How to delete your Facebook account

The link cannot be found that easily, but it is there. See the direct deletion link below. Be aware not to login for 2 weeks or use facebook in any other way, or your account will be activated again, instead of deleted.

If deletion is too much for you, try deactivation first. The link is: http://www.facebook.com/deactivate.php

For more information, also read https://www.facebook.com/help/359046244166395/

As of August 2012, photos are now completely deleted, due to many complaints that they kept being accessible.

Direct removal link

TIP good to know

Publicly visible text/images often aren't properly deleted even when you succeed in deleting an account. Try editing or deleting them manually before deleting the account itself. If you're unsure what happens to your tracks: this can be found mostly in the Terms of Service/Privacy Policy; otherwise you can always contact Facebook and ask personally. By the way, deletion requests don't necessarily mean your data will actually be deleted (e.g. due to legal obligations).

If you can't find any contact info and still wish to ask something, for example a question about what exactly is deleted, about data retention, etc., you may contact the domain owners using this info.