Facebook offers a convenient way to deactivate Facebook account. However, deactivation of Facebook does not completely and permanently the Facebook profile and accoucnt.
According to Facebook FAQ, deactivate Facebook account will render user’s profile and all information associated with it immediately inaccessible to other Facebook users. In other words, the account is effectively disappear from the Facebook service. However, the Facebook account is not been purged from Facebook’s servers. Instead, the profile information (friends, photos, interests, etc.) is saved, so that the account can be recovered and reactivated in future with the information intact if the user decides to do so, or regret on the deactivation decision.
According to Facebook FAQ, deactivate Facebook account will render user’s profile and all information associated with it immediately inaccessible to other Facebook users. In other words, the account is effectively disappear from the Facebook service. However, the Facebook account is not been purged from Facebook’s servers. Instead, the profile information (friends, photos, interests, etc.) is saved, so that the account can be recovered and reactivated in future with the information intact if the user decides to do so, or regret on the deactivation decision.
Permanently
delete the Facebook account will completely remove and purge all
personally identifiable information associated with the Facebook account
from Facebook database. This includes information like name, email
address, mailing address, and IM screen name. However, do note that
copies of some material (photos, notes, etc.) may remain in Facebook
servers for technical reasons, but this material is disassociated from
any personal identifiers and completely inaccessible to other users.
Facebook
users who want to get rid of Facebook once and for what, and do not
think that he or she will use Facebook again, Facebook provides a way to
delete the account. Once Facebook account is deleted, it’s impossible
to reactivate the account or retrieve any of the content or information
previously associated in the account. There is no option for recovery
once Facebook account is deleted.
To delete a Facebook account, log in to the Facebook account, and open this link then submit the “Delete My Account”
Click on Submit button. Enter the password to confirm it’s your account, and the captcha security spam check. Then click on Okay button. An email will be sent to indicate that the Facebook account will be deleted in 14 days.
During
the 14 days account deletion grace period, do not login or sign in to
Facebook account, nor perform any action utilizing Facebook, such as
Share on Facebook on Like in Facebook, or login and sign up to other
websites by using Facebook Connect (Facebook user name and password
credentials). Any interaction and usage of the Facebook account during
the period will prevent the account from being deleted.
Alternative Method to Delete Facebook Account
If
the above official method to delete the Facebook account fails, it’s
also possible to email Facebook to request them to delete your Facebook
account directly. The email address is:
privacy@facebook.com
Within
a few days (allows up to a week), an email response should be sent by
Facebook to confirm that the account has been permanently deleted.
If
there is no response from Facebook, and you can still access your
Facebook account or given an option to reactivate the account, try email
Facebook again, with the following three email addresses:
privacy@facebook.com
support@facebook.com
info@facebook.com
The
Facebook account is permanently deleted when user cannot login to the
account anymore, and there is not message which offers user a chance to
reactivate the Facebook account.so don't test this tricks on your
original Facebook profile.
