook account, the information like purchased applications and achievements in Oculus or Meta Quest will also be deleted, and there will be no refund.

7. You can still access some information, like the chatting messages. The deletion will only clear the messages on your side. You can get a copy of messages from your friends because they can still see the messages in the chat room. You can ask them for a copy and save Facebook messages.

If you don't want to lose all the data and just want to stop using it, you can try its deactivate account function. You can follow the steps below to deactivate the Facebook account:

Step 1. Log in to your Facebook in a browser and click your profile.

Step 2. Click Settings & privacy and then choose Settings.

Step 3. Under the Meta Accounts Center option on the following page, click See more in Account Center.

Step 4. Choose Personal details in the left navigation bar and tap Account ownership and control on the right page.

Step 5. Choose the Deactivation or deletion option. Then, you need to choose the account you want to perform operations with.

Step 6. Click Deactivate account and press the Continue button all the time until a window pops up asking for your password. Enter your Facebook password in the box to prove you are the owner. Then, you can choose whether to reactivate your account automatically. If yes, choose when to reactivate your account. If not, choose Don't reactivate automatically.

To reactivate your Facebook account, you can log back into Facebook.

Part 4. Want to Delete the App, Not the Account?

If you just want to delete the FB app but not the account, you can just hold and drag it to the trash bin on your computer. But if you want a safe and thorough deletion, you cannot miss Apeaksoft iPhone Eraser.

Step 1. You can download Apeaksoft iPhone Eraser from the buttons above.

Step 2. Connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable. Make sure the connection is successful. If you have any connection problems, just click the words at the bottom of the page.

Step 3. Select the Free up Space option in the left navigation bar and click Quick Scan on the right page.

Step 4. After scanning, choose the second option, Uninstall Applications, and click Erase.

Step 5. Scroll down to find Facebook and press the Uninstall button after it. Click Confirm to start the process.

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