Facebook-delete old posts
No old post you put up on Facebook ever goes away on its own. Your profile probably has photos and updates in it from years ago that you don't even remember posting.
These old posts can put you at risk. Potential employers or landlords might check you out on Facebook before extending an offer. You might have put something online that hurts your reputation or gives hackers a way to breach your privacy. It's even worse if things you think are private really aren't.
Take some time to look at and clean up your Facebook history is never a bad thing. Fortunately, Facebook makes it easy to review and clean up old posts.
Activity Log
Activity Log shows you everything you've ever done on Facebook. but if you've been on Facebook for years be aware that this could take a while.
log in to Facebook. Then click the down arrow in the upper right corner and select Activity Log.
In the left-hand column you'll see a huge list of filters. These show you just the posts in your Timeline about those topics.
For example, if you only want to look at things you've posted in the past, select "Your Posts." You can also just look at "Photos," things you've "Liked" and "Comments" you've made on posts, photos and videos.
Click the "More" link to see more filters like "Videos," "Groups" and "Location History." Location History is especially helpful if in the past you were a little too free with telling people where you were.
One thing you probably didn't know Facebook tracks is your search history. Everything you've searched for on Facebook is visible to anyone who gets access to your account.
To see your search history, click "More" under "Photos, Likes and Comments." Then click "Search" near the bottom of the list.
You can delete individual entries by clicking the "circle with a slash" icon and selecting Delete. You can also click "Clear Searches" at the top to wipe everything at once.
Of course, there's no way to turn off search history recording. So, you'll need to keep coming back to delete your history if you don't want it recorded - or just stop searching on Facebook.
At the very bottom, you can also see what apps you've installed and what posts they've made on your Timeline. At the top of the log, you can also changing the settings on who can see the posts the apps make.
Limit Past Posts
At the top of the page, click the upside-down triangle and select Settings.
click the Privacy link in the left-hand column. Under "Who can see my stuff?" click the "Limit Past Posts" link.
Then click the "Limit Old Posts" button to change the privacy setting of every post in your profile and change to "Friends."
Note that if you have posts that youwant everyone to see, this will change those as well, so you'll need to go change those posts back to "Everyone" manually.
These old posts can put you at risk. Potential employers or landlords might check you out on Facebook before extending an offer. You might have put something online that hurts your reputation or gives hackers a way to breach your privacy. It's even worse if things you think are private really aren't.
Take some time to look at and clean up your Facebook history is never a bad thing. Fortunately, Facebook makes it easy to review and clean up old posts.
Activity Log
Activity Log shows you everything you've ever done on Facebook. but if you've been on Facebook for years be aware that this could take a while.
log in to Facebook. Then click the down arrow in the upper right corner and select Activity Log.
In the left-hand column you'll see a huge list of filters. These show you just the posts in your Timeline about those topics.
For example, if you only want to look at things you've posted in the past, select "Your Posts." You can also just look at "Photos," things you've "Liked" and "Comments" you've made on posts, photos and videos.
Click the "More" link to see more filters like "Videos," "Groups" and "Location History." Location History is especially helpful if in the past you were a little too free with telling people where you were.
One thing you probably didn't know Facebook tracks is your search history. Everything you've searched for on Facebook is visible to anyone who gets access to your account.
To see your search history, click "More" under "Photos, Likes and Comments." Then click "Search" near the bottom of the list.
You can delete individual entries by clicking the "circle with a slash" icon and selecting Delete. You can also click "Clear Searches" at the top to wipe everything at once.
Of course, there's no way to turn off search history recording. So, you'll need to keep coming back to delete your history if you don't want it recorded - or just stop searching on Facebook.
At the very bottom, you can also see what apps you've installed and what posts they've made on your Timeline. At the top of the log, you can also changing the settings on who can see the posts the apps make.
Limit Past Posts
At the top of the page, click the upside-down triangle and select Settings.
click the Privacy link in the left-hand column. Under "Who can see my stuff?" click the "Limit Past Posts" link.
Then click the "Limit Old Posts" button to change the privacy setting of every post in your profile and change to "Friends."
Note that if you have posts that youwant everyone to see, this will change those as well, so you'll need to go change those posts back to "Everyone" manually.