However, if someone has access to your account and get it deactivated, bear in mind that Facebook delays deletion a few days after it’s requested and that a deletion request is cancelled if you log back into your Facebook account during this time.
Read: Can U Deactivate or Delete Your Facebook Account?
If you mistakenly deactivate your account, you can easily retrieve it by reactivating it. To reactivate your deactivated account, simply login with your Facebook login details.
Once you do that, Facebook will automatically reactivate your account again.
How to Deactivate Facebook Account
If you want to deactivate your FB account do the following:
1. Log into your Facebook account and go click the small triangular-shaped icon. The icon is located at the top right corner of your Facebook homepage. This will initiate a drop-down menu.
2. From the drop-down menu, click Settings
3. Next, from the new page that displays, navigate to the left column and click General or visit www.facebook.com/settings?tab=account
4. Then, select Manage your account and follow the steps to confirm
Read: How Can I deactivate or permanently delete my Facebook account?
However, all that information gets saved by Facebook, including your friends, photo albums and any groups you joined. Facebook says it does this in case you change your mind and want to use Facebook again in the future.
“A lot of people deactivate their accounts for temporary reasons and expect their profiles to be there when they return to the service,” says the Facebook help page on deactivation.
How to Permanently Delete Your FacebookIf you really want to quit Facebook, there is a way of making a permanent exit. This method permanently wipes out your profile information and Facebook history, so you can’t reactivate your Facebook account later.
It takes about 14 days to permanently delete your Facebook account, but it’s not hard to do. See how to delete Facebook permanently.