Have you deleted your Old Facebook account?

Maybe you forgot the password to your old account and you want to open a new account on Facebook. I would suggest you delete that old account before or while you open the new one. Don't worry, we'll show you how to delete that old Facebook account if you have forgotten your password.

HOW TO DELETE AN OLD FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WITHOUT YOUR PASSWORD

On Your Facebook Application

1. Log in your present Facebook account
2. Locate your old Facebook account
3. Click on the name
4. Click on the three horizontal buttons at the right-hand of the page (close to message)
5. On the drop down menu, click on ''Report''
6. Click on ''Recover or close this account''
7. On the pop-up screen, click on ''Recover or close this account''

• If you select ''Recover this account'' you'll be logged out of your current account and taken through steps to help recover the account
• If you select ''Close this account'', the profile will be reviewed and deactivated after Facebook is able to verify that it's your old account.

On Your Browser

1. Click in the top right side of the account's profile
2. Click ''Report''
3. Click ''Recover or close this account'' then tap on continue
4. On the pop-up screen, you will be given options:
• If you select ''Recover this account'', you'll be logged out of your current account and taken through steps to help recover the hacked account
• If you select Close this account, the profile will be reviewed and deactivated after Facebook is able to verify that it's your old account.

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• How to Log out of My Facebook Account?
• How To See/View Your Blocked List On Facebook

NOTE: Ensure that your current profile is not a friend to your old profile, i.e, on your current and new profile, you should not be friends with your former and old profile.

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How to delete Facebook Account Forever

Facebook  is one of the social media platforms which we can use to make new friends, reconnect with old friends and stay in touch with family. Oftentimes, we run into some issues that will warrant us to abandon that account. So, instead of creating multiple Facebook accounts, why not delete a particular account and start all over again.

Also See: Authentic ways to deactivate and delete your Facebook Account

Before we proceed, you must be really certain of your decision to delete Facebook.
If you have made up your mind, then this article is going to show you how to delete Facebook.

 STEPS ON HOW TO DELETE FACEBOOK

If you have read up to this point, it means that your mind is made up and far be it from me to persuade you to do otherwise. Rather, I would advice you to download a copy of your Facebook data before you delete your account. To download your Facebook data:

1. Click on the downward arrow at the top of your Facebook page
2. On the drop down menu, click on Settings
3. On the pop-up screen, click on the link at the bottom of the page that says ''Download a copy of your Facebook data

If you are done downloading, proceed with the following steps:

1. On the browser that automatically logs in your Facebook profile, type https:www.facebook.com/help/delete_account in the address bar. If you are not automatically logged in, do so by inputing your email address or phone number and password, then click on Log in
2. Click on Delete my account below the warning message in the middle of the page. Doing so brings up another screen
3. You will be asked to input your password
4. On the screen that pops up, type in the captcha code in the box provided. (If you can't see the code clearly, click on either Try another text or Audio captcha link below the code to generate a new one.
5. Click on OK to submit the code. At this point, if the captcha code and password were inputed correctly, another screen will pop up, if not, you will be asked to try again.
6. On the pop-up screen, click on OK to delete your account.

REMEMBER: The process of deleting your account may take Facebook at least 90days because they need to delete all your photos, videos, status updates and other data stored on their server. During this period, your account as a whole is not accessible to your Facebook friends.

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