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How do I remove a Facebook friend or connection?Not to sound like I'm becoming antisocial, but a woman who's on my friends list on Facebook turns out to be quite the kind of person I don't like to associate with. Can't say more than that, but I need to "defriend" her (unfriend her?) How do I do that?? Uh oh, sounds like trouble in Facebook paradise to me! :-) Fortunately, it's remarkably easy to defriend someone on Facebook, just a few mouse clicks. First off, select "Friends" from the top navigational bar: ![]() Notice here that within the "Friends" area, I've also selected "Friend List". You'll want to do that too. Now scroll around until you find the profile of the person in question. It'll look approximately like this, though obviously we're not talking about the same person! :-) ![]() Note the link on the lower right, "Remove Friend". That's what you want to select. Click on that and you'll get a confirmation dialog box: ![]() If you're really sure she should get the proverbial boot, click on "Remove Friend", otherwise click on "Cancel" and they'll never know that they were on the very edge of the abyss. :-)
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(Article 7649,
Written by Dave Taylor)
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thanks! that helped alot! this creepo had somehow came on my facebook! Posted by: maree at February 4, 2008 11:36 PMSo then here's my question. Is there any way to "unfriend" someone without them being notified? Posted by: Jeff at July 28, 2008 1:00 PMMy kids tried to sign up on facebook and somehow every time I try to link up with facebook, the sight comes up in Italian. How do I get past this and get an English speaking facebook to come up when I go to facebook.com? Posted by: Nicky at September 10, 2008 9:34 AMfacebook has changed, could you update this? Posted by: poo at September 14, 2008 2:45 AM- How do I delete many friends at one time? I think the friends management in facebook is very poor Posted by: Angelo at October 31, 2008 2:02 PMIs there a way to remove my profile on a person list of friends? It has recently came to me attention that this person is married. (news to me and it must be news to his wife) I do not want to be on his list. Is this possible? Can you unfriend a person without them being notified? I don't dislike these people, but I don't want my site cluttered with all their communications with others; I want to just keep a tight circle of friends and family. Many of the people who wanted to be "friends" with me have no interest in me anyway. It's just so distracting every time I go on Facebook. Posted by: Lormi at March 12, 2009 3:56 PMGeneral consensus on Twitter is that if you unfriend someone on Facebook that they do *not* get any sort of notification. They'll only notice you've done so if they try to look at your private profile, etc. Posted by: Dave Taylor at March 12, 2009 10:03 PMwill be sending your program to government as a py network ;;; Posted by: e at March 18, 2009 11:00 AMI cannot get my facebook in English and I cannot find out how to change it because it is in a foreign language. What do I do. Posted by: Judy Vornholt at March 22, 2009 6:34 PMThanks, this helps. I had a Xanga friend that I added on Facebook, and he posted about oral sex. He claims to be a Christian. It figures. I am not a Christian, because I think they are as filthy as he is. Posted by: Phobiaphobe at April 15, 2009 12:14 AMHow could I remove an old account made years ago? Posted by: hilda amores at July 11, 2009 6:30 PMI see somebodys using my name as their account, Its just so confusing! Could they just reveal their real name or another nick names or what ever? Posted by: hilda amores at July 11, 2009 6:38 PMHow can I de friend a person when I do not have the option REMOVE FRIEND under their name box? Posted by: Judith at July 21, 2009 4:14 AMI am not interested in being on Facebook. Please remove my name. Posted by: Myra Faye Earl at August 17, 2009 10:25 AMHelp! How do I get the toolbar to show at the top of my Facebook Page? I have no way of modifying anything on my page because I have no toolbar. I will be so happy if you can answer this question! I use Firefox 5.0. Posted by: Anne Stewart at August 17, 2009 6:53 PMI am upset about the error I made in joining facebook. How do I get out of facebook? Posted by: Martin Tarfman at August 26, 2009 6:27 PMHi, I have a silly question. I defriended someone on Facebook. Now I want to refriend them. Yes, childish, I know. It does not let him see me nor me see him even though I never blocked him. Please help. Posted by: Love at August 27, 2009 3:31 PMNothing silly about it, Love: sounds like they blocked you. So you might be out of luck. Posted by: Dave Taylor at August 27, 2009 9:26 PMHow do I get my name out of Facebook? Posted by: Bernice Rosenthal at August 31, 2009 5:51 PMIs there a difference between remove connection and removing friend? I clicked the X beside the persons name? does that mean they still have access to my facebook? Posted by: Tina at September 8, 2009 4:56 AMI was friending a few people for my mafia wars application, but now when i try to delete them as a friend i dont have the option. Where the "X" is to delete them it only asks if i want to delete my connection with them. I do that and they still show up in my search box when i start spelling a name similar to theres. Its very annoying, help please? Posted by: eli at October 19, 2009 8:50 PMI deleted some files and all it seems to have affected are my facebook and mafia wars. I am using a Linux system. Is there anyway to delete facebook from my computer. I am hoping that by doing so I can reload it and it will replace the missing files. PLEASE help!!!!!! Posted by: Jim Montgomery at October 21, 2009 5:12 PMMay I ask, how can you remove the result of a quiz pn your info? Example (well, its mine) "Your japanese Name," I kinda accidentally placed it on "my info", and now I can't remove it.. Please help..thank you Posted by: Ace Rubic at October 24, 2009 4:33 AMHow do I remove my name from someone else's friends list? Posted by: Mike Sirianno at October 26, 2009 9:48 AMHow do I get out of facebook and have my name completely removed? Thanks for your help. Nikki Posted by: Nikki Trill at November 28, 2009 8:10 PMIs there any way to "unfriend" someone without them being notified? Posted by: help me at January 3, 2010 7:03 PMFor all of the people who asked about de-friending someone without them knowing. Since I'm just not sure if de-friending someone results in a notification, I recommend you merely hide their status updates. It results in the same thing, you don't see their stuff. To do so, merely mouse-over someone's status update. A button on the right side of the first line of their update will appear (hide) and, upon clicking that, you'll be prompted to confirm that it's what you want to do. And the other person has no idea that you've hidden their updates. Just a thought. L. Posted by: Lyle at January 4, 2010 3:04 PMHow do I get off of facebook? Or be rid of my account at facebook. Posted by: jerry marcotte at January 12, 2010 8:55 PM>>How do I get off of facebook? Or be rid of my account at facebook.
how to delet facebook search for people list for example i write a name or eail adress i want to remove that name from my computer Posted by: osaf at January 18, 2010 10:48 AMis there a way to remove/delete a list i created on facebook? i took all the friends off of the list, but i cant figure out how to remove the list itself.... Posted by: francis wren at January 22, 2010 8:51 PMHow do I remove a person on my family tree. In other words I made a mistake and like to undo it. Thanks Posted by: Deborah Cale at February 5, 2010 1:33 PMDeborah, I'm afraid I don't know what family tree app you're talking about. Is it part of Facebook? Posted by: Dave Taylor at February 6, 2010 11:29 PMyes, I agree that this info is wrong and I too am having a problem removing an unwanted guest from FB. Someone ring this guy's bell and call his attention to his site. I was looking into how to do this and this information is outdated, though the new way to remove a friend is available here: http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_unfriend_remove_friend_facebook.html Hope this helps! Posted by: Chris at February 18, 2010 3:19 AMHey i cant remove my frnd from the New Facebook of 2010. Lame Layout :( Posted by: Meraj at March 5, 2010 10:10 PMhey!i cant remove my friend in facebook..:[ Posted by: ayra at March 6, 2010 11:00 PMis it possible on facebook? Hi I have deleted my sister from my facebook but photos of her are still tagged and linked to her name and she also still appears in my siblings. Why is this, have i not removed her properley? Posted by: Melissa at March 25, 2010 6:15 AMIf someone defriends you do they have to request a friendship again in order to have you back on their list? I just got suddenly defriended by 3 of my daughter's in-laws and I'm wondering whether they're suddenly going to reappear on my list without my having to reapprove them. Posted by: Liz at March 28, 2010 8:08 PMHow do you do it with the new Facebook? Posted by: Chippy at April 27, 2010 5:03 PMPlease help, Please help!!! Cannot delete my name from friends list. Everytime I try it deletes, but I go back and my name is still there. How do I delete my name for good. Don't want Hackers.... Posted by: Dawnis Osborne at May 3, 2010 12:23 PMwhy that facebook is make so difficult to remove a friend list, until now i cant do as some comments to do it same like that we are not the same page facebook format. next ime guyz you have to very carefull adding friends because maybe facebook wont you allow anymore to remove them. Posted by: nelson at May 11, 2010 12:29 PMYes, unfortunately managing friends and friends list is no longer as easy. Here's the instructions for removing a friend per the Facebook Help Center (located at the bottom right of your facebook page) If you would like to remove a friend, navigate to the person’s profile and click the "Remove from Friends" link at the bottom of the page. If you select this option, you will be removed from the person's Friends List as well. You will need to repeat the friend confirmation process if you wish to be friends with this person again. thanks Posted by: Kishore at June 3, 2010 11:24 PMHow do I delete different list that were created for my friends? Example: my daughters friends, a list was created that says "my crazy step-daughters". How do I go about deleting something like that? There are more list, this is just an example and no, there are no names/friends in these extra list either. remove my fackbook now I made a mistake by getting on Facebook. Please remove my name & all records of me. I can't find any way to do it. Somebody has posted my name on Facebook with a mean picture. I would so much appreciate it if you could remove it. I'm not sure if I was the intended "victim" or someone else with my name; however, since I have never used Facebook, I'd like it removed asap. Thank you for your help. I appreciate it. Posted by: Jancy King at June 11, 2010 1:33 PMi WANT TO BE REMOVED FROM FACEBOOK, I DON'TG WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYMORE I FIND I AN TRO OLD FOR THIS KIND OF STUFF. Posted by: Donald L. Watford at June 15, 2010 7:33 PMMy 11 year old daughter recieved some very, very disturbing postings that she (luckily) didn't understand. She immediately "unfriended" the person. I was able to review the offending vulgar comments thru email. How can I check the past history between the two at this point? I do not know this person, I don't know their phone # How can I get in touch with the parents? P.S. I had no idea that bad words were allowed on facebook!!! Prior to this , we had a "Webkinz" account... There lies the extent of my computer knowledge... Thanx Posted by: lori payne at June 24, 2010 7:37 PMDELEET MY FACEBOOK Posted by: ASMA UM AMMAR at July 5, 2010 4:11 PMASMA, I can't help you. I'm not affiliated with Facebook. But I do have an article on how to delete your Facebook account here on the site: just search for "delete facebook". Lori, yeah, I'm glad you're seeking more info because it's up to us parents to ensure our kids are safe. Step #1: require that your daughter share her password with you so you can pop in occasionally and ensure that she's only friends with people she knows. #2: Screen her FB friends and talk candidly about those who post inappropriate content. In terms of knowing previous interaction, there's no log of that sort of thing I'm aware of on Facebook. Sorry. Posted by: Dave Taylor at July 10, 2010 6:25 AMI want to delete some friend how can i do this? Posted by: tzitzi at July 12, 2010 2:17 PMPleae remove me from facebook I've tried and seem not to be able to do that...al I want is to remove myeslf from you I don't want to be bothered from you or anybody on facebook... Posted by: DAle Perry at July 17, 2010 10:26 PMhow to deactivate a person who is in my FB account? bcoz she/he missuses FB account. Posted by: sheik at August 15, 2010 2:23 PMIs it possible to seperate fb friends into 3 seperate groups of people. a group of friends n other for family and last co-workers. this way i can limit wat each group can read n see on wall!? Please help if possible,one too many rats at my company! Posted by: jsweets at August 18, 2010 2:00 PMi have a question if i remove 1 friend it is possible to add that person again or it is impossible? Posted by: CMPUNK at September 9, 2010 5:54 PMHeyy I need Help, I wanna remove one person on my facebook his a weirdo and every time he gives bad comment at me. I can't delete him because his fb doesn't have "remove button" pls help me.... Posted by: Zoe at November 2, 2010 3:01 AMMy cousin passed away on Oct. 9, 2010. How do i get his profile taken off Facebook? Posted by: Vincent Enright at November 8, 2010 2:22 PMVincent, sorry to hear about your cousin's death. Here's an informational page on Facebook that talks about this situation: http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=13941&ref_query=death Sounds like the request might need to come from his mother or father, btw. Good luck. Posted by: Dave Taylor at November 8, 2010 3:10 PMZoe (backing up a bit), I'd check that your status updates have a default distribution of "friends only". Then if he's not a friend (suggested by you not being able to unfriend him) then he won't see them and won't be able to leave comments. Posted by: Dave Taylor at November 13, 2010 11:49 PMam realing enjoying google but no email address my is google is the best web ever. Thankz. Posted by: moses simon at December 4, 2010 12:39 PMfriend are blocked mz account Posted by: muhamed ali at January 16, 2011 3:58 AMhw i can remove any people from my friendlist in faceebook Posted by: rishi at February 19, 2011 4:11 AMi could'nt get a valid answer to undo remove frind from facebook Posted by: shalu at March 18, 2011 1:11 AMThanks Dave, hi,i mistakely remove my fiance name instead of someone disturbing me,pls how can i connect my fiance name back. Posted by: Onikosi Akorede at May 30, 2011 4:22 AMI accidentally 'like' a comment by someone who isn't my friend. Will he be notified? Furthermore, immediately after that I deactivated my account. Does it ensure that they won't be notified? Please please help me! I feel so embarrass if I see them in school! Posted by: Apple at June 2, 2011 10:29 AMUnfortunately he will be notified: the notification is generated as soon as you click the button. Even canceling your account (which seems a bit excessive, if I can say so) won't change that. Posted by: Dave Taylor at June 2, 2011 10:50 PMWhen I delete someone from my fb do they later get a suggestion to be my friend? Posted by: Lynne at June 3, 2011 6:33 PMHow can you remove someone from my freinds list,who I know for a fact is dead? Posted by: David King at August 27, 2011 4:00 PMplease remove the following people from my facebook freinds list: Angela Mcarver and Weston nice article! but the easiest way to DELETE your facebook account permanently (and backup ALL yor data) is http://www.goodfbye.com 2 clicks and you're done! Sorry, Sergio, I can't recommend any utility that is going to dig into my personal Facebook data, even if it's for an account I am about to shut down. Readers, please be wary of any app or site that promises to do things on your behalf on Facebook or any other social networking site... Posted by: Dave Taylor at August 29, 2011 3:03 PMI want to remove my ex husbnad from my family tree app on Facebook, but he is a tree coordinator How do i get him removed from my tree ? Posted by: Charmelle Williams at September 11, 2011 5:57 PMCharmelle, see this FAQ: https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2359239297&topic=10300 Hope that helps! Posted by: Dave Taylor at September 11, 2011 9:54 PMThnxxxxxxxxx Dear Have a nice day ! Posted by: virender at September 14, 2011 5:11 AMhi, thanks Posted by: jayantha at November 22, 2011 2:39 PMI created a second FB account, one for friends and one for the political threads I like to chat on. Problem is that in doing so I've managed to lock myself out of my first account. Then when I tried to add friends to my new account (friends from acct 1), I can't find them (I think FB is blocking me from seeing them.) Any suggestions? I know other people with 2 accts, but I think my mistake was using too much similar info (name, phone #, DOB) and now I can't seem to change that basic info either. I am considering deactivating acct 2 and trying again. I would really like to keep my first account going. Posted by: Christie at December 19, 2011 1:19 AMunfortunately Facebook has undergone several changes, and these instruction are obsolete. How do we defriend someone in 2012? thank you! :) Posted by: Krystal at January 17, 2012 4:51 PMI have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
I do have a comment, now that you mention it!
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