Here is a simple guide to permanently delete your Facebook account and stop receiving further notification mails from Facebook. After deletion of an account it takes a couple of days to completely de-activate your facebook account.
Steps to Completely Delete a Facebook account
1. Login to your Facebook and click on “Account” Drop Down option in the Right end. Click on the option “Account Settings“.
My Account Option in Facebook
2. The Account settings will open a series of the details associated with your facebook account. Now click on the option “Deactivate Account“.
Facebook Deactivate Account
3. In the Next window, you got to specify the reason for deactivating your Facebook account, but this step is purely optional, you can either select an option and which is already listed there, or you can write your own reason for deactivating. Make sure you have Checked the Box saying “Opt out of receiving future emails from Facebook“. If this option is unchecked, then you will keep on receiving emails even after deactivating. Click on “Deactivate my Account“.
Facebook Deactivate Reason(Optional)
4. You will be prompted to enter your password to confirm authenticity. So Enter your password and click on “Confirm“.
Facebook Password Confirmation
5. Then you will be again put into another confirmation, this time is the Captcha text, “Enter the given Captcha” and click on “Submit“.
Facebook captcha confirmation
6. This is it , your Facebook account has been deactivated., Note: It will take couple of days for Complete deactivation.
I know I’m NOT gonna use this tip in near future, but it’s interesting.
You should consider yourself lucky that you didn’t accidentally delete your FB accident while taking screenshots for this post
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Ha ha, Mate I actually created a new account and deleted it , the next minute , (You can also see the confirmation from facebook that the account is deleted).
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Hehe… great post bro! I also have 2 spare Facebook accounts which i should de-activate now!
but it won’t be a problem if i don’t de-activate them right?
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Having a facebook account is always good bro, I suggest you can link them with networked blogs, so it keeps on posting your feeds, a good source of traffic, My point of view never disable any dummy facebook account, instead turn it into an advantage for you
Great!… i’ll take your advice bro!! thanks
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@RamKumar – Always good to know how to delete one’s online accounts.
For steps on how to delete accounts on various social networking and online services check out – deleteyouraccount[dot]com
Wow, thats a wonderful site bro, Thanks for the information, I was not aware about it
I dont think anyone would like to delete his Facebook account. But its a good info.
Thanks Abhi
Yes dude, facebook account has always been useful, but you can see in Search engine people still search for how to remove facebook account, Some may need this.
very nice..
but i wont delete my facebook account.. he he
lol ., Thanks mate
Thanks but I was knowing about it.
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Did you observe that Facebook does not allow you to delete your account. It only allows you to deactivate it. I think this a good idea to get the users back when they need it, as users wont have to make a new account from scratch.
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Yup, that I guess its a good idea, but Im not sure after re activating the account, the friend list and other media exists still or will be deleted.
They only want you to deactivate so they can keep all that information that’s already been gathered. I’m sure if Facebook used the word deleted, it is construed as misleading. So they used deactivated.
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Welcome to ByteChip dude
And as you mentioned, they have called it as deactivating probably for this reason.
Hey Ramkumar,
Fortunately I may not need this.. but this is a valuable piece of information…
Thanks mate…
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Thanks Aman, Thanks for visiting ByteChip
This is good info. I only have one Facebook account and I may delete it when I get tired of connecting online.
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Thanks Marlene good to see you here after a long time
Useful Info , I have already deactivated n then reactivated more than 2 times
Thanks Saif.
This is a very nice information. Thanks for Sharing
Welcome Harini
FACEBOOK accts can NEVER be deactivated or deleted! You need to take legal action to do so. Your post seems misleading!
Hey Marcus Welcome to ByteChip. Its true that facebook accounts can be both de-activated as well as deleted. Here is the proof on Facebook Help Center : http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=842
Hope that helps to clarify on that matter. Cheers. Have a Great day