How to Deactivate Facebook with Messenger

Hey everyone,

I’m thinking about taking a break from Facebook but I’m not sure how to deactivate it without losing my Messenger chats. Does anyone know if there’s a way to do this?

Thanks in advance!

To keep your Messenger chats, you can just deactivate your Facebook account. Your Messenger will still work, and your chats will be there when you log back in.

Hi sophie,
Deactivating Facebook also deactivates Messenger. To keep using Messenger, you must delete your Facebook account. To deactivate Facebook, log in, go to Settings, find “Your Facebook Information,” choose “Deactivation and deletion,” and confirm. Deletion is permanent; deactivation is temporary.