Facebook Account Deletion

**Bman** · January 4th, 2008

I just went to delete my account, and at the bottom of the whole options and such it says

"You can reactivate your account at any time by logging in with your email and password."

That means my account is really still there and people can see it and so on. What the hell kind of crap is that, I want my account GONE, pictures and everything GONE. How do I do that, do I need to contact them or are they just a bunch of dum****s?

**American Zombie** · January 4th, 2008

Looks like you can only deactivate the account.

You want to leave Facebook? Really? How else are you going to spend your time? Well, if you really want to leave you can deactivate your account from the "Settings" tab of the Account page.

Deactivation will completely remove your profile and all associated content on your account from Facebook. In addition, users will not be able to search for you or view any of your information. If you reactivate your account, your profile will be restored in its entirety (friends, photos, interests, etc.).

**Bman** · January 4th, 2008

Oh thats better, but I don't like how they keep it.

**Grandmaster** · January 4th, 2008

Well, it's a bitch to completely delete it.

You have to first manually delete everything from your account. All apps, friends, photos, etc.

Then you have to ask them via email to delete your account.

At least that's the way I've read a couple times online.

**Bman** · January 4th, 2008

Why most companies and sites make things such a bitch. Geez

**tdinc** · January 4th, 2008

Why I never use such things, "myspace" "facebook" is bad news in my eyes.
read this and it will explain why

Why Facebook will never give your data back

**Bman** · January 4th, 2008

So if I were to go to Facebook and ask them to remove it, they wont remove it?

**Unleashed** · January 4th, 2008

Bank accounts are the same, by the way. They never close them. If you close an account but for some reason it gets a charge, or a bill, you'll still have to pay it, even though you closed it.

**gonaads** · January 4th, 2008

Go back into Facebook and delete all your stuff manually. Then go in and "update" your personal info. Change your name then the next day change your e-mail (with some throw away e-mail account you've just created

), change your pic (if you have one listed) and so on. I don't know what is placed in your info (if anything) so I am guessing at all this. Then cancel/close your Facebook account.

And please get rid of them videos.

**Grandmaster** · January 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by Bman

Why most companies and sites make things such a bitch. Geez

Cause they need your info to make money.

Dark Atheist · January 4th, 2008

send them a little emp in the post - that should delete the info

**Bman** · January 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by gonaads

Go back into Facebook and delete all your stuff manually. Then go in and "update" your personal info. Change your name then the next day change your e-mail (with some throw away e-mail account you've just created ), change your pic (if you have one listed) and so on. I don't know what is placed in your info (if anything) so I am guessing at all this. Then cancel/close your Facebook account.

And please get rid of them videos.

hahaha videos are keepers, and yea I can do that.

**Grandmaster** · January 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by Carpo

send them a little emp in the post - that should delete the info

I'm getting a feeling you use similar creative methods to solve your problems

Dark Atheist · January 4th, 2008

that sort of makes sense

**Johnny** · January 4th, 2008

I have a facebook account, but haven't been on it in months ..

**Evil Marge** · January 4th, 2008

I can think of a few faces I'd like to delete

Dark Atheist · January 4th, 2008

its always violence with you isnt it

**gonaads** · January 5th, 2008

Originally Posted by Evil Marge

I can think of a few faces I'd like to delete

Originally Posted by Carpo

its always violence with you isnt it

Mistress Marge.

Whip me beat me make me write bad checks.

AllWeatherGal · January 5th, 2008

Originally Posted by Unleashed

Bank accounts are the same, by the way. They never close them. If you close an account but for some reason it gets a charge, or a bill, you'll still have to pay it, even though you closed it.

PG&E, too.

I ended up "reactivating" my account with the power company rather than opening a new one. I'm curious to see what happens with the cable folks, now.

**Bman** · January 11th, 2008

Well I ended up contacting Facebook and explaining what I wanted done. Which was my account totally removed. They came back explaining why they keep data and all that good stuff. They said though if you remove all contacts, pictures, apps, notes, etc etc and make it look like a new account they can remove the account and email from there servers.

Now I wrote back saying you know there is no delete all for messages or friends or anything. All they say is we don't have that feature sorry. So I took 3 hours removing contacts and wall posts and everything else, emailed them back. And now my account is 100% gone. Well there is something with them, but no details or anything related me anyway.

A lot of work to remove a stupid account eh, geez.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Facebook Account Deletion I just went to delete my account, and at the bottom of the whole options and such it says "You can reactivate your account at any time by logging in with your email and password." That means my account is really still there and people can see it and so on. What the hell kind of crap is that, I want my account GONE, pictures and everything GONE. How do I do that, do I need to contact them or are they just a bunch of dum****s?

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,848 Reputation: 2689 Power: 147	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Looks like you can only deactivate the account. You want to leave Facebook? Really? How else are you going to spend your time? Well, if you really want to leave you can deactivate your account from the "Settings" tab of the Account page. Deactivation will completely remove your profile and all associated content on your account from Facebook. In addition, users will not be able to search for you or view any of your information. If you reactivate your account, your profile will be restored in its entirety (friends, photos, interests, etc.).

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Oh thats better, but I don't like how they keep it.

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 256	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Well, it's a bitch to completely delete it. You have to first manually delete everything from your account. All apps, friends, photos, etc. Then you have to ask them via email to delete your account. At least that's the way I've read a couple times online.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Why most companies and sites make things such a bitch. Geez

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tdinc █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: December 2003 Location: Sterling Heights, MICHIGAN Posts: 3,505 Blog Entries: 19 Reputation: 2905 Power: 164	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Why I never use such things, "myspace" "facebook" is bad news in my eyes. read this and it will explain why Why Facebook will never give your data back

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Facebook Account Deletion So if I were to go to Facebook and ask them to remove it, they wont remove it?

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 345	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Go back into Facebook and delete all your stuff manually. Then go in and "update" your personal info. Change your name then the next day change your e-mail (with some throw away e-mail account you've just created ), change your pic (if you have one listed) and so on. I don't know what is placed in your info (if anything) so I am guessing at all this. Then cancel/close your Facebook account. And please get rid of them videos. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 256	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Originally Posted by Bman Why most companies and sites make things such a bitch. Geez Cause they need your info to make money.

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Dark Atheist I never said I was nice Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,346 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 1877 Power: 0	Re: Facebook Account Deletion send them a little emp in the post - that should delete the info

January 4th, 2008	Top \| #12
Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Originally Posted by gonaads Go back into Facebook and delete all your stuff manually. Then go in and "update" your personal info. Change your name then the next day change your e-mail (with some throw away e-mail account you've just created ), change your pic (if you have one listed) and so on. I don't know what is placed in your info (if anything) so I am guessing at all this. Then cancel/close your Facebook account. And please get rid of them videos. hahaha videos are keepers, and yea I can do that.

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 256	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Originally Posted by Carpo send them a little emp in the post - that should delete the info I'm getting a feeling you use similar creative methods to solve your problems

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Dark Atheist I never said I was nice Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,346 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 1877 Power: 0	Re: Facebook Account Deletion that sort of makes sense

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,837 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: Facebook Account Deletion I have a facebook account, but haven't been on it in months .. Paul Reed Smith.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Facebook Account Deletion Well I ended up contacting Facebook and explaining what I wanted done. Which was my account totally removed. They came back explaining why they keep data and all that good stuff. They said though if you remove all contacts, pictures, apps, notes, etc etc and make it look like a new account they can remove the account and email from there servers. Now I wrote back saying you know there is no delete all for messages or friends or anything. All they say is we don't have that feature sorry. So I took 3 hours removing contacts and wall posts and everything else, emailed them back. And now my account is 100% gone. Well there is something with them, but no details or anything related me anyway. A lot of work to remove a stupid account eh, geez.