The Simplest Way to Delete Your Facebook

POPSUGAR Photography / Kathryna Hancock
POPSUGAR Photography | Kathryna Hancock

Remember when you decided not to delete your Myspace page and now there's peace sign mirror selfies of you floating around? Well, unless you want that to happen with your Facebook, you'll need to know how to permanently delete your profile (and all of those alcohol-induced pictures you posted during college). It's a simple process, but keep in mind, it may take a while for the request to go through. Here's how it's done in three quick steps.

01
Log into your Facebook account on a desktop computer or mobile browser.
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Log into your Facebook account on a desktop computer or mobile browser.

Keep in mind that you can't delete your account through the Facebook app itself.

02
Follow the link ahead.
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Follow the link ahead.

This link will bring you directly to the Delete My Account page. Tap the "Delete My Account" option.

03
Reenter your password and enter the security check text.
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Reenter your password and enter the security check text.

After pressing OK, it can take up to 90 days to remove all of your posts, photos, and information. But after this, you're done and gone from Facebook!