Before deleting your Facebook account, back up your data and get new credentials for services where you use Facebook LoginIt ...

If you just want to take a step back, Facebook lets you deactivate your account temporarily ... Before you hit “Delete,” you may want to download your personal information.

Deactivating your Facebook account temporarily freezes it ... The final step is to delete your account. To do so, visit this page and sign in. Facebook will give you a list of tasks and things ...