# How to delete your Facebook account permanently, on the app or a computer

Canonical: https://postmesh.app/blog/how-to-delete-facebook-account

By PostMesh team. Published 2026-10-31; updated 2026-10-31.

To delete Facebook, go to Settings and privacy, then Settings, open Accounts Center (or Meta Account), select Deactivation or deletion and choose Delete account. Facebook waits 30 days before the deletion is final, and logging back in during that time cancels it.

Deleting Facebook takes a few minutes, but it reaches further than your profile. It ends your Messenger access, can take Pages and Meta Quest purchases with it, and starts a countdown you can still stop. This guide covers every step Facebook's own Help Center gives for the app and for a computer, what to do before you start, and the cases the main help page skips: an account you can't log in to, and the account of someone who has died.

## The short answer

Facebook keeps account deletion inside your settings. Open Settings and privacy, then Settings, then Accounts Center or Meta Account. Facebook says it's gradually moving people to Meta Accounts, so you'll see one name or the other. From there, open Deactivation or deletion, pick your profile and choose Delete account. You then have 30 days to change your mind by logging back in, although Facebook notes that the number of days varies by region. If you only want a break, deactivate instead: your profile is hidden, Messenger can keep working, and you come back by logging in.

| What you want | What to do | Can you undo it? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A break, keeping Messenger | Deactivate your profile | Yes, log in any time |
| Your profile gone for good | Choose Delete account in Deactivation or deletion | Only by logging in within the cancellation window (30 days, varies by region) |
| Keep a Page you run | Give someone else full control of it first | Not after deletion is final |
| Keep your photos and posts | Export your information before you delete | The export link lasts four days, then request a new one |
| Delete an account you can't log in to | Recover it first, then delete it | Not applicable |
| Close the account of someone who died | Request memorialization or removal | Facebook's help pages don't describe undoing it |
| Close the account of someone medically incapacitated | Use Facebook's special request form | Facebook may deactivate instead if the condition is reversible |

**What do you want to happen to the account?**
- I want a break but may come back → Deactivate it. Your profile is hidden and you reactivate by logging back in.
- I want it gone for good → Export your information, hand over any Pages, then choose Delete account.
- I can't log in to it → Recover the account first. Facebook's help pages don't describe deleting an account you can't access.
- It belongs to someone who has died → Ask Facebook to memorialize or remove it, with documents that confirm the death.

*Pick the branch that matches your situation. Each one has its own section below.*

## Should you deactivate or delete Facebook?

Facebook treats these as two different actions with different consequences. Its page on [the difference between deactivating and deleting](https://www.facebook.com/help/125338004213029) sets them side by side, and the gap is bigger than most people expect.

**Deactivate**
- Reactivate whenever you want by logging in
- People can't see your timeline or search for you
- Messages you sent may stay visible to others
- Messenger can stay active
- Your Meta Account stays active

**Delete**
- No access once the deletion is final
- Facebook delays deletion, and logging in cancels it
- Friends keep copies of messages you sent
- You can't use Messenger any more
- Meta Quest data tied to Facebook is deleted

*From Facebook's Help Center pages on deactivating, deleting and the difference between them.*

Two details catch people out. First, if you have additional Facebook profiles under your main one, deleting or deactivating the main profile does the same to all of them. Facebook's page on [additional profiles](https://www.facebook.com/help/1248946995836019) says deleting only an additional profile affects just that profile, and its data is erased after 30 days. Second, Facebook says your other profiles in the same Meta Account aren't affected when you delete a Facebook profile.

### Deactivate if any of these sound like you

- You want time away but might come back in a few weeks or months.
- You still use Messenger to talk to family or friends.
- You run a Page or a group and haven't decided who should take it over.
- You use Facebook to log in to Meta Quest or other apps and haven't moved those logins yet.

Deactivation isn't free of side effects. Facebook says Pages that only you control are deactivated too, and that while your profile is deactivated you can't use Facebook to access Meta Quest products or your Meta Quest information. Our guide on [how to deactivate Facebook](/blog/how-to-deactivate-facebook) covers that route step by step on iPhone, Android and a computer.

### Delete if these are true

- You've saved everything you want to keep.
- You no longer need Messenger, or you're happy to lose it.
- Every Page you care about has another person with full control.
- No app, game or headset you use still depends on Facebook Login.

## What should you do before you delete your Facebook account?

Facebook's page on [permanently deleting your profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674) lists what you lose. Turned into a to-do list, it looks like this.

**Before you delete Facebook**
- [ ] Export your photos, posts and other information
- [ ] Give someone else full control of any Page you want to keep
- [ ] Invite a new admin to groups you're the only admin of
- [ ] Add another way to log in to apps that use Facebook Login
- [ ] Check whether your Meta Quest uses your Facebook login
- [ ] Tell close contacts how to reach you outside Messenger
- [ ] Disconnect your Pages from any scheduling tool

*Work through this before you start the deletion. Most of it can't be done afterwards.*

### Download your information first

Facebook says anything you've added can't be retrieved once your account is deleted, and suggests exporting your information first. One detail matters for timing: its [export page](https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644) says you may not be able to export from a profile that's deactivated or scheduled for deletion. Do the export before you press delete. On a computer:

1. **Open settings**: Click your profile picture in the top right, choose Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
2. **Open the export tool**: Click Accounts Center, then Your information and permissions, then Export your information.
3. **Start a new export**: Click Create export and select the profile you want to export from.
4. **Choose where it goes**: Select Export to device. You can also pick Export to external service to send it to another service instead.
5. **Pick what to include**: Choose the information, a date range, the format, a notification email address and the media quality.
6. **Start it**: Click Start export. Facebook sends an email and a notification when it's ready.

On the iPhone app, the path is the same after you tap Menu, Settings and privacy, then Settings, with one extra tap on Next after you select the profile. When the export is ready, open Export your information and look under Available downloads. Facebook says you have four days to download it, you'll need to enter your password, and an expired request can always be made again.

| Export choice | What Facebook says it gives you | Pick it if |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HTML | An easy-to-view copy, delivered as a ZIP file. Open the file named index in a web browser. | You want to look through your photos and posts yourself |
| JSON | A machine-readable copy that's easier to move to another service | You plan to import your data somewhere else |
| Higher media quality | Better photos and videos, but a larger download | You want originals and have the storage space |
| A date range | Only the information from those dates | You only need recent years, or the full export is too big |

> Facebook warns that your export may contain private information. Keep it somewhere safe, and be careful about where you send or upload it.

### Hand over the Pages you want to keep

Facebook says Pages that only you control are deleted along with your profile. If you want a Page to survive, give someone else Facebook access with full control of it first, then delete your account. Facebook's page on [giving and removing Page access](https://www.facebook.com/help/187316341316631) explains that you need full control yourself to do this, and that you switch into the Page to manage its access. Choose carefully: Facebook's [Page access page](https://www.facebook.com/help/289207354498410) says full control gives that person the same access as you, including the ability to remove anyone or delete the Page. If you'd rather close a Page than hand it on, see our guide on [how to delete a Facebook Page](/blog/how-to-delete-a-facebook-page).

### Find a new admin for your groups

Groups work differently from Pages. Facebook's page on [groups without admins](https://www.facebook.com/help/1869148786729750) says that if the only admin of a group leaves, deactivates or deletes their account, they're prompted to invite one or more new admins. If they don't pick anyone, or nobody accepts the invitation within seven days, the group is paused automatically. To avoid that, add a trusted member as admin and wait for them to accept before you delete.

### Move your app logins off Facebook

After deletion, Facebook says you can't use Facebook Login for other apps you signed up for with it, and it names Spotify and Pinterest as examples. Before you delete, sign in to each of those apps and add an email address and password or another sign-in method, if the app offers one. Otherwise you may be locked out of accounts that have nothing to do with Facebook.

### Check your Meta Quest headset

If you use Facebook to log in to Meta Quest, Facebook says deleting your profile also deletes your Meta Quest information, including app purchases and achievements. You won't be able to return apps, and you lose any existing store credit. If that's you, sort out your headset login before you delete, or deactivate for now instead.

## How do I delete my Facebook account on a computer?

Facebook's settings are mid-change. Its help page says some people see Accounts Center and some see Meta Account as the place to manage account settings. The steps differ slightly depending on what's at the bottom of that screen, so check which version you have.

### If you see Accounts at the bottom of Accounts Center

1. **Open settings**: Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook, select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
2. **Open your account settings**: Click Accounts Center or Meta Account, whichever you see.
3. **Go to ownership and control**: Click Personal details, then Account ownership and control.
4. **Choose deletion**: Click Deactivation or deletion, then click the profile you want to delete.
5. **Confirm**: Select Delete account, click Continue and follow the on-screen instructions.

Facebook on a computer: Settings and privacy › Settings › Accounts Center › Personal details › Account ownership and control › Deactivation or deletion

*Start from your profile picture in the top right. On updated accounts, Accounts Center may be called Meta Account.*

### If you see Manage account at the bottom of Meta Account

1. **Open settings**: Click your profile picture in the top right, select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
2. **Open Meta Account**: Click Meta Account in the top left of the screen.
3. **Manage the account**: Click Manage account, then Manage.
4. **Choose deletion**: Click Deactivation or deletion.
5. **Confirm**: Follow the instructions, click Continue, then follow the prompts to confirm.

## How do I delete my Facebook account on iPhone or Android?

In the Facebook app, everything starts from Menu. Facebook's own help pages place Menu in different corners depending on the page and the phone: the deletion page says the bottom right on iPhone and the top right on Android. If you don't see it where you expect, look for the Menu icon along the bottom bar or the top of the screen. These are the steps for accounts that show Accounts at the bottom of Accounts Center:

1. **Open Menu**: From your main profile, tap Menu.
2. **Open settings**: Scroll down, tap Settings and privacy, then tap Settings.
3. **Open your account settings**: Tap Meta Account or Accounts Center, then Personal details.
4. **Go to ownership and control**: Tap Account ownership and control, then Deactivation or deletion.
5. **Pick your profile**: Tap the profile you want to delete, then Continue.
6. **Confirm**: Choose Delete account and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you see Manage account at the bottom of Meta Account instead, tap Meta Account, then Manage account, then Manage, then Deactivation or deletion. Choose the account or profile you want to delete, tap Delete account, tap Continue and follow the instructions to confirm.

Facebook, Deactivation or deletion:
- Deactivate account: Temporary
- Delete account: Permanent (tap this)
- Continue

*After you pick a profile, Facebook asks whether to deactivate or delete it. Delete account starts the waiting period.*

### I can't find Deactivation or deletion

- Look for both names. Depending on your account, the screen is called Accounts Center or Meta Account.
- If you see Manage account, the option is behind Manage account and then Manage, not Personal details.
- Facebook's own pages write the menu as both Settings and privacy and Settings & privacy, so either label is the right one.
- Make sure you're on your main profile, not a Page you've switched into. Pages have their own delete option under the Page's settings.
- If the app's menus don't match these steps, update the app or try the steps on a computer, where the help page gives the same labels.

## How long does it take to delete a Facebook account?

Deletion isn't instant. Facebook's deletion page describes three stages: a cancellation window, a clean-up period for everything you posted, and backup copies that can outlast both.

- Day 0: You start deletion. Facebook delays it, and logging back in cancels the request.
- Up to day 30: You can still cancel by logging in and clicking Cancel deletion. The number of days varies by region.
- After day 30: The account and its information are permanently deleted and can't be retrieved.
- Up to day 90: Facebook may take up to 90 days from the start to delete everything you posted. Others can't access it meanwhile.
- After day 90: Copies may remain in backup storage used for disaster recovery.

*Timings from Facebook's page on permanently deleting your profile.*

- 30 days: to cancel a deletion by logging in (varies by region)
- 90 days: for Facebook to remove everything you posted
- 4 days: to download your information export once it's ready
- 7 days: before a group with no new admin is paused

*Sources: Facebook Help pages on deleting your profile, exporting your information and groups without admins.*

The 30-day and 90-day figures come from Facebook's [deletion page](https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674), the four-day download window from its [export page](https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644), and the seven-day group rule from its [groups without admins page](https://www.facebook.com/help/1869148786729750). Facebook also says some information may be kept after deletion for legal reasons, terms violations or to prevent harm, and its comparison page adds that copies of some material, such as log records, may stay in its database without personal identifiers attached.

> During the waiting period, don't log in to Facebook from any device if you want the deletion to go through. Facebook says logging back in to your profile cancels the request.

## How do I cancel a Facebook account deletion?

If you change your mind, Facebook's instructions are short: log in to your Facebook account within 30 days of starting the deletion, then click Cancel deletion. After that window, Facebook says the account and all your information are permanently deleted, and you won't be able to retrieve anything. Because the window varies by region, don't wait until the last few days.

1. Log in to Facebook with your email address or phone number and password
2. Click Cancel deletion
3. Reactivate any Pages that were removed with your profile
4. Export your information now, if you plan to try again later

*Cancelling works only within the cancellation window: 30 days, though Facebook says it varies by region.*

Pages come back separately. Facebook's page on [deactivating and reactivating Pages](https://www.facebook.com/help/184605634921611) says that if you deleted your account, you can cancel the deletion within 30 days and then reactivate your Pages. On a computer, go back to your main profile, open Settings and privacy, then Settings, and under Your activity click Reactivate a Page. Find the Page and click Reactivate.

## What happens to Messenger when you delete Facebook?

Messenger goes with it. Facebook's deletion page says that once you delete your profile, you'll no longer be able to use Facebook Messenger. Your conversations don't vanish from other people's phones, though. Facebook says copies of messages you've sent are stored in your friends' inboxes, so they may still see them after your profile is gone.

If keeping Messenger matters to you, deactivate instead. Facebook says that when you deactivate your profile, you can still use Messenger. It calls this a [Deactivated Except Messenger Account](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/446315357193653): you keep chatting, your picture appears only in your Messenger conversations, people can find you through Messenger search, and you can't be found through Facebook search.

### Can I delete Messenger and keep Facebook?

Not really. Facebook's [Deactivate Messenger page](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/931186400288334) says you have to deactivate your Facebook profile before the option to deactivate Messenger appears, and that this can only be done on a mobile device. To use Messenger again, you log back in with your username and password.

## What happens to your Pages, groups, apps and Meta Quest?

Your profile is connected to more than your own posts. Here's what Facebook says happens to each connected piece when you delete.

| Connected to your profile | What happens when you delete | What to do first |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pages only you control | Deleted with your profile | Give someone else full control |
| Pages someone else also controls | Kept, as long as that person has full control | Check that they have full control, not partial or task access |
| Groups where you're the only admin | You're prompted to invite a new admin, and the group is paused if no one accepts within 7 days | Add an admin and wait for them to accept |
| Apps using Facebook Login | You can't use Facebook Login for them any more | Add another sign-in method in each app |
| Meta Quest logged in with Facebook | Purchases, achievements and store credit are deleted | Change how your headset logs in, or deactivate instead |
| Messenger | You can't use it any more | Deactivate instead if you want to keep it |
| Other profiles in your Meta Account | Not affected | Nothing |
| Additional Facebook profiles under your main one | Deleted with your main profile | Delete only the additional profile if that's what you want |

### Pages you admin

Facebook's rule is simple: Pages that only you control are deleted too. Facebook's Page access page also says a Page must keep at least one person with full control, or it's automatically deactivated and scheduled for deletion. So a Page where the only other manager has partial control or task access isn't safe. Upgrade their access to full control before you delete.

### Groups

Facebook says the new-admin prompt and seven-day pause also apply when a Page is a group's admin. If you're one of several admins, the group carries on without you. If you're the only one, the prompt appears when you delete, but it's easier to promote someone a few days before, so you know they've accepted.

### Oculus and Meta Quest

Facebook's help pages now talk about Meta Quest rather than Oculus. The warning is the same either way: if you use your Facebook profile to log in to Meta Quest, deleting the profile deletes your Meta Quest information too. That includes app purchases and achievements, and Facebook says you'll no longer be able to return any apps and will lose any existing store credits. If you're unsure which login your headset uses, check before you delete, because this part can't be undone after the deletion is final.

### Instagram and your other Meta accounts

Deleting Facebook doesn't delete Instagram. Facebook says your other profiles in the same Meta Account aren't affected. If you want to leave Instagram as well, it has its own steps: see our guides on [how to delete an Instagram account](/blog/how-to-delete-instagram-account) and [how to deactivate Instagram](/blog/how-to-deactivate-instagram). Leaving X too? Our guide on [deleting a Twitter account](/blog/how-to-delete-twitter-account) covers that.

## How do I delete a Facebook account without a password?

You can't skip the login. Deletion happens inside your account settings, and Facebook's help pages don't describe a way to delete an account you can't get into. The route is to recover the account first, then delete it. Which recovery path you take depends on what you still have access to.

### You can still get emails or texts from Facebook

Reset your password. Facebook's [change your password page](https://www.facebook.com/help/213395615347144) says to click the forgotten password link on the login screen, enter the email address, mobile number, full name or username on the account, click Search and follow the on-screen instructions. Two limits apply: you can only reset your password a certain number of times a day, and if you use two-factor authentication you can't use that same phone number to reset your password. Our guide on [changing your Facebook password](/blog/how-to-change-facebook-password) covers the rest.

### You've lost the email address or phone number

Facebook's page on [recovering an account without your email or phone](https://www.facebook.com/help/132243923516844) gives this order:

1. **Try the hacked-account route**: Go to facebook.com/hacked on a device you've used to log in before, even if you're not sure the account was hacked.
2. **Try other contact details**: Use another email address or phone number you may have added. Include the country code with a phone number.
3. **Find the account**: On a device you've used before, go to facebook.com/login/identify and search by email address, phone number, account name or username.
4. **Choose the recovery option**: After finding the account, select No longer have access to these?
5. **Add new contact details**: Follow the prompts. The new email address or phone number can't have been used on your Facebook account before.
6. **Confirm it's yours and reset the password**: Complete the checks, then choose a new password. Once you're back in, delete the account as normal.

If you think someone hacked the account, Facebook's [recovery page](https://www.facebook.com/help/105487009541643) points you to facebook.com/hacked first, from a device you've logged in with before. If codes don't arrive, it suggests checking your spam folder, making sure you have a signal, waiting a few minutes and requesting a new code.

### An old account you forgot about

The same recovery steps apply to an account you made years ago. Search for it at facebook.com/login/identify using any email address, phone number, name or username it might have used. If you get back in, export anything you want and then delete it. Facebook says it can't give anyone login information for an account that isn't theirs, so this only works for your own accounts.

## How do I delete the Facebook account of someone who died?

Facebook offers two paths for a person who has passed away: memorializing the account, which keeps it as a place for people to share memories, or removing it entirely. Either way, you can't log in to it. Facebook says logging in to another person's account is always against Meta's policies, and its [special request form](https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/228813257197480) says it can't provide anyone with login information for accounts.

**Did the person choose a legacy contact?**
- Yes, they named a legacy contact → Only the legacy contact can request removal. Otherwise the account can be memorialized and stays that way.
- They chose Delete after death → Facebook describes this deletion as immediate and permanent.
- No, nothing was set → Immediate family or an executor can request memorialization or removal with documents.

*What the person chose while alive decides who can ask for what.*

### What memorialization does

Facebook's page on [what happens to a profile when someone passes away](https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143) describes the changes:

- The word Remembering appears next to the person's name.
- Content they shared stays on Facebook, visible to the audience it was shared with.
- Friends can share memories on the memorialized profile, depending on its privacy settings.
- The profile no longer appears in People you may know, ads or birthday reminders.
- Nobody can log in to it, and without a legacy contact, nobody can change it.
- Pages where this person was the only admin are removed, and groups where they were the only admin are paused, after a valid memorialization request.

### What a legacy contact can do

A legacy contact is someone the account holder chose to look after the profile once it's memorialized. According to Facebook's [legacy contact page](https://www.facebook.com/help/1568013990080948), they can pin a post such as a final message or memorial details, change the profile picture and cover photo, ask for the account to be removed, and download a copy of what was shared if that feature was turned on. Facebook's [legacy contacts settings page](https://www.facebook.com/help/1506822589577997) adds that they can respond to new friend requests. They can't log in, read messages, remove friends, or remove or edit past posts.

You can set this up for your own account now. Facebook says the person you choose must be 18 or older, you can't choose one if you're a minor yourself, it applies only to your main profile, and you can change it at any time. The alternative is the Delete after death option, which Facebook describes as immediate and permanent deletion, so it suggests telling your loved ones about that choice.

### How to request memorialization

Requests go through Facebook's special request form. For memorialization, Facebook asks for a scan or photo of an obituary, death certificate, memorial card or other document confirming the death, and the details on it must match the account. You can cover personal information Facebook doesn't need, such as a home address or medical record number.

### How to request removal

Facebook's page on [removing a deceased family member's account](https://www.facebook.com/help/1518259735093203) says you must be an immediate family member or the executor. A death certificate is the fastest document. Without one, you need two documents: one proving your authority (a power of attorney, a birth certificate if the person was a minor, a last will and testament, or an estate letter) and one proving the death (an obituary or memorial card). If the account has a legacy contact, the form says only that person can request removal.

### Someone who is medically incapacitated

The same special request form handles the account of someone who can't manage it because of a medical condition. You'll need proof of guardianship, such as a power of attorney or court order, and an official note from a doctor or medical facility describing the condition. Facebook says that if the condition is reversible, it can deactivate the account instead of deleting it, so the person can log back in when they recover.

## How does deleting Facebook affect scheduled posts?

If you schedule posts to a Facebook Page, deleting your profile can break them. Scheduling tools publish to Pages, not personal profiles: [PostMesh posts to Facebook Pages](/platform/facebook) you manage through the official Pages API, and Facebook doesn't let apps post to personal profiles. If you're the only person with full control of a Page and you delete your profile, the Page is deleted too, and anything scheduled for it will fail. Disconnect the Page in PostMesh or your scheduler first, or hand the Page to someone who'll keep it running. If you post the same update to several networks, our guide to [cross-posting to multiple platforms](/blog/how-to-cross-post-to-multiple-platforms) explains how to keep the others going without Facebook.

Posts that fail for other reasons usually come down to access or restrictions rather than deletion. Our guide on [why you can't post on Facebook](/blog/why-cant-i-post-on-facebook) covers those causes, and our comparison of [schedulers and management platforms](/blog/social-media-scheduler-vs-management-platform) explains what each kind of tool can do with Pages.

## What to do if you're not ready to delete

Many people searching for how to delete Facebook want less of it, not none. If that's you, a few changes may solve the real problem without losing your history:

- Privacy: tighten who sees your posts and profile. Our guide on [how to make Facebook private](/blog/how-to-make-facebook-private) walks through the settings.
- A name you'd rather not be found by: see [how to change your name on Facebook](/blog/how-to-change-your-name-on-facebook).
- Security worries: change your password and review your logins first. Our [password guide](/blog/how-to-change-facebook-password) covers both.
- Time away: deactivate, keep Messenger, and decide later. Our [deactivation guide](/blog/how-to-deactivate-facebook) covers what stays visible.

If you've decided to delete, here's the order that loses the least: export your information, give full control of any Page you want to keep to someone else, promote a new admin in your groups, move app and headset logins off Facebook, disconnect your Pages from any scheduling tool, then start the deletion and stay logged out until the 30 days are up.

## Questions

### Can I delete Facebook without deleting Instagram?

Yes. Facebook says your other profiles in the same Meta Account aren't affected when you delete a Facebook profile. Instagram has its own deletion steps if you want to leave both.

### Will my friends be told that I deleted Facebook?

Facebook's help pages don't describe sending any notice to friends. They'll find your profile is gone, but messages you sent stay in their inboxes.

### Can I recover my Facebook account after 30 days?

No. Facebook says that after the cancellation window, the account and its information are permanently deleted and can't be retrieved. The window varies by region, so cancel early if you change your mind.

### Does deleting Facebook remove my comments and photos on other people's posts?

Facebook says it can take up to 90 days to delete everything you've posted, and others can't access it during that time. Messages are the exception, because copies sit in your friends' inboxes.

### Does logging in with Facebook on another app cancel my deletion?

Facebook says logging back in to your Facebook profile during the waiting period cancels the request. To be safe, don't use Facebook to sign in anywhere until the deletion is final.

### Can I delete Facebook from the Messenger app?

Facebook's Messenger help only covers deactivating Messenger, and that requires deactivating Facebook first. Use the Facebook app or a computer to delete your account.

### What happens to a Page I share with someone else?

Facebook says only Pages that you alone control are deleted with your profile. Make sure the other person has full control, because a Page with no one holding full control is deactivated and scheduled for deletion.

### Can I download my information after I've started deleting?

You may not be able to. Facebook says exports may not work from a profile that's scheduled for deletion, so cancel the deletion, export, then start again.

### How do I delete my Facebook account if it was hacked?

Recover it first at facebook.com/hacked, using a device you've logged in with before. Once you control it again, export what you need and delete it from your settings.

### Can someone else delete my account after I die?

Yes. Immediate family or an executor can request removal with documents, unless you named a legacy contact, in which case only that person can. You can also choose Delete after death in your own settings.

## Sources

- [Facebook Help: Permanently delete your Facebook profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674)

- [Facebook Help: Learn the difference between deactivating and deleting your profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/125338004213029)

- [Facebook Help: Temporarily deactivate your Facebook profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/214376678584711)

- [Facebook Help: Delete, deactivate or reactivate an additional Facebook profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/1248946995836019)

- [Facebook Help: Export a copy of your Facebook information](https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644)

- [Facebook Help: How to give, edit or remove Facebook Page access](https://www.facebook.com/help/187316341316631)

- [Facebook Help: About Facebook Page access](https://www.facebook.com/help/289207354498410)

- [Facebook Help: Deactivate or reactivate your Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/help/184605634921611)

- [Facebook Help: What happens when a Facebook group doesn't have any admins](https://www.facebook.com/help/1869148786729750)

- [Facebook Help: What a Deactivated Except Messenger Account (DEMA) is](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/446315357193653)

- [Facebook Help: Deactivate Messenger](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/931186400288334)

- [Facebook Help: Change your password](https://www.facebook.com/help/213395615347144)

- [Facebook Help: Recover your Facebook account if you can't log in](https://www.facebook.com/help/105487009541643)

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