Jan182013

How can I delete a Facebook account I have lost the password for?

Emily Denny Reiter-mckenney asks:

I forgot my password & created another account. I then was able to recover my original account & all is fine with that account now. The problem is the second account is still there & I for got the password to delete it. Since both accounts are tied to the same e-mail address, I can not get to the old account to reset the password, It always goes to the one I am actively using. Is there a way to just have Facebook administrator just delete the unwanted account as i have some people posting to it by mistake?


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ha14

January 18, 2013

perhaps to change the email of the new account then delete the old one and then rectify the new email for the new account.

reset password
http://www.facebook.com/help/213395615347144/
then delete the account, it can take some days

How do I permanently delete my account?
http://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674/

How To Recover Your Facebook Account When You Can No Longer Log In
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/recover-facebook-account-longer-log/

contact facebook and explain the case so that to not make mistakes.

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Safvan Vhora

January 22, 2013

First Restore Or Recover password and then you can deleted your facebook account.

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Tech Nech

January 22, 2013

First reset and re new the password of that account, then logon to it and de activate it. :)

Adam misuraco

How can i delete my facebook

February 27, 2013
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Phil Botsky

January 28, 2013

You have to reset your password then you can access your account and delete it.

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lily

January 29, 2013

iwant to deactivate my old account that i forgot my pass word

susendeep dutta

How to deactivate -

http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=13015

February 18, 2013
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Tim Angle

February 2, 2013

I cant get into my facebook account seem to have somone elses

susendeep dutta

Try clearing your browser data – cache,history,cookies.
Reset the password.
Check your internet connectivity.

February 18, 2013

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