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His thing is not to regret almost nothing. But when you regret something, nothing like being able to strike it down. And this is exactly what Facebook offers you. The social network has just presented a new option, with which users can recover all the publications they have made over the years. So that? Well, to make a kind of balance, viewing the contents through filters (such as dates or people) or eliminating, in case the regret is deep , everything published in one fell swoop.
And while it might be useful to delete things we wouldn't even jokingly share right now, this functionality is perfect for delete those publications in which we have been tagged and that, for whatever reason, we do not want them to appear on our profile anymore.
The new functionality, which you will already see in your Facebook account, has been named Activity Log and has the enormous advantage of speeding up the cleanup process This way, you won't have to spend hours and hours reviewing your months of activity. And even years. But how exactly does it work? We help you get down to work to start erasing and erasing.
Instructions to delete your content on Facebook
Willing to make a clean slate? Well let's go there. All you have to start deleting your content that does not interest you from Facebook is to follow these instructions. Be careful, this is an option that is only available for the Facebook applications for iOS and Android. At the moment, you will not be able to do it from the web.
1. Open the Facebook app on your device.
2. Access your profile page. You just have to click on your photo, in the upper right part of the application.
3. Once inside, click on the three dots located right next to the Add to story button. They are in grey. You have just entered the Settings section of the profile.
4. Now choose the option Activity log It is very likely that you will see a welcome message to the function, indicating that from this section you will be able to manage your publications.You should know that when you delete them, they will be moved to a trash can, from which they will be struck down after 30 days. To begin, click on the option Manage activity > Your publications (Your photos, videos and more).
Start managing your activity log and use filters
You are already inside. From now on, you can start deleting posts that you no longer want associated with your profile. You will see them ordered by date, so if you want to go back in time a bit, it is best to use the filters. Click on the option Filters
1. You can filter by Categories, Date and People Click on the Categories option to choose if you want to see Text Updates, Visit Logs, Notes and more, Photos and Videos and Posts from other apps (this last option is perfect for removing posts made by apps, such as games, contests, etc.).
2. If you filter by date, you can choose the specific start or end This way you can move through the publications made month by month or from a specific period, if you remember that there are content you want to delete (For example, if you want to permanently delete the photos with your ex-partner between 2017 and 2018).
3. Another option is to filter by person, if you remember that there are certain posts or photos that link you to someone you absolutely do not want to be attached to.
4. When you find the post you want to delete, select it by clicking on the right box and choose Move. Confirm that you want to delete it by pressing again Move to Trash and that's it.
