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What is a Facebook Legacy Contact and why should you consider choosing one?

When a loved one passes away, their Facebook account can serve as a cherished space for family and friends to reminisce and honor their memory. By memorializing the account, it transforms into an online tribute where memories, photos, and more can be shared and revisited. Appointing a Legacy Contact ensures your profile is managed according to your wishes after you pass. You can designate your Legacy Contact to give your loved ones a space to remember and celebrate your life.

How to choose a Facebook Legacy Contact from a desktop computer:
First, you must be Facebook friends with the person you choose to be your Legacy Contact.

SELECT:

  1. Your profile icon (far upper right corner)
  2. “Settings and Privacy”
  3. “Settings”
  4. “Settings and Privacy” (far left-hand side) see just below “Meta Accounts Center”
  5. “See more in Accounts Center” (small blue link)
  6. “Personal Details” (On the left-hand side) scroll down to
  7. “Account Ownership and Control”
  8. “Memorialization”
  9. “Memorialize Your Account”
  10. Choose your Legacy Contact
  11. Choose whether or not you give them permission to your data archive
  12. Select “Send”
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What about choosing to delete your account?
After you pass you can have your account removed completely. Before you do so make sure you have already selected a Legacy Contact. To request the deletion of your account using a desktop computer follow these steps below: First, go back to your home page, then go through steps 1-8 again.

  • Continue to step 8 and be sure to select “Memorialization” again (do not select “Deactivation or Deletion”)
  • Select “Memorialize Your Account”, here you will see your Legacy Contact that you have selected
  • Find the small blue link at the bottom “Delete Your Account After Death”
  • Confirm
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