whether you use Facebook Whether it's a digital journal, a work tool, or something else, not every post is meant for everyone. Or maybe it's no longer relevant to your previous posts. Either way, you can hide some or all of your posts on Facebook with a few simple steps. Let's see how.
You may want to keep your Facebook activity private or simply clean up your timeline. Fortunately, Facebook makes many options easy, starting with Create a restricted list And even hide future, new, and past posts from your Facebook timelines.
How to hide previous posts on Facebook
The good news is that you can manage the visibility of previously published content. You can either,
- Limit previous posts – A useful option to restrict posts to your friends only. They will not be publicly available later.
- Change the audience - You can set "Only me" For all posts on Facebook to hide them or even make them all public or for friends only.
- Archiving posts - exactly like Archive messages in Facebook MessengerYou can hide the post from yourself and the public. You can unarchive it at any time.
- Trash Posts - If you want a clean page or don't want to see some old posts, you can delete Facebook posts in bulk.
- Hide from profile – As the name suggests, it simply hides past posts from your Facebook timeline. You can consider it an alternative to the "Only Me" setting.
Restrict all previous posts to friends only on Facebook
Before we continue, here are some things to keep in mind:
- You can't completely undo it – If you want to change the audience later, you'll have to do this for individual posts.
- For previous posts with a custom audience – Say close friends or friends except acquaintances, etc., the feature will not affect their audience.
- Posts tagged - The person you tagged (whether they're your friend or not) will still be able to see those posts. Additionally, if you allow their audience to see the post, they can.
- Posts you've been tagged in – You can't control someone else's post audience. The feature only controls your own post audience.
- Shared publications – If you share someone else's post, the feature won't affect your audience. It can only be changed by the person who originally posted it.
From the Facebook app on iPhone or Android devices
Step 1: turn on Facebook app Click on the icon consisting of Three lines From the bottom right (iOS) or from the top right (Android).
Step 2: Here, scroll down and select Settings and privacy, then press Settings.
Step 4: After that, tap “Determine who can see previous posts.”
Step 5: Tap Select Past Posts and then select Past Posts again to confirm the action.
Limit past posts from Facebook Web
Step 1: Open Facebook in the browser of your choice.
Step 2: tap on profile picture from the upper right corner.
Step 3: Locate Settings & Privacy → Settings.
Step 4: In section Settings, Locate Privacy From the left column.
Step 5: Here, under the Your Activity section, click “Restrict previous posts” Next to the cucumber “Choose the audience for posts you share: friends of friends or the public?”
Step 6: Click Limit past posts Then restrict previous posts.
Change the audience for previous posts on Facebook
Remember that you can only change the audience and hide posts you've created on Facebook. While you can't change the audience of someone else's post you've shared, you can hide it from your profile.
Change the audience for all or some posts via the Facebook app
Step 1: Open Facebook ← Three-line icon ← Settings & Privacy ← Settings.
Step 2: Here, scroll down to your activity and select Activity log.
Step 3: Click on Your Facebook activity to open the drop-down list.
Step 4: Locate Post management.
- Categories
- Date
Note: We select the categories → “Your posts, check-ins, photos and videos”.
Step 6: Here, select All From the top of the page or you can select them individually.
Step 7: Click on Three dots icon.
Step 8: Locate Change the audience.
Step 9: Click on Change the audience Again then choose between the following,
- General
- Friends
- just me
Step 10: Locate A change to confirm the action.
Manage visibility of past posts from Facebook Web
Step 1: Open Facebook → Profile photo → Settings & Privacy → Activity Log.
Step 2: Locate Your activity via Facebook then select Publications.
Step 3: Here, select a category (we choose “Your posts, check-ins, photos, and videos.”
Step 4: Click All From the top or select posts.
Step 5: Locate Change the audience Select one of the following:
- General
- Friends
- just me
Archive or delete old posts on Facebook
Note: You can't use archiving to hide all posts from your Facebook timeline. Content shared by others, comments, etc., can't be archived. You can either delete them permanently or hide them from your profile. Here's how.
Archive or delete old posts from the Facebook Mobile app
Step 1: Open Facebook ← Three-line icon ← Settings & Privacy ← Settings.
Step 2: Go to Activity log And press Your Facebook activity to open the drop-down list.
Step 3: Locate Publications Management Then factors liquidation. Select any of the available options.
Step 4: Locate All or some of the posts According to your preference.
Step 5: Here, click
- Archive then go to archive to confirm.
- Recycle Bin Then go to the Recycle Bin to confirm.
Things to remember,
- If you unarchive – The post will be visible to the selected audience before being archived.
- Retrieve posts from trash – Facebook keeps posts in your trash for a maximum of 30 days, after which they are automatically deleted. You can recover or archive your post within 30 days.
Use Facebook Web to archive or delete posts.
Open Facebook → Profile picture → Settings & privacy → Settings → Activity log → “Your Facebook activity” → Posts → Select a category → tap on All From above or select Publications. Now select,
- Archive then go to archive, or
- Trash then go to the trash.
Hide previous posts from profile
The "Hide from Profile" feature is a great way to hide your activity, such as videos watched, comments received, posts liked, etc. You can also hide past posts from your Facebook timeline. Follow the instructions below to do so:
From the mobile app
Open Facebook ← Three-line icon ← Settings & privacy ← Settings ← Your Facebook activity ← Manage postsHere, click on the icon. Three point Next to the content you want to hide and select Hide from profile.
From Facebook Web
Open Facebook ← Profile picture ← Settings & privacy ← Settings ← Activity log ← “Your Facebook activity” ← PostsClick on the icon. Three point Next to the content, select Hide from profile.
Manage new post visibility settings
While you can always manage the visibility of posts before they're published, you can also set a default option. Whether you want to hide a post, set "Only Me" for all posts, or limit your future Facebook posts to your close friends, it's all doable. Here's how.
on mobile
Open an app Facebook ← Three-line icon ← Settings & Privacy ← Settings ← Posts in section Audience and Vision ← Select Who can see your future posts?Here you can choose between,
- General
- Friends
- Friends except
- Specific Friends (click More for these options)
- just me
- View All (to see and select the custom list)
on the web
Open Facebook → Profile Picture → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Privacy (From the left column). Here, click on "Release" next to Who can see your future posts? Select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
- General
- Friends
- Friends except
- Specific friends
- just me
- View All (to see and select the custom list)
Manage old and new Facebook posts
By the end of this guide, we hope you've gained valuable insights into managing the visibility of your Facebook posts. Whether your goal is to hide all posts on Facebook, archive them, limit past posts, or ensure that no post is publicly available, Facebook enables you to do so.
However, having so many options can be confusing. So, if you're unsure about any of the above settings or are having any trouble implementing them, share your concerns in the comments section.
