Someone want
to keep a clean record for future employers while others are merely following
their doctor's advice. In any case, there're many reasons to take a break from
Facebook.
However,
before you do something you might regret, remember there's a way to deactivate
your facebook account without deleting it.
Instead of
heading on straight for the "delete account" page, you can consider a
more temporary alternative.
When you
deactivate your account, your timeline, your pictures, and your personal
information will be hidden from the public. it is tucked away safely in
facebook's archive until you feel like returning ( it's meaning if you want to
information returning).
Some
information, such as private messages and things you have posted on other
people's walls, it will remain display. In actuality, people with deactivated
account can still chat on Messenger, or according to Facebook. However, your
account won't appear in searches and friends won't be able to view your profile
while it is deactive.
When you are
ready to returning, reactivating your accounts are about as simple as
deactivating it. Your profile will be entirely restored when you log back into
facebook or using your account information to log into another website.
What is the
difference between delete and deactivate a facebook account?
The biggest
difference between deactivating with deleting a facebook account is that
deactivating your facebook accounts give you the flexibility to returning whenever
you want to, while you delete your facebook, your account is gone, and you can
not recover it.
Put simply,
if you want to stop using facebook for good things, delete it. The other side,
if you want to taking a temporary social media detox, you should deactivate
your account.
After you
deactivate your facebook account, your friends and your followers will only see
your previously-sent messages. Your information will remain hidden until you
want to reactivate.
Account
reactivation is so simple: you just need to log into facebook as your existing
user name and password. After your account is reactivated, you will regain
access to your photos, and posts, and also get reconnected to your followers
and groups on facebook.
What happens
when you deactivate your facebooks?
When you
deactivate your account, your timeline, including: posts, friends lists, photos
and "about" information are hidden, and others peaple can not search
for your account. However, some information, such as messages you have sent,
remains display. Facebook will save all your information (friends, photos,
posts, interests) in case you chose to reactive in the future.
How to
deactivating your facebook account
You can
deactivate your facebook temporarily, and chose to come back whenever you want
to. These're some steps you should know to temporarily deactivate your account.
Some steps to
temporarily deactivate your facebook account as below:
Step 1:
Click on the upside-down triangle in the top right corner of any Facebook page.
Step 2:
Go to "Setting" from the drop down menu.
Step 3:
Click "General" page, and then click on "Manage Account."
Step 4:
You will see some options under this selection, but go ahead and skip to the
bottom where you see "Deactivate your account."
Step 5:
After you click "Deactivate your account”, facebook will ask that you
enter your password. Once entered, facebook will prompt you to give a reasons
for leaving, before you confirm temporary deactivation. Remember, you can come
back whenever you chose.
Step 6:
If you want to restore your accounts, simply log back into facebook or using
your facebook account to log into a third party apps. Facebook will send you a
verification code to confirm that it is really you, so be sure that the email
address or mobile number listed on your account, it is up to date.
While
deactivating your facebook account, please keep in mind, if you chose to keep
messenger active or are logged into messenger. Following these steps above can
help you to temporarily deactivate your facebook account.