How to delete a facebook account permanently without password

The quick and easy way to delete your Facebook

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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete your Facebook account with no option of retrieving it later. You cannot perform this process from the Facebook mobile app.

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   Go to Facebook's deletion page. In a web browser, navigate to https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account by typing it into the address bar and pressing ↵ Enter.

   • If you are not automatically logged in, enter the email address or phone number and password for your account, then click Log In. It's a blue button in the middle of the page.

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   Click Delete My Account. It's below the warning message in the middle of the page. Clicking it invokes a pop-up window.

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   Enter your password again. You'll do so in the "Password" field at the top of the window.

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   Type in the captcha code. This code is the jumble of letters and numbers in the middle of the window; you'll type your answer into the field below the code.

   • If you can't read the code, you can click either the Try another text or the an audio captcha link below the code to generate a new one.

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   Click OK. This will submit your code. If it's correct, another pop-up window will appear.

   • If you incorrectly entered your password or captcha code, you'll be asked to try again.

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   Click OK to delete your account. It's at the bottom of the pop-up window. Total account deletion can take up to 14 days, but your account will be gone from Facebook after that time frame.

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• Question

  How can I delete a Facebook account permanently without waiting for 14 days?

  

  You don't have to wait 14 days, the account will disappear immediately. This term is for that case if you change your mind and want to activate your profile again.

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  If I permanently delete my account, will I be able to log in again?

  

  No. When you "permanently delete" your Facebook account, you delete all traces to it and will not be able to log into it again.

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  When I delete my account, what message do my friends get?

  

  No message will be provided to any of your contacts. They just won't be able to see your profile anymore.

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• You can download your account data by going to Settings, clicking General, and clicking the Download a copy link below the bottom option on this page.

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• You will not be able to restore your account after the 2 weeks of the permanent deletion process have passed.

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• Facebook may still retain information from your account in their databases.

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