Want to learn How to Deactivate Your Facebook Account Temporarily Step by Step? You're on the right track because I personally prefer that you deactivate Facebook account temporarily instead of permanently deleting your FB account. See: How Do I Logout of Facebook. I've come to understand that you should Never Say Never because deleting a Facebook account is like telling Facebook - I'll NEVER return to Facebook till "Thy Kingdom Come" so Facebook, I want you to remove everything concerning my identity from Facebook entirely and don't keep even a back-up copy of my account. The reverse is DEACTIVATION, when you deactivate your Facebook, you are telling Facebook to remove all your details from Facebook but please keep a copy in case I have a change of mind. So Facebook will respond and remove your profile and photos and videos and then backup your details for you. How can you deactivate a Facebook Account? Let's get started! To deactivate your FB account, yo...