I need my old Facebook

Facebook seems to have become an indispensable part of our life. Life without Facebook becomes really mishappening and boring. There are hundreds of millions of Facebook users. Thousands of new users join Facebook everyday and thousands of them delete or deactivate their accounts on a daily basis. Whatever might be the reason for deactivating their account, the question rises as to whether or not can you activate it again. The answer is in affirmative. No matter you deactivated your account accidentally or knowingly, you can activate it back again.

In case of deactivation of account, you can reactivate your account by following the below mentioned steps:

Step -1 : Log on to www.fb.com

Step -2 : Log in to your facebook account using your user id and password

Step -3 : Go to “Account Settings” option.

Step -4 : Select “reactivate my account”.

By following the above steps you can easily reactivate your account. In case you have lost your password then you can request for a new one.  Other than this, there are users who have also put up questions in online forums that “I need my old facebook password”. Well, this happens in the case where you have lost your password. In order to log in to your account, you need to verify your identity and, if possible, you can also scan your computer for viruses. You can begin with requesting for a new password. Then you need to get your identity verified in the following ways:

• Identifying your friends based on the photos in which they are tagged.
• In case you have enabled security question, then you need to answer that.
• Facebook offers the facility of marking some of your contact as Trusted contact which can be later used as in this case, i.e., for verification.
• Lastly by providing your date of birth.

These are some small issues that you can easily resolve at your end. If you think that you are not able to resolve the issue on your own then you can take help of Help Center. You can put your questions up there and can ask for technical assistance and you will get the required help.

Once you have retrieved your account, you should take some necessary safety precautions like not telling your password to anyone. If you are not able to log in to your account then you can also call on toll free numbers and can direclty talk to the people and tell them about the incident that took place that you don’t remember your password. Seeking technical advice and help is way better than indulging into the process on your own. This can also lead to increased risk of exposing your accounts to threat of getting hacked. So, it is important that you should be aware of your User id and passwords throughout and also try to keep changing your passwords from time to time. In this way, you can stay away from the fear of getting hacked.