Deactivate your account
To deactivate your account:
- Click Settings & Privacy.
- Click Security.
- Click Deactivate to the right of
Account.
When your account is deactivated:
No one else can see your profile. Some information, like messages you sent to friends, may still be visible. Your friends may still see your name in their friends list. This is only visible to your friends, and only from their friends list. Group admins may still be able to see your posts and comments, along with your name.
Keep in mind that if you deactivate your Facebook account, your Messenger account will remain active. Learn how to
deactivate Messenger in my next post.
When your Facebook account is deactivated, but you still have Messenger.
You can still chat with friends on Messenger.
Your Facebook profile picture will still be visible in your conversations on Messenger. Other people can search for you to send you a message.