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Facebook Tutorials: How to Delete a Facebook Application

Posted by Stephanie Fisher on October 10th, 2008 4:14 PM
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With all the new changes to the Facebook layout, some previously simple actions such as deleting an application became just a bit more complicated.

-Remove Facebook Application Screenshot 1-

On your Facebook homepage go to the bottom left-hand corner of the page where it says
“Applications.” When you click on it a list of all your applications will pop up. Near the top of the list you have the option to ‘Edit.’

-Remove Facebook Application Screenshot 2-

Once you click on ‘Edit’ you will be shown a list of all your applications. Next to each application are a set of options, Edit, About, and Remove. Click on the little ‘x’ next to ‘Remove’

-Remove Facebook Application Screenshot 3-

A window will appear offering you the option to remove or block an application. If you choose ‘Remove’ it will remove the applications access to your information.

-Remove Facebook Application Screenshot 4-

If you choose to ‘Block’ an application it will not appear in your profile but you will still be able to access the application and the application will continue to access to your information.If you want to remove the application entirely, just click on ‘Remove’ in the pop up window. You can also click on ‘Remove’ on the Edit page and remove an application that way.

Once you have removed an application it will no longer appear on your profile, boxes, or your application list.  It’s still a fairly simple process but it takes a couple more steps than deleting an application in the old Facebook.

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91 Comments »

  1. One problem with this that i discovered 5 min before i read this post, is if you gave your information to the application… i.e. your email, they still have the information and can still send you emails. "Are YOU Interested?" still was sending emails even after i removed the app, to fix this i had to follow the link in the email and remove the email and other information i had entered from the application.

    Comment by sacornwell — October 11, 2008 @ 5:11 am

  2. the idea of "block" not removing the application seems counter-intuitive. Thanks for sharing this, because I thought "block" meant you wouldn't get any further updates from that application.

    Comment by Rain — October 13, 2008 @ 4:14 am

  3. I do not get it. If you read the REMOVE window carefully, it said that you CAN NOT remove facebook application completely. It just "removes" the bookmark, and the link of the application from the wall, the box, etc. But it will be STILL in your Application page.

    How come NOBODY comments on this fact (also in other pages after doing Google query)?????

    Comment by JoJo Circus — December 11, 2008 @ 7:48 pm

  4. thanks for the nice video. it was helpful. by the way, what did you use for the video capture, it looks amazing!

    Comment by david lee — January 21, 2009 @ 5:09 pm

  5. i found out that if you go to the show bar and select authorised, you can download most of the applications from your profile and deletes info sent to it

    Comment by luke barrett — April 24, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

  6. this is out of date

    Comment by Brooks — May 22, 2009 @ 2:10 pm

  7. I think what you are doing is terrific, but I have a constructive criticism to offer. Many of the new users of Facebook are older people. You need to slow down your speech in the narration of your videos. Speaking a little slower and more clearly will go a long ways to making your videos more valuable for those who are a bit older and less computer experienced.

    Thanks for "listening".

    Comment by June Willoughby — July 22, 2009 @ 8:01 pm

  8. How do you delete "friends" that you no longer wish to hear from?

    Comment by Betty — August 4, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

  9. HOW DO I REMOVE MYSELF FROM FACE BOOK?

    Comment by JOANNE — August 14, 2009 @ 10:58 am

  10. please someone help……
    I changed providers and (duh) got a new email……
    added new email to facebook,,,no problem…
    cannot delete old email on my profile….
    can press button on new email????? it has (remove) next to it…..
    everytime I check my profile it shows my old email as my contact….
    this is too basic for todays standard and if I cannot fix this I am so thru with facebook
    thanks

    Comment by Amy — August 23, 2009 @ 2:09 pm

  11. remove facebook

    Comment by Shirley Willis — August 30, 2009 @ 3:39 pm

  12. remove face book on computer

    Comment by Shirley Willis — August 30, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

  13. nice voice :)

    Comment by ww — September 12, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

  14. How do I totally remove my son's facebook and not lose mine?

    Comment by Salina Cason — October 17, 2009 @ 11:01 pm

  15. how do i remove a video that is on my facebook profile ?

    Comment by Pookie — October 25, 2009 @ 9:11 pm

  16. I would like to be removed from facebook totally. How do I do this?

    Comment by Alxstrm — November 23, 2009 @ 4:38 am

  17. How do I remove myself completely from facebook? Thanks for your help.

    Comment by Nikki Trill — November 28, 2009 @ 6:21 pm

  18. I jst want to remove myself from facebook /FarmVille very unhappy with the inabilaty to access freely anf time or to be interfeared with at all the wrong times. ou make offers that consume our time to date have seen no results. Time toplay some real games n chat 360 or PS3 No interfearance n live action with no page out of sink

    Comment by Ed Johnson — December 1, 2009 @ 12:55 pm

  19. I would like to be removed from facebook totally. How do I do this?

    Comment by REO — January 10, 2010 @ 6:21 am

  20. How do I remove myself completely from facebook?

    Comment by Bryon Anderson — January 18, 2010 @ 10:14 am

  21. I would like to be removed from facebook. How may I?

    Comment by Judy Hamaker — January 21, 2010 @ 1:55 am

  22. this is very out of date! I just tried to remove an app and I did not get the box (shown above) with the choice to remove the app completely ("remove all integration points"). When you click on the X next to the app, it only removes the tab or box from your profile…How do you completely remove an app from your profile?

    Comment by chase — January 27, 2010 @ 9:47 am

  23. I mistakenly started a personal page and do not want it online. How do I remove it from your platform. Your instruction says I should click on "Edit Page" and then "Delete Page". I found those options in the "Fan" section but not in the personal section. I want to promote my company, not me. I want to remove it before anyone finds it. How do I do it?

    I do want to start a fan page for both of my companies and possibly participate in one of your advertising options. But, at 66 I am not IT literate and I am having a hard time figuring out how to do what I want to do with your format.

    Specifically, I create .pdf slideshows of our projects for marketing purposes and would like to add them to my "fans" page. However, you do not support that application. Is there a slideshow ap that is available with which I could create slideshows compatible with Your platform?

    Also, we only serve a 5 county geographic area. Can we use your pay/click program for just those five counties? If yes, how does it work?

    Does your platform allow us to create our own page such as we can do with our website platform?

    I really want to try Facebook. But, help is woefully inadequate for the IT challenged. Can you provide additional assistance?

    Comment by David Mecherly — February 1, 2010 @ 2:46 pm

  24. I want to delete farmville. to time consuming. how do I do it.

    Comment by Carol — February 5, 2010 @ 10:37 am

  25. Now that you have shown us how to remove an APP on the OLD FACEBOOK, now show us the CORRECT WAY TO DELETE IT. On your new FB that I got added today 2-8-2010 your entire setup is different and NOW it shows Apps on left side of screen, BUT NO WAY TO DELETE. GOOD JOB GUYS YOU SUCK!

    Comment by Susan Rothwell — February 8, 2010 @ 9:40 pm

  26. Susan Rothwell – February 8th, 2010 at 9:40 pm (Comment is awaiting moderation.)
    Now that you have shown us how to remove an APP on the OLD FACEBOOK, now show us the CORRECT WAY TO DELETE IT. On your new FB that I got added today 2-8-2010 your entire setup is different and NOW it shows Apps on left side of screen, BUT NO WAY TO DELETE. GOOD JOB GUYS YOU SUCK!

    Comment by Susan Rothwell — February 8, 2010 @ 9:56 pm

  27. I agree with Susan… Totally sucks that it is impossible to delete an app in the new version or it is so opaque and you have not updated the tutorials.

    Comment by Pamela — February 11, 2010 @ 2:00 pm

  28. Please remove my name from Facebook.

    Thank You

    Comment by Dolores Gonda — February 11, 2010 @ 4:12 pm

  29. I click on applications and there is NO edit section, nothing appears. How do I do it now with the new FB?

    Comment by Lin — February 11, 2010 @ 6:05 pm

  30. My facebook profile layout is change.. I don't know how to delete the games.. Please help me..

    Comment by Yolanda Winston — February 12, 2010 @ 3:06 am

  31. wow its not that hard to find, click on account in the top right corner, then click application settings and then its pretty obvious

    Comment by Steve — February 13, 2010 @ 8:24 am

  32. It took me a while to work out how to remove apps in the new facebook layout. You now go to the "Account" tab on the top right of the screen, click on "Application Settings" and then you are faced with the old edit menu where you can delete/edit your applications.

    Comment by Linds — February 13, 2010 @ 12:41 pm

  33. I want to be remove from Facebook Immediately

    Comment by Bongiwe — February 15, 2010 @ 10:52 am

  34. Why, you got no friends?

    Comment by Steve — February 17, 2010 @ 11:45 am

  35. I want to remove a block I placed on an application. How do I do that?

    Comment by snakes — February 20, 2010 @ 2:53 am

  36. had att for webpage ,being new i didn’t mean to to loose my at&t, now when page comes up now it’s face book.how to change it back? HELP

    Comment by KEN — February 24, 2010 @ 11:01 am

  37. To delete an app in the *new* facebook go to "account" -> "application settings" and then hit the "x" of the app you want to delete! =)

    Comment by Nick — March 14, 2010 @ 5:15 am

  38. How do I remove a friend from accessing my facebook site without them knowing

    Comment by Emer — March 14, 2010 @ 7:20 am

  39. Please email me at the above email address, and tell me how I can remove my name and account from facebook. Thank You Andy Curnes

    Comment by Andy Curnes — March 15, 2010 @ 3:10 pm

  40. I can not handle the requests… I want my name taken off and do not want to receive anymore …. I can’t get anything done on the computer that I need to do…I can go to town and see most of these people anytime in person…
    Please help me get my name/address removed. Thank you

    Comment by Carol Clements — March 16, 2010 @ 5:24 pm

  41. i want to be immediately removed from facebook

    Comment by zangose mwanza — March 17, 2010 @ 11:51 pm

  42. I would like to completly remove my name & profile from facebook

    Thank you

    Comment by Iris Young — March 24, 2010 @ 11:37 pm

  43. Please remove my name from facebook. I get messages from people that I do not know. Thank you.

    Comment by Dennis Nichols — March 25, 2010 @ 3:06 am

  44. Please remove my name from Facebook

    Comment by Larry Houston — March 30, 2010 @ 6:43 am

  45. PLEASE REMOVE MY NAME FROM FACEBOOK

    Comment by evelyn watson — April 1, 2010 @ 12:53 pm

  46. please remove my name from face book. there is so much crazy stuff happening that I don't know whose doing it. the way face book runs things it doesn't help to stop it let alone protect people.It's a nightmare. it takes so much time every day and i have a problem with my neck and it's hurting so much.i can't sit that long.this is not pleasant or and how could you leave people in limbo. take my name off.

    Comment by frances Mazzocchi — April 1, 2010 @ 10:12 pm

  47. i want to totally remove myself from facebook how do i do it

    Comment by bobbie — April 4, 2010 @ 11:47 am

  48. How do I remove myself from facebook?

    Comment by Barbara — April 6, 2010 @ 12:10 pm

  49. take me off of facebook people say all information about my credit and soc. is out there because of facebook.

    Comment by Barbara Ratliff — April 12, 2010 @ 2:30 pm

  50. i do not want my facebook acount, please cancel it now

    Comment by emilie sinz — April 17, 2010 @ 12:38 pm

  51. I would like to be taken off of facebook. I dont want my credit history, or other information out there for everyone to see when they need or want too.

    Comment by MaryAllison — April 18, 2010 @ 9:05 pm

  52. Dear Exe,

    Please email me the step of removing complete my profile from face book

    how to delet complete my profile from facebook

    thanks

    will apriciat your quick ans

    Comment by tejasthakar — April 18, 2010 @ 11:48 pm

  53. I would like to completely remove myself from any application/listing on FaceBook. Please let me know how to do this.

    Thank you.

    Comment by Linda Watson — April 20, 2010 @ 8:13 am

  54. I want my name and account removed from Facebook immediately.

    Comment by Neuleib — April 20, 2010 @ 8:32 am

  55. SOMEONE HELP I NEED MY PROFILE AND ACCOUNT REMOVED FROM FACE BOOK….I HAVE DONE EVERTHING PLEASE FACE BOOK TEAM.GET WITH IT HELP……………….

    ..

    Comment by sherry mooneyham — April 24, 2010 @ 5:47 am

  56. PLEASE GET ME OUT OF FACE BOOK SOON…ACCOUNT AND PROFILE

    Comment by sherry — April 24, 2010 @ 5:49 am

  57. Uhhh… I hate to tell you this, but there _is_ no "applications" link at the lower left corner of my Facebook home page. In fact, none of what I see in your tutorial matches any of what I'm seeing in my actual Facebook pages.

    Comment by Mike Flugennock — April 25, 2010 @ 12:59 pm

  58. Please remove me from the Facebook account. Thank you.

    Comment by Liz — May 2, 2010 @ 5:36 pm

  59. Please remove me from the Facebook account. Thank you.

    Comment by lawrence larsen — May 6, 2010 @ 5:55 am

  60. As a new user too facebook, I came across a game that I wanted to remove. If you have watched this video above, facebook has changed how to remove such things.

    You need too click on account then look for application settings. THe list will show what is in that list to either edit settings as well as to remove items.

    Just thought I post this comment to bring you all up to date.

    Comment by Joe Delta — May 22, 2010 @ 1:57 pm

  61. Please remove me and any information regarding me on facebook. Thank you

    Comment by joan tunick — May 26, 2010 @ 2:08 pm

  62. remove me and any information about me from facebook immediately…joe kenney

    Comment by Joe Kenney — June 1, 2010 @ 9:17 pm

  63. Please remove me completely from facebook now. And any information you have of me.Thank you

    E.Brumfield

    Comment by E.brumfield — June 3, 2010 @ 8:30 am

  64. remove me and any information about me from face book immediatly. richard fortune

    Comment by richard fortune — June 4, 2010 @ 7:59 am

  65. How do I get completly off facebook no name no information, I just want out and off

    I want my name, profile and all information removed

    Thank you for the help

    James Qualls

    Comment by James Qualls — June 9, 2010 @ 7:45 am

  66. Am uninterested in continuing with my Facebook accout – how do I “disconnect”?

    Comment by Laura Williams — June 16, 2010 @ 1:10 am

  67. Please help me to get out of facebook account.I am not intrested any more.I want everything to be remove my name profile,everything about me complety.Thank you.

    Comment by Gary Thom — June 22, 2010 @ 9:09 pm

  68. Please help me,i would like to be remove complety from facebook.My name ,profile and all other information.I would very much ap Bring your friends and info

    Publish content to your Wall

    preciate,this facebook account is getting on my nerves.

    Comment by Gary Thom — June 22, 2010 @ 9:24 pm

  69. PLEASE -I want to remove my name

    how to do?

    Comment by mary otto — June 28, 2010 @ 5:31 am

  70. Thank you sooo much i had soo many apps and now almost all of them r gone thanxx the app thing actually works!!!

    Comment by Cheyenne — August 9, 2010 @ 8:09 am

  71. please remove my name off facebook application or any other material involving my name

    Comment by jeff davis — August 12, 2010 @ 10:30 am

  72. I want to uninstall Facebook as my homepage with Internet Explorer can I just override with another website home page? Facebook homepage seems to slow down my computer when signing on

    Comment by Terri — August 16, 2010 @ 6:21 pm

  73. i accidently blocked farmville, and i want to reinstall, how do i do this

    Comment by deanna — August 30, 2010 @ 5:41 am

  74. ok i dont have that bar a t the botom so where do i see them? so i can properly delete all aplications from my face book.i just saw 2 days ago on tv that apps& games where allowing people to acces your info such as d.o.b adress, full name and such . this is scary make me wonder if i should keep my page up. please some one help me thnx

    Comment by javier — October 20, 2010 @ 11:37 pm

  75. well i just did it ..i found the way.. to delete aplications on the new fb go to yourprofile then on the bottom of the"whats on your mind box lower right corner go to options then to settings at the end of the paragraph highlighted in blue click on aplications setting page. select the app you want removed click on edit settings then select remove aplication then finally click on remove and voila!! is gone

    Comment by javier — October 21, 2010 @ 12:28 am

  76. well. to deactivate your acount just go to acount in your fb page”upper right corner” then at the bottom of the list you will find “deactivate my acount”" click in that and follow the steps.

    Comment by javier — November 1, 2010 @ 6:19 pm

  77. u are my man dude…. i researched on this topic for 2 hours frm 12 am to 2 pm.. and den i gotch u… thank u soooooooo much dude… facebuk dissapointed me for the fst time.. bt u made my day… thank u soo mch…. god bless u…

    Comment by ashwin — November 10, 2010 @ 3:23 pm

  78. terri. why dont you try this am not sure but try it and see in your browser find a simbol in the shape of a house with a small down arrow left click on the arrow then on the small remove menu that will come down select the page u want removed

    Comment by javier — November 11, 2010 @ 8:53 pm

  79. Hello There
    Can u pls. help me by giving a suggestion for 1 of my problem like below.
    say someone posted a photo or video in his/her FB with including/tagging me and later on whenever anybody r replying anything on that post I am having all messages in my contact email ID. which is sometimes a botheration, as it kills time.
    So how I may get released from this problems, pls. advise.
    And also pls. advise how I can delete that post (photo or video) from my account. Pls. reply me to kazi_hamim@hotmail.com
    Thanks with love, light & peace to all of you guys

    Comment by Hamim — November 13, 2010 @ 10:18 am

  80. I don't have the applications icon showing applications at the bottom of my face book page

    Comment by talktalk — December 3, 2010 @ 10:28 am

  81. dam that option is no longer available or i cant find it plz help :L

    Comment by kristina mladenova — December 29, 2010 @ 3:50 pm

  82. This program has caused a great inconvience to many…take me and all information regarding contacts out of your records….Immediately

    Comment by Brooks Blunck — February 17, 2011 @ 12:20 pm

  83. I whant to remove my facebook

    Comment by shalaw kurdy — February 28, 2011 @ 12:01 pm

  84. try this out by refering to this link – http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=13452&tq

    Comment by Muzix — April 27, 2011 @ 10:49 pm

  85. i want to remove my face book

    Comment by yvonne symonds — May 27, 2011 @ 1:31 am

  86. I wish to be removed from face nbook

    Comment by James r todd — May 30, 2011 @ 4:49 pm

  87. remove me from facebook

    Comment by J.R.Todd — May 30, 2011 @ 4:50 pm

  88. I want to remove my self from facebok

    Comment by anthony martinez — August 17, 2011 @ 3:24 pm

  89. Click Sucurity… then click deactivate your account. Done ! : ))

    Comment by Serenity — August 20, 2011 @ 1:51 am

  90. I have an email on my profile page showing itself to be one of my email addresses. It is not, it belongs to a friend who is not on facebook, and doesn't wish to be. Do not know how it got there!! I certainly did not put their email address there, but FB will not allow me to remove it, any suggestions? This really sucks!

    Comment by Karla Carosn — August 26, 2011 @ 8:58 am

  91. Do you have any clue as to how I delete the profile originally set up on Facebook with Are You Interested? I deleted the app from my Facebook account as suggested, but the profile is still active on AreYouInterested.com. I want to delete the AreYouInterested account completely, but there doesn't seem to be a way to do that directly from Facebook and the Are You Interested website isn't that helpful either.

    Comment by jld — October 31, 2011 @ 9:11 pm

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