If
you just want to shut down your account for a little while, with the option to
reactivate it later, you can deactivate your account. This is simple: just go
into your account settings and click on the “deactivate account” link. This
immediately makes your account invisible to everyone else on Facebook. If you
decide at a later date that you want to reactivate your account, it’s as simple
as reactivating.
If
you’re looking for something a little more permanent, though, you’ll need to
submit a request to Facebook. The tricky thing here, though, is that they don’t
immediately delete your account, and if at any time before it’s permanently
deleted you log in or otherwise interact with Facebook, your deletion request
will be canceled. For that reason, it’s a good idea to go around to any
computers or devices (like your mobile phone) that you access your account
through and log out (deleting saved passwords is also a good idea to prevent an
accidental login).
Then
you can use the form found here to
request deletion. Remember not to log into your account at any point after
that. There doesn’t seem to be any official notice on how long it takes, but
unofficial reports say 14 days. To be on the safe side, you may want to wait a
month or more before attempting to login to confirm your account has been
deleted.
Details at: www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/11/how-to-permanently-delete-your-account-on-popular-websites/
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