So you’ve given up on Facebook and you want to delete that account properly? Well, we’ll show you how to do it. There are a number of really good reasons a person may have to close their Facebook account. Maybe you have privacy concerns or maybe you just don’t like to think about who Facebook has given your information to. Whatever your reason for wanting to delete your account, you need to make sure you do it right – and there’s more than just one trick to it. Back Up Your Data Before you close your Facebook account, think about backing up your entire Facebook history . You never know what you might need in the future. Trial Deactivation If you’re not sure about deleting your Facebook account, you can deactivate your account instead ( Accounts > Settings > Deactivate Account ). Deactivation leaves everything intact: friends, photos, information, etc. In fact, while deactivated, your friends can still invite you to events and you can still receive notifications. In e