How to Delete a Facebook Page on Desktop, iPhone and Android

How to Delete a Facebook Page

A Facebook page is often used for purposes such as promoting a particular product, or perhaps to promote your reputation and image across the web or showcase your works, whatever the case.

You might eventually want to delete your Facebook page for various reasons; you could perhaps want to create a new page to replace your old one or more.

This article will discuss how to delete a Facebook page on various devices, such as computers and mobile phones.

Let us quickly look at how to delete a Facebook page before going into a detailed step-by-step guide.

How to Delete a Facebook Page on Desktop

Once you’ve decided to get rid of your old Facebook page and want to delete it, follow the steps below. If you are on a mobile device, go to the next part.

How to Delete a Facebook Page

Sign in to Facebook by opening and signing up for your Facebook account.

1. Go to your Facebook pages. Click on the’ Menu’ button next to your Facebook profile’s picture. Click on ‘Pages’ under the Social sub menu

2. Select the Facebook page you want to delete

Once you are inside the Pages management menu, please choose any of the Facebook pages you want to delete; in this case, we will choose an example page created for this purpose.

3. Click on settings. Once on your page, scroll down under the Manage Page menu in the upper left corner until you encounter “Settings”.

How to Delete a Facebook Page

4. Click “Edit” in the row that says “Remove Page”. You will be taken to various settings for Facebook under the General tab. Scroll down to the bottom of the page until you come across “Delete your Page.” Click “Edit” on the right of the box.

5. Click on Permanently Delete your Facebook page. Once you click on “Edit”, you will be given an option to “Permanently Delete Page” click this link. You will be given a prompt letting you know that it will be impossible to restore your page after deleting it permanently.

How to Delete a Facebook Page

6. Confirm and Delete. Once you click the “delete” button, the page will be deleted instantly.

Once your page is deleted your page, a prompt will confirm that the Facebook page has been successfully deleted; click OK. 

Now you should know how to delete a Facebook page on a desktop pc

How to Delete a Facebook Page on iPhone

If you do not have your computer or prefer using Facebook on a mobile device, go on either your iOS or Android device, then follow the given steps below:

How to Delete a Facebook Page

Open the Facebook app. Open your mobile device’s Facebook app, and sign in if required.

1. Click the Facebook menu. Click on the three dash lines in the screen’s upper right corner; this will bring you to the Menu.

2. Go to your Facebook pages. Once you are in the Menu, select your Facebook page or “Pages“. The placement of the menu options can be different based on different versions.

3. Click on “Settings”. Click on the setting button at the top of the screen.

How to Delete a Facebook Page

4. Select “General”. Tap on the first option that comes up, which is “General”.

5. Go to the Remove Page section. Once you are “General”, scroll down till you come to the aptly titled “Remove Page” menu, and tap on “Permanently delete [your page name].”

6. Delete the Page on Facebook. To delete your Facebook page, tap the “Delete Page” button. You will be shown a prompt informing you that the page will be deleted permanently and to consider whether you want to delete the Facebook page.

These steps should solve your query about how to delete a Facebook page.

How to Delete a Facebook Page on Android

If you do not have your computer or prefer using Facebook on a mobile device, go on either your iOS or Android device, then follow the given steps below:

How to Delete a Facebook Page

Open the Facebook app. Open your mobile device’s Facebook app, and sign in if required.

1. Click the Facebook menu. Click on the three dash lines in the screen’s upper right corner; this will bring you to the Menu.

2. Go to your Facebook pages. Once you are in the Menu, select your Facebook page or “Pages“. The placement of the menu options can be different based on different versions.

3. Click on “Settings”. Click on the setting button at the top of the screen.

How to Delete a Facebook Page

4. Select “General”. Tap on the first option that comes up, which is “General”.

5. Go to the Remove Page section. Once you are “General”, scroll down till you come to the aptly titled “Remove Page” menu, and tap on “Permanently delete [your page name].”

6. Delete the Page on Facebook. To delete your Facebook page, tap the “Delete Page” button. You will be shown a prompt informing you that the page will be deleted permanently and to consider whether you want to delete the Facebook page.

These steps should solve your query about how to delete a Facebook page.

is Deleting a Facebook Page is right choice

For many, deleting a Facebook page can have many reasons; they might want to create a new page since the old one might either have incorrect information or is not up to date with the latest trend on the web.

You might also have a Facebook page you want to delete if it was only for temporary purposes, such as marketing an old book or a web series.

Some people want to delete a page if it’s outdated or inaccurate. Hence, this can make you want to create a new page rather than keep the old one.

This article will show you how to delete a Facebook page in various ways.

Consider before a Deleting a Facebook Page

Deleting a Facebook page will be permanent once the 14-day period of restoring your account has come and passed; even in between, it will still be hard to get it back.

To keep yourself sane from the trouble that follows you down the lane in the future with the page restoration, try to merge or unpublish your Facebook page instead. 

If you have genuinely decided to say the final farewell to your Facebook page, read the next part below to learn how to download your page data to keep your content backed up before deleting your page.

How to Download your Facebook Page Data

If you are dead set on deleting your Facebook page, it would be prudent to try and save your data before deleting the entire thing. Anyone would prefer to save their year’s worth of data instead of letting it all go to waste; after all, the data on your old Facebook page might even be able to help you later with something. 

This is where the Facebook page data download feature comes in; you can easily back up your Facebook page data by downloading it.
To download your Facebook page data, follow some simple steps:

How to Delete a Facebook Page

1. Click on the Pages in the top right corner
2. Select the Page which you want to unpublish
3. Click on the Settings of your Facebook Page.

How to Download your Facebook Page Data​

4. Click on General in the top right corner
5. Click on Edit next to the Download Page

How to Download your Facebook Page Data​

6. Click on the Download Page button to Download your Facebook Page Data

How to Download your Facebook Page Data​

7.  Since we only want to download the Facebook Page data. Tick on the Pages button and untick everything else

How to Download your Facebook Page Data​

Facebook will notify you that your file is currently being created; once it is done, you will be notified.

Once you get the notification, go to “Available Copies” and click on “Download” under the file section that has been created.

This will download your entire Facebook page’s data as a zip file.

Unpublish or hide your Facebook Page

You would often want to delete your Facebook page not only to remove your old content but rather because you don’t want to keep posting on your Facebook page for promotion or otherwise, as you might not have the time to do it.

If that is why you are deleting the Facebook page, then it would be better to consider unpublishing (hiding) your page instead of deleting it and losing all your hard work along the way.

By unpublishing your Facebook page, only you, as the page admin, can see it; it will be hidden from anyone else, including those who like your page or are your friends.

You can also restore your Facebook page if you are the page admin if you decide to start reposting on that same page again; this will save you a lot of trouble later in the future than if you delete the entire page permanently.

How to unpublish a Facebook Page on Desktop

How to Unpublish a Facebook Page on Desktop​

1. Click on the Pages in the top right corner
2. Select the Page which you want to unpublish
3. Click on the Settings of your Facebook Page.

How to Unpublish a Facebook Page on Desktop

4. Click on the General button in the top right corner
5. Select the Page visibility and click on Edit

How to Unpublish a Facebook Page on Desktop​

6. Click on “page unpublished” 
7. Finally, click on Save changes.

Unpublishing your Facebook page will preserve your followers and hide your page from the general public; this way, you will be able to maintain a quiet and peaceful time along with the anonymity of your page.

Once you decide to publish the page again, it will be visible to everyone, including your followers and colleagues. The page will also appear on the feed of those who like your Facebook page again.

How to Merge your Facebook Page

Suppose you are the type to create multiple Facebook pages because you have a spread-out business that requires multiple promotional materials or is an artist. In that case, deleting a Facebook page could potentially cause more harm than good for you.

Although multiple pages could cause a conflict in a group if they desire different pages, rather than deleting one, wouldn’t it be better to merge them to have the best of both worlds? This will keep your followers intact, too, without making them go down the abyss.

To merge two Facebook pages into one, do the following:

  1. Log into your Facebook account
  2. Go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/merge
  3. Choose a Source Page(this will be deleted) and a Destination Page

(this page won’t be deleted and will instead be preserved)

  1. Click on “Continue”
  2. You will be given a prompt informing you about the page that will be deleted and the one that will be preserved; click on “Submit.”

You should be able to merge two pages on Facebook with this step.

To do the same on mobile, do the following:

  1. Go to your Facebook app
  2. Tap on the Facebook Menu icon, which is three dash lines
  3. Go to “Pages”
  4. Choose your desired page
  5. Scroll horizontally till you come across “More.”
  6. Scroll down and tap on “Edit Page.”
  7. Tap on “Settings”
  8. Go to the “General” option
  9. Scroll down, tap “Merge Pages”, and enter your password for the following prompt.
  10. Select your Source and Destination pages and click on “Continue.”

After doing this, you are prompted regarding the merge you are making; tap “Request Merge” if you have made up your mind.

Things to note:

  • You won’t be able to merge two Facebook pages if you are not the admin of both.
  • The content from the merged pages, such as profiles, posts and pictures, will be deleted; make sure to back them up.
  • Your pages must have the same names and purposes to identify themselves.

Deleting a Facebook Page FAQs

Are you still facing issues or questions regarding the deletion of your Facebook page? Still, confused about whether you want to keep your Facebook page or delete it? These FAQs are here to save your day along with your energy!

Why can’t I delete the Facebook page?

Page administrators can only delete a Facebook page; anyone without admin rights cannot delete the page. If you don’t see the option to delete your page, you are not a page admin and hence have no admin rights.

Who is the Facebook page admin? How do I become one?

If you are the one who created the Facebook page, then you will be the page admin as you are its creator; you can also invite either your colleague or a family member and give them the same admin status if you want.

If you currently do not have page admin rights, you will have to ask the page admin to give you access.

How can I delete a Facebook page if I’m not the page admin?

Facebook pages are connected to the profile that created them. Hence you might often face the problem of not reaching the page admin; it might even be that the page admin has left.

In such a situation, you must report the entire page to Facebook.

For reporting a page to Facebook as a delete request, do they following:

  1. Visit the page you want to be deleted for any reason.
  2. Click on the three dots located under the very right of the “Like” button
  3. Click on the “Find support or report page.”
  4. Enter the details that have forced you into reporting the page for deletion

Once you are done, you will have to wait for Facebook to decide whether your request is valid or not; if they decide to comply with your delete request, you are all done, and the Facebook page will be deleted.

What if I change my mind after I delete my Facebook page?

Facebook is highly rigid when deleting a page; you will only have a limited set of time to try and bring it back, and you might not even be able to do it. Once you decide to delete the Facebook page and go with it, there won’t be a turning back.
 

So, if you are genuinely not decided about deleting your page, you can try to unpublish your page or back up your Facebook page’s content by downloading the data before deleting it.

And there you have it; with this, all your doubts about how to delete a Facebook page and your other questions should be cleared now.

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