What's the difference between deactivating and deleting my account?

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If you have additional Facebook profiles and delete or deactivate your Facebook account, you also delete or deactivate all profiles under your account. Learn how to delete or deactivate individual profiles .
If you deactivate your account:
You can reactivate whenever you want.
People can't see your timeline or search for you.
Some information may remain visible to others (example: messages you sent).
You will not be able to use your Facebook account to access Meta Quest Products or your Meta Quest information.
If you delete your account:
You can't regain access once it's deleted.
We delay deletion a few days after it's requested. A deletion request is cancelled if you log back into your Facebook account during this time .
Some information, such as messaging history, isn't stored in your account. This means friends may still have access to messages you sent after your account has been deleted.
Copies of some material (example: log records) may remain in our database but are disassociated from personal identifiers.
If you use your Facebook account to log in to Meta Quest, deleting your Facebook account will also delete your Meta Quest information. This includes your app purchases and your achievements. You will no longer be able to return any apps and will lose any existing store credits.
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