Friday, July 2, 2010
What happens when you deactivate your Facebook account
When you deactivate your Facebook account you are not deleting your account. Deactivating means you can join back any time you like. Once you click on Deactivate you will not be shown on search results and Fb will consider you not there. Deactivation is not deletion and to join the service once more you do not need to create a new account but simply login to reactivate your account. When you click on deactivate you will also need to check the email opt-out box. Because your friends can still see you and invite you to events. Therefore this box needs to be checked if you would not like to have contact with Facebook for sometime.
This is a fantastic option for those who would like to have a sabbatical from Facebook. Simply deactivate your account and after you have had your time apart from Facebook all you need to do to rejoin the service is to signin with the same email ID and password that you have always used with Facebook. Your info is all saved and nothing is lost once you log back in again.
How to Deactivate my Facebook Account.
1. login to facebook
2. Click on Account
3. Click on Account Settings
4. Scroll all the way yo the bottom to find the Deactivate Account link. Click it and then check the Email opt-out box if you do not want anymore notifications from Facebook.
5. Your Done
Please use our comments section to continue this discussion.
so if i deactivate my account for say a week?
ReplyDeletewhen i come back and reactivate will the notifications still be there or will they be gone?
I don't know if a week will do, but sufficient time and the notifications will be gone. I did experiment with it once long back.
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