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Permanently Delete a Facebook Account
Source-checked About 10 minutes
Answer
Review the consequences and download any information you need, then use Facebook's account-deletion control and follow the confirmation prompts. Deactivation is temporary and does not delete the account.
Prepare the correct account, device, or project
Confirm the active Facebook identity and distinguish a personal profile from a Page before changing anything. Check that you have the required ownership or access, save information you may need later, and read the displayed consequence before confirming. Account, Page, audience, monetization, and recovery controls can differ, so do not treat a missing option as permission to use an extension or automation tool.
Review the consequences
Check what deleting the account affects and download any information you need before continuing.
Open account deletion
Open Facebook's account-deletion control while signed in to the account you intend to delete.
Confirm the deletion request
Follow Facebook's confirmation prompts and keep the account details available until the process is complete.
Verify the result
After submitting, verify Facebook shows the deletion state and calendar deadline; avoid signing back in if Facebook warns that doing so cancels deletion.
Use the supported recovery boundary
If the expected result is unavailable or labels differ, stop before deleting additional data, changing unrelated settings, or using a third-party workaround. Recheck the exact account, device, permissions, eligibility, and current interface, then compare the result with the linked Facebook Help Center guidance. Preserve the original content and exact error so the product's official support channel can diagnose this specific permanently delete a facebook account task.
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If it does not work
- If deletion is unavailable, verify the active profile and Accounts Center ownership. Preserve the confirmation and use Facebook support instead of repeatedly submitting or deleting linked services.
Sources and verification
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Follow the linked first-party guidance if labels differ after a platform or app update.