How to deactivate my Facebook account if I’ve forgotten my password

How to deactivate my Facebook account if I’ve forgotten my password

Step 1: Go to https://www.facebook.com/

Step 2: Type in your email address and click “Forgot your Password”.

Step 3: Identify your account by filling out any of the information needed to search for your account and click “Search” at the bottom part of the page.

Step 4: Confirm if the account search result is yours. Please confirm it by clicking “Send Codes and Login to ~Yahoo” at the bottom part. May change depending on the email provider you are using. (Yahoo mail, Gmail, Hotmail etc.)

Step 5: Please verify your email address and click the “Agree” button.

Step 6: Once logged in to your email account, look for the verification email. There are two options to choose from to change your password.

Option 1: Click the first link from the email.

Once option 1 is clicked, you will get this screen:

• Please enter your preferred password.
• Click “Change Password” at the bottom part.
• Password changed and will automatically direct you to your homepage.

Option 2: Click the second link asking for the reset password code and you will be directed to this page.

Type in the code from your email.

• After clicking “Submit Code”, you will be directed to the Option 1 page where you need to create a Password.
• Create your password just like the process in option 1.

After clicking “Change Password”, you will be directed to your homepage.

Step 7: Click the small drop down arrow at the top right part of the page.

Step 8: After clicking the drop down arrow, select “Account Settings” from the drop down menu.

Step 9: Click “Security” at the right side of the screen.

Step 10: Click “Deactivate your account”.

Please keep your password for future use.

If you want to reactivate your account, you can follow steps 8 – 10.