How to Close Facebook Account

One of the ways we can stay in touch with friends is by interacting on the social media platform, Facebook  is one of them. We can make new friends, reconnect with old friends and stay in touch with family. But sometimes, we just grow tired and for one reason or the other, want to leave Facebook. The good news is that Facebook has provided us with the choice of deleting our account. So, if you want to learn how to close Facebook account,  read on.

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 STEPS ON HOW TO DELETE FACEBOOK

I would advice you to download a copy of your Facebook data. To download your Facebook data:

1. Click on the downward arrow at the top of your Facebook page
2. On the drop down menu, click on Settings
3. On the pop-up screen, click on the link at the bottom of the page that says ''Download a copy of your Facebook data''

If you are done downloading, proceed with the following steps:

1. On the browser that automatically logs in your Facebook profile, type https:www.facebook.com/help/delete_account in the address bar. If you are not automatically logged in, do so by inputing your email address or phone number and password, then click on Log in
2. Click on Delete my account below the warning message in the middle of the page. Doing so brings up another screen
3. You will be asked to input your password
4. On the screen that pops up, type in the captcha code in the box provided. (If you can't see the code clearly, click on either Try another text or Audio captcha link below the code to generate a new one.
5. Click on OK to submit the code. At this point, if the captcha code and password were inputed correctly, another screen will pop up, if not, you will be asked to try again.
6. On the pop-up screen, click on OK to delete your account.

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N/B:
It will take Facebook at least 90days to completely close your account because they need to delete all your photos, videos, status updates and other data stored on their server. During this time, your Facebook account is accessible to your friends.