Temporarily deactivate Facebook

Facebook is the is the international treasure le most used in the world , with billions of users across the globe. However, Facebook is seen by many as a waste of time and a major distraction from important tasks, which is why some users often wish temporarily deactivate their Facebook account .

Tired of Facebook? It may be a feeling of the moment for which you are not necessarily obliged to permanently delete your Facebook account . Fortunately, Facebook has anticipated this situation and gives you the option of temporarily deactivating your account. So that you can give yourself a break and use all the services of it again, keeping all your information intact. To learn more about how to do this, keep reading this article until the end.

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The option to avoid having to permanently delete your profile is to temporarily deactivate your Facebook account. With this alternative, you can reconnect whenever you want and all content will be intact. Here are the steps to do it:

To deactivate your account, go to the page https://www.facebook.com/deactivate/ or follow the instructions below:

1. Press the arrow located in the upper right corner of the blue Facebook bar.
2. In the menu that appears, press " Settings and privacy "Then select the" Settings ».
3. In the left column, go to " Your Facebook information ».
4. Click on the option » Deactivation and deletion To deactivate the account.
5. Some options will be displayed. Press on " Disable Account "And click on the button that says" Continue with deactivation of the account «.

   

6. On the next page, select a reason why you want to deactivate your account . You can also choose if you want to stop receiving notification emails from Facebook at this time. If in the reason you select “This is temporary. I'll be back." an option will be activated so that your account is reactivated automatically after a certain time.
7. Finally, press the button deactivate located at the bottom of the page.

With these steps, you will already have temporarily deactivated your Facebook account. Remember that you can log back in at any time, an action that will result in your account being reactivated.

What will happen when the account is deactivated

During the time that your account is deactivated, some things may or may not happen that you should take into account, as mentioned in the following list:

• Your profile will not be visible to anyone.
• Messages you previously sent will still be visible.
• Your Facebook friends will still only see your name on their friends list, but they won't be able to access your wall.
• Admins of groups you belong to will continue to see your posts, comments, and name in the group membership list.
• You will not be able to use your Facebook profile to access Oculus products or your Oculus information.
• If Facebook Messenger is still active, you can use it as you always do. This is thanks to the fact that they are two independent apps despite being part of the same Facebook.

How to reactivate the account

The reactivation of the Facebook account is extremely simple, it you just connect in the traditional way , whether from your mobile or your PC. It is important that you keep in mind that you must have access to the email or phone number attached to the account in order to complete the activation.

Just as there are negative reasons why you should stay away from Facebook for a while, there are also reasons to keep your account active . And is Facebook, if used wisely, a great tool for keeping in touch with friends all over the world, as well as keeping up to date with what's going on in your surroundings. You decide!