How to remove post from facebook timeline
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 a Post on Facebook, or Hide Posts by Others
- You can delete any post on Facebook that you created yourself.
- It's easy to delete a post by choosing "Delete" from the three-dot menu on the Facebook app or your web browser.
- You can hide posts made by other people so they won't appear in your Facebook feed, but you cannot delete them.
Most people have at some point posted something on social media that they later regretted.
But no matter your reason for wanting to remove a Facebook post — it's inaccurate, embarrassing, unflattering, something you wouldn't want an employer to see, or any other reason — you can permanently delete a post you've made on Facebook with just a tap or a click.
How to delete a Facebook post on the mobile app1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Go to your timeline by tapping the hamburger menu (the three horizontal lines on the bottom right) and tap your name at the top.
3. Find the post you want to delete and tap the three dots on the upper right of the post.
4. Tap "Delete." Facebook will then ask you to confirm that this is really what you want to do — tap "Delete Post" to confirm.
You can delete any post you created on Facebook at any time. Dave Johnson/Business Insider How to delete a Facebook post on your computer1.
Go to Facebook in your web browser.
2. Go to your timeline by clicking your name at the top left of the window, just underneath Facebook's search box.
3. Find the post you want to delete and click the three dots on the upper right of the post.
4. Click "Move to Recycle bin."
Select "Move to Recycle bin." Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider5. In the pop-up, click "Move" to confirm. All posts that are moved to your recycle bin will be deleted after 3o days. If you want the post deleted immediately, you need to also delete it from your recycle bin.
6. To access your recycle bin, click the downward-facing arrow in the top right corner of the Facebook window. In the dropdown, click "Settings & privacy," then "Settings."
After clicking "Settings & privacy," click "Settings." Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider7. In the menu on the left side of the main Settings page, click "Your Facebook information" and then click "Activity log."
After clicking "Your Facebook information," click "Activity log." Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider8.
On the left side of the Avtivity log page, click "Recycle bin."
9. Click the three-dot icon beside the post you want to fully delete and click "Delete" in the dropdown.
Click "Delete." Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider10.
Then, in the pop-up, click "Delete" again to confirm. Your post is now immediately deleted from your timeline and from your recycle bin.
Of course, you can only delete posts you have created yourself — you don't have the power to delete something that was posted to Facebook by someone else.
But if you don't like a post that you're tagged or mentioned in, you could ask the person who created it to edit or delete it. Alternatively, you have two other options:
- You can hide it from your timeline. This isn't the same as deleting the post — and in fact, it may still appear in other people's timelines — but you can keep it from showing up in your own. To do that, click or tap the three dots on the upper right of the post and choose "Hide from timeline."
Dave Johnson/Business Insider - If you're tagged in the post, you can remove the tag. This will prevent it from appearing in your timeline and from searches that include posts with your tag. To do that, click or tap the three dots on the upper right of the post and choose "Remove tag."
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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
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.
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. 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.
New version for mobile browser
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.
New version for mobile browser
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.
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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 application 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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Facebook has a terrible habit of reminding you of everything you've ever posted.
Most likely, in the dark corners of your Chronicle there are many records that you no longer remember. It's time to remove them once and for all.
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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.
