While Facebook makes deleting an old account difficult, thanks to the proliferation of Facebook account spoofing, deleting a fake account is far easier. So one of our clever readers told us in the comments he reported his old account as fake and it was quickly deleted. Another reader also had success going this route.

I reached out to Facebook and they have confirmed that, for security reasons, they will only allow you to delete your account if you can access it through one of the two official methods above (or our "unofficial" workaround). Those photos of your ex-relationships, nights of drunken bacchanalia and really, really bad choices of hairstyle are going to live on forever in the Facebook universe.

I Forgot My Facebook Password And I Want To Delete My Account

Since these aren't officially sanctioned means of getting your account deleted, we don't know what your likelihood of success will be. If you go this route, let us know how you fare in the comments below.

I cant get in an old gmail account, actually 2 of them. I have my uaername to both accounts but I have forgot my passwords to both. I have a new phone now and I cant remember the number I had qhen I opened the account. 

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Leigh Ann

my father made an account in facebook but already forgot his details account name and password and the phone no. used was already not active. someone made uncontrollable abusive and hatred post comments which we cant delete as no access on that account. i want to know how to delete the account.

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i really dont know what to do i have a 15 year old account and am trying to get access to it .what i did was when i tried to setup 2FaApps in my fb i never actually set it up i just chose 2fa app over txt now when i go to log in it says we sent you a 6 digit number i cant check it i dont receive the code to mobil because it wasnt setup.so i tried to send fb a few requests with my new email so they can contact me on because the email that they contact me on which i had when i joined fb many years ago is no more active.

So i contacted microsoft about my email the said that its been disabled because its not been active for many many years. So i dont know what to do az this account is still active i cant make a new one unless either i get this account back or i have fb delete it altogether which i have no idea how im going to do that either can you please give me steps or links vital information to help me out.

You need access to your Facebook account in order to deactivate or permanently delete it. If you forgot your login password, Facebook offers several recovery methods aimed at resetting your password and regaining access to your account. Once in, you can close your account temporarily or permanently.

Clicking the "Forgot Your Password" link on Facebook's home screen presents several recovery options. The simplest method is to reset the password using your email address. If you don't have access to that email account anymore, you can choose to answer security questions or have trusted contacts get your security code for you.

Facebook requires you to enter your account password in order to delete it. However, you do not remember it, nor have you written it anywhere. Thankfully, there are tested walk-arounds to permanently deleting your old Facebook account without a password.

Following the steps to regain access to the old account and delete it properly may not be easy. However, there is an unorthodox shortcut to doing this. Reporting your old account as fake can help you delete it quickly. Since the concept of digital footprint naturally contributes to the birth of many fake accounts, the deletion of fake accounts is expected in the Facebook metaverse.

Going straight to Facebook customer support is the route you should go if all else fails. By following these steps, you can delete your Facebook account permanently without a password and without waiting for 14 days.

When you visit a website that requires you to sign in, Microsoft Edge will ask if you want your user name and password remembered. The next time you visit the site, the browser will finish filling in your account info. Password saving is turned on by default, but you can turn it off.

If we notice any strange activity on your Pinterest account, we'll send you an email, reset your password, and log everyone out (including you) to protect your account. To get back on Pinterest, reset your password. Or, if your account is connected to Google, Facebook or Apple and you've logged in that way before, log in with Google, Facebook, or Apple.

You can view and copy passwords, add notes like security question reminders, and more with the encrypted account information stored on iPad. iCloud Keychain securely keeps this information up to date across all your approved devices.

As a recovery contact, you can help a friend or family member regain access to their account if they ever forget their Apple ID password or get locked out. If this happens, they can contact you on the phone or in person with simple instructions for how to generate and share a six-digit recovery code with them. This code, along with other information they verify, can allow them to reset their password and regain access to their account and their data.

If you'd just like a break, however, you might just want to deactivate your Facebook account instead. This will save you from making a new account and re-adding all of your friends when you're ready to head back to the platform.

You can also reset your password. Navigate to the Opera accounts homepage and click the Forgot password? link. We recommend that you verify your email address after registering for an account, just to be sure that we have your correct email address on record.

I have been a happy Spotify Premium customer for many months now. My computer's harddrive was replaced resulting in needing to reinstall Spotify. For the past week I have had Spotify working perfectly on my iPhone and signed in to my Premium account. Once I reinstalled Spotify onto my computer I could not remember my account password. I requested the password but have not recieved the email to reset it for many days. (It is not in a junk folder, I just haven't gotten it) Desperate to get it working, I signed in through Facebook. I think by doing this I have mistakenly opened a new account seperate from my old Spotify account. It does not have any of my playlists from my phone or any of my saved music on it. I thought if I signed up for Premium again on my computer account the info would be transfered from my iPhone. I think I stupidly signed up for two seperate Premium accounts and am now stuck paying for it on the account I cannot access because I lost the password and Spotify isn't responding to me.

Why have I not receieved the email to reset my password? How do I access my account that isn't through FB? Can I cancel one of the accounts and get my money back for the Premium I have just mistakenly signed up for? (or could I put it towards a month in the future on the right account?)

Three days ago, I left home for the united kingdom. When i arrived here, I couldn't go on my main spotify account with my Facebook log in name [snip-mod edit-email] (On forums called L3ibii). So I thought of making a new spotify account to check out if there was something wrong with my main account. I was sliding through options of spotify on my mobile phone and suddenly I misclicked on "link with Facebook", I was like F damm that wasn't the meaning! After that I couldn't unlink my new spotify account with the log in name "[snip-mod edit-email]" (an old hotmail of mine) which I also suddenly noticed afterwards that this new mail isn't [snip-mod edit-email], but [snip-mod edit-email]. So after tons of trying, I noticed how much I screwed It up... I couldn't get on my own email because it is .de and not .com, so in short I entered an invalid email... When I logged in on my Facebook and after chose for log in spotify with Facebook, all my playlists etc were gone. And as name in spotify it said ilnna.. Oh god. So I linked a new account with an existing Facebook social account (in spotify I see for example my FB friends). in the meantime when i was trying to fix this issue by myself, which was with no success, i somehow made a new facebook account with - this time the correct email - "[snip-mod edit-email]", this account automaticly connected to spotify and got me a new spotify account. is it for you guys possible to remove this "[snip-mod edit-email]" called "milma idk" on spotify? I would like to have some kind of system recovery as you can do on your computer.

2. When i connect to spotify from my original facebook account, i get referred to my new account called "ilnna" with all my playlists removed. When i look my main spotify account up in spotify, i can see it there with my original playlists! but i cant get on it!? So i would like, if it is possible, to have this new email called [snip-mod edit-email] (an invalid email - not possible to log in on it from hotmail.com) which is linked to my facebook account removed and of that to have [snip-mod edit-email] as mainmail for spotify. So i want access to my original account! This is so frustrating to see how I fkn messed it up and to see how dependent you are of the Spotify crew; i see that whatever happens to you from spotify, its not possible to fix it on your own. I hope this is possible for you guys to sort this all out. I will be waiting for a reply from up you guys. Thanks in advance and a happy new year already.

(ps: at account settings changing email from [snip-mod edit-email] to [snip-mod edit-email] says that this email is already in use... And, when I entered spotify with an invalid email, why didn't spotify ask, when I misclicked on "link this spotify account with Facebook" if that email is legit or not... Everyone is a human and making mistakes is normal. I am used to automatically type .com and forgot this email was .de, so that is my own stupid mistake back there, I agree)

i am currently using Facebook to log in to my account but i wish to recover my original spotify password as i no longer have access to the email account i was using when i set up spotify i have no way of resetting my password.

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