[Tutorial] How to Easily Delete Your Facebook Account?

You may have heard again and again that Facebook is at the heart of privacy scandal. The nightmare of a data breach can be a trigger for you to delete a Facebook account. Or you are just getting tired of the constant status updates from your old schoolmates, which may create peer pressure or make you feel annoying. No matter what reasons makes you want to delete your Facebook account, you will figure out in this article.

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Part 1. Differences on Deactivating and Deleting a Facebook Account

Before you make account deletion, you should know about the difference between deactivating and deleting a Facebook account. Here is a statement from Facebook on the differences between deactivating and deleting your Facebook account.

What happens when you deactivate your Facebook account?

- You still have chances to reactivate your account.
- People cannot see your timeline or find you on Facebook.
- Some information may remain visible to your friends. (For example, the message you've sent.)
- Your account data will be saved on Facebook in case you want to reactivate.

What happens when you delete your Facebook account?

- You cannot retrieve your Facebook account once it's deleted.

- Facebook delays the deletion for some days after the request is made. If you log in your account during this time, Facebook will cancel your deletion request.

- It may take up to 90 days to delete your account info which saved in Facebook's backup systems. But your account data is not accessible on Facebook during the time.

- Information which is not stored in your account, such as messaging history, may still be visible to your friends.

- According to Facebook, copies of some material (e.g. your log records) may remain on Facebook's database but are not related to personal identifiers.

Part 2. How to Deactivate a Facebook Account?

Deactivate your Facebook account is useful to cool off your enthusiasm for Facebook. Here's how to do this.

STEP 1. Click the account menu down arrow at the top right of your Facebook page.

STEP 2. Click "Settings".

STEP 3. Select "General" in the left column.

STEP 4. Choose "Manage your account".

STEP 5. Click "Deactivate your account", and follow the steps to confirm.

If you want to reactivate your account, just log in your Facebook with the E-mail and password you set before. Your profile will be completely recovered.

Part 3. How to Delete a Facebook Account?

Delete your Facebook account is more serious. Your Facebook account will be removed permanently from Facebook's database. If you are certain to do it, follow the steps.

STEP 1. Click the account menu down arrow at the top right of your Facebook Pace.

STEP 2. Click "Settings".

STEP 3. Select "Your Facebook Information" in the left column.

STEP 4. Choose "Delete Your Account and Information", then hit the "delete my account" button.

STEP 5. Enter your password, and follow the instructions to confirm.

Delete your Facebook account permanently means all of your account data will be erased. In other words, all the memorable videos or photos you uploaded will also be eliminated from Facebook's database, so you can no longer find them on Facebook. Be sure you have backups of your unforgettable occasion in case you feel regret to delete it. And it may be worth downloading some of your valuable Facebook data before you delete your Facebook account.

Part 4. Suggestion: Download Your Wanted Facebook Videos Before Deletion

To download your wanted Facebook videos before you delete your Facebook account entirely, many kinds of Facebook video downloaders can help you out. For instance, VidPaw Online Video & Audio Downloader is a safe one you can trust.

- VidPaw is a site which provides 100% free download service.

- With VidPaw, you can download numerous videos from over 1,000 sites.

- VidPaw supports to download online videos to MP4, MP3, and other popular video formats in high quality.

Here is the guide to download Facebook videos by using VidPaw.

Note: We advise iPhone/iPad users to install "Documents" (a file manager app), which helps VidPaw to perform smoother and more stable on your devices.

STEP 1. Find the Facebook video you want to download, click to open it.

STEP 2. Click the right mouse button, select "Copy video URL at current time".

STEP 3. Open VidPaw Video & Audio Downloader, paste the URL to the box.

STEP 4. Choose your preferred format and quality, then click "Download".

STEP 5. When VidPaw finishes downloading, you can find the video in your download folder.

Android users can also try VidPaw app to download unlimited online videos from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and etc., and stream YouTube videos on the VidPaw app.