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How to Quickly Delete Old Facebook Posts

Facebook is all too keen to remind you of the past. Remember that concert you went to three years ago? That person you friended nine years ago? That photo you snapped on vacation last decade? No worries; Facebook will make sure you never forget.

But now more than ever, it's important to curate what pops up on your social media feeds, lest a potential employer or date stumble upon an ill-advised photo, comment, or like.

If you're sick of cringing every time you log into Facebook, it might be time to rid your account of aging memes and reminders of your 2008-era frosted tips phase. You don't have to nuke your entire account, though. Here's a more civilized solution for social media cleanup.

Review Your Facebook Profile

First, it may be informative to see what your profile looks like to people who aren't on your friends list. Go to your Facebook profile, open the three-dot menu next to the Edit Profile button (Add to Story on mobile), and click the View As "eye" icon. This will display your profile as it looks to the general public, by displaying everything on your profile that is set to Public.

Delete Facebook Posts

Facebook makes it easy to delete your old posts with the Activity Log. Go to your profile, click the three-dot menu, and select Activity Log. This will show you every action you, or another user, has taken on your Timeline, including reactions, shares, comments, tags, and posts. The results can be filtered by date or a specific person.

On desktop, you can scroll through all your past actions on Facebook, or choose a category under the Activity Types header to view your posts, tags, or interactions. Click the Timeline, Photo and Tag Review drop-down to filter specific tags. Mobile users must select nested categories to view posts, tags, interactions, and more specific actions.

When you come across something you want to remove, select the three-dot menu to delete, hide, or archive; unlike a comment; or remove tag. If you wish to remove multiple posts at a time, tick the box next to the actions, then select Archive or Trash on the top right.

Hide Facebook Posts

It's possible to limit the visibility of old photos and posts by making them private instead of deleting them entirely. From your Timeline, click the ellipsis next to the post you want to hide, select Edit Audience (Edit Privacy on mobile), then select who should have permission to view the post. Choose Only me to hide it from everyone else. To only hide the post from certain people, select Friends except... or Specific friends... to include or exclude certain friends.

Facebook also has a tool to hide public Timeline posts en masse. To do this, click the arrow in the top-right corner of your profile and navigate to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Privacy. Click the Limit Past Posts link to open a warning advising that all your public posts will be converted to Friends only. If that's okay, click the Limit Past Posts button and your public posts will only be visible to those on your friends list.

On mobile, tap the hamburger icon and select Settings & Privacy > Settings > Privacy Settings > Limit who can see past posts. Here, you can also edit how future posts will appear.

Download Your Facebook Data

Don't want to lose your Facebook information forever? You can download a copy of your entire Facebook Timeline by navigating to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Your Facebook Information. Select the View link next to Download Your Information.

Choose what should and should not be included in the download, then click Create Files to download your Facebook information to your computer. Once a file is created, it can always be redownloaded from the Available Copies tab.

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How to delete your old Facebook posts in bulk

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We were all stupid once. So, there’s no shame in admitting that we might have a ton of silly Facebook posts from when we started using the social network. We might not want everyone to see them, so Facebook lets you archive or delete them in bulk.

Before we get started, the bulk delete/archive functionality is currently only available on Facebook’s mobile apps (Android, iOS, and Lite). So, make sure you have one of the versions before you start.

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The procedure for deleting old posts is similar for all three apps. So that’s a bonus. Here’s how you can do it:

Deleting or archiving old Facebook posts

All archived or deleted posts will show up as labels in Your Posts sections. You can tap those labels to see your archived or deleted posts.

Facebook will retain your posts in the recycle bin for 30 days in case you deleted a post by mistake, and want to restore it. It’s a bummer that there’s no option to bulk delete posts on Facebook’s desktop site. Hopefully, the company will roll out this feature soon. Till then, you can hide all of your sins under the carpet through mobile apps.

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To remove a post from your timeline:

Classic Mobile

Click the icon in the top right corner of the Facebook window, then select your name.

Scroll down to the post you want to remove.

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the screen. nine0003

Select Hide from profile or Remove post.

Hide from timeline: The post is removed from the timeline but remains on Facebook.

Delete post: The post is completely removed from Facebook. You can only delete news that you have posted.

New version for mobile browser

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window, and then select your name.

Scroll down to the post you want to remove. nine0003

Click in the upper right corner of the publication.

Select Delete Publication.

If you don't want content you've been tagged in to appear on your timeline, untag it.

After that, the post will no longer be visible on your timeline, but the audience it's available to will still see it elsewhere on Facebook (such as the Feed or search results).

Learn more about deleting a posted photo.

To hide a post from the feed:

Mobile Classic

In the Feed, navigate to the post you want to hide.

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the publication and select one of the following options:

Hide the publication. This will hide the individual post.

Block [name or title] for 30 days. This will temporarily hide all posts from a certain person (without removing them from your friends list), Page or groups from the Feed. You'll still be following that person, Page, or group. nine0003

Unsubscribe from [name or title] updates. This will hide all posts from a specific person (without removing them from your friends list), Page or groups from the Feed. You'll still be following that person, Page, or group.

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Click the icon in the upper right corner of the post.

Select I don't want to see this.

Select one of the following options:

Hide publication. This will hide the individual post. nine0003

If you think a post violates the Community Standards, you can report it. To do this, click the icon in the upper right corner of the post and select Get support or report the post.

When you hide posts, Facebook learns more about what you want to see in your Feed. Learn more about what affects the content you see in the feed.

Classic version for mobile browser

To delete your comment below the post:

Click on the post with your comment.

Click More below the post.

Click Delete and then OK.

To edit your comment under a post:

Click on the post with your comment.

Press More.

Click Edit.

Make your changes and click Update.

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To delete your comment below the post:

Click on the post with your comment.

Press and hold a comment.

Select Delete Comment and then Delete.

To edit your comment under a post:

Click on the post with your comment.

Press and hold a comment.

Select Edit Comment.

Make your changes and click the icon.

Classic version for mobile browser

To remove a profile from friends:

Click the icon at the top of the Facebook window.

Go to the desired profile by entering its name in the search bar at the top of the screen.

Click below the cover photo.

Click Unfriend and then OK.

Note. If you can't find your profile, it may be

deactivated

To unfriend a deactivated profile:

Click your profile picture in the top left corner of the Facebook window. nine0003

Scroll down to your friends list and select All friends.

Click Friends to the right of the name of the profile you want to delete.

Select Unfriend.

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To remove a profile from friends:

Go to the desired profile by entering its name in the search bar at the top of the screen.

Click Friends.

Click Unfriend and then Yes.

The person you unfriend will not receive a notification about this. If you don't want a certain person to see your profile and send you messages or friend requests, block their profile. nine0003

Note. If you remove someone's friend profile, you will also be removed from their friends list. If you want this profile to be on your friends list again, you will need to add it again.

You can only delete photos that you have uploaded to Facebook yourself. Deleted photos cannot be recovered.

To delete a photo from Facebook:

Classic version for mobile browser

Click on the photo to open it. nine0003

Click More options below the photo.

Click Edit Photo.

Click Delete and then Delete again.

New version for mobile browser

Click on the photo to open it.

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Click Remove and confirm your choice.

Note. To remove a photo posted by another person from Facebook, ask that person to remove it. You can also untag a photo you've been tagged in. nine0003

This article is about messaging on Facebook. For help with the Messenger app or messenger.com, visit the Messenger Help Center.

Mobile Classic

This feature is not available in Mobile Classic.

New version for mobile browser

To delete a conversation:

Click the icon at the top of the Feed.

Click on the desired conversation to open it. nine0003

Tap in the upper right corner of the screen and select Delete Conversation.

Confirm your choice by clicking Delete.

Learn how to delete a conversation in the Messenger app or on messenger.com.

This article is about messaging on Facebook. For help with the Messenger app or messenger.com, visit the Messenger Help Center.

To remove an added app or game:

Classic version for mobile browser

Click the icon in the top right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and tap Settings and then Apps & Sites.

Click Login with Facebook.

Tap on the app or game you want to uninstall.

Under the name of the application or game, click Uninstall.

You will be able to choose one of two options:

Remove posts, videos, or events posted to your timeline from [app or game name]. nine0003

Allow Facebook to notify [app or game name] when a login link is removed? Perhaps the app developers will offer you another way to sign in.

Press Delete again to confirm.

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Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and tap Settings and then Apps & Sites.

Tap on the app or game you want to uninstall. If this option is not there, click More. nine0003

Under the name of the application or game, click Uninstall.

You will be able to choose one of two options:

Remove posts, videos, or events posted to your timeline from [app or game name].

Allow Facebook to notify [app or game name] when a login link is removed? Perhaps the app developers will offer you another way to sign in.

Press Delete again to confirm.

If you have connected accounts connected, for example, with a loyalty program or news subscription, you can delete each of them separately. Click Remove next to the connected account. nine0003

Once you confirm the deletion of an app or game, they will no longer be able to post to your timeline. If you still see the old post, you can remove it.

Note. The app or game may have saved information from the time you used it, but you can contact the developer and ask them to remove any information they may have.

You can change, add or remove your email address in your account settings.

To add an email address:

Click the icon in the top right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and click Settings.

In the Account Settings section, click Personal Information and select Contact Information.

Select Add email address and enter your email address. You may need to enter your Facebook password again.

Click Add email address.

A confirmation email will be sent to the new email address. Follow the link in the email to confirm that you want to add this email address to your Facebook account. nine0003

If the link in the email does not work:

Copy the confirmation code in the email.

Press Settings and select Personal information.

Click Contact Information and then Verify under the new email address. Enter the code and click Confirm again.

To delete an email address:

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and select Settings & Privacy and then Settings. nine0003

In your account settings, select Profile Information, scroll down to Contact Information and click Edit.

Click Manage Contact Information, and then select the email address you want to delete. You can also change who sees the email address associated with your account (for example, select Only me).

Select Delete.

You may need to enter your Facebook password again. Enter your password and click Remove email address to confirm. nine0003

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Checking Timeline

First of all, make sure you know how your Timeline is seen by regular users (those who are not your Facebook friends). To do this, go to your Timeline, click on the lock icon, in the "Who can see my materials?" select "View As" and you will see the following:

Okay, review everything, and if you don't like something, click on the date under your name, then on the globe icon, and change the item "Public" to "Friends ”, “Only Me”, or “User Settings”. In addition, you can completely delete the entry by selecting the appropriate item after clicking on the arrow in the upper right corner. nine0003

Hide old public posts

If you want to hide many public posts at once, you'd be surprised that Facebook has a dedicated tool for this.

Click on the privacy settings padlock in the upper right corner of the page, select "See other settings" and click "Restrict access to previous posts." Read the message that appears and click "Apply these restrictions to past posts" if you want only friends to see all your old posts. nine0003

Change Chronicle settings

Next, let's make sure that the Chronicle settings match your preferences. Click again on the privacy settings padlock in the upper right corner, select "See other settings" and click on the "Timeline and Tags" tab in the left panel.

Make sure the first, fourth, fifth, and seventh items are set to "Friends" or whatever you choose:

More thorough cleaning of Facebook

If these tips are not enough for you, you can use one of the extensions for the Chrome browser, such as Facebook Post Manager. However, such programs can be overly aggressive, so be careful when using them.

Done! You have cleared your Timeline of old forgotten posts.