Delete Photos from Facebook
Facebook is a great place to share your photos with your friends and family. However, there may come a time when you post a photo that you regret sharing, and want to know how to delete it as soon as possible. You may also want to remove your tags from embarrassing photos that others have uploaded of you. You can also delete entire albums that you've uploaded if you need to clean house.
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Steps
Deleting Uploaded Photos (Desktop Website)
- Find the photo you want to delete. You can only delete photos that you've uploaded. If you want to untag yourself in someone else's photo, click here.
- You can find your photos by selecting "Photos" from the "Apps" section of the Facebook menu, or from the Photos tab on your profile page.
- Click the "Pencil" button that appears when you hover over the photo. If you already have the photo open, click the "Options" button instead.
- Select "Delete This Photo". You will be prompted to confirm that you want to remove it.
- Delete an entire album. If you want to clear out a lot of photos at once, you can delete entire albums. Note that you cannot delete the "Timeline Photos", "Mobile Uploads", "Profile Pictures", or "Cover Photos" albums.
- Open the album you want to delete. You can find your albums in the Albums tab of your Photos page.
- Click the Gear button in the upper-right corner of the list of photos.
- Select "Delete Album" and confirm that you want to delete the album and all of the pictures in it.
Deleting Uploaded Photos (Mobile App)
- Tap the "More" button in the lower-right corner and select "Photos". You can find it in the "Apps" section.
- Find the photo you want to delete. You can only delete photos that you've uploaded. If you want to untag yourself in someone else's photo, click here.
- Tap the photo to open it.
- Tap the "..." button at the bottom of the photo.
- Tap "Delete Photo". You will be asked to confirm that you want to remove it.
- Delete an entire album. If you want to clear out a lot of photos at once, you can delete entire albums. Note that you cannot delete the "Timeline Photos", "Mobile Uploads", "Profile Pictures", or "Cover Photos" albums.
- Open the album you want to delete. You can find your albums by tapping the "Albums" tab on the Photos app.
- Tap "Edit" in the upper-right corner.
- Scroll down and tap "Delete Album". You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the album. All the photos in the album will be deleted as well.
Deleting Uploaded Photos (Mobile Website)
- Tap the Menu button in the upper-right corner and select "Photos".
- Find the photo you want to delete. You can only delete photos that you've uploaded. If you want to untag yourself in someone else's photo, click here.
- Tap the photo to open it. The photo will open with the description and comments underneath.
- Tap "Edit Photo". This link is located beneath the post that accompanied the upload, next to your profile image.
- Tap "Delete". You will be prompted to confirm that you want to remove it.
- Delete an entire album. If you want to clear out a lot of photos at once, you can delete entire albums. Note that you cannot delete the "Timeline Photos", "Mobile Uploads", "Profile Pictures", or "Cover Photos" albums.
- Open the album you want to delete. You can find your albums by tapping "Template:Var More Albums" on the Photos page.
- Tap the "∨" to the right of the album's name and select "Edit".
- Tap "Delete Album". You may have to close your device's keyboard to see it.
- Confirm that you want to delete the album and all the pictures it contains.
Untagging Yourself (Desktop Website)
- Open the Photos section of your Facebook page. This is the easiest way to find photos that you're tagged in, but you can also open them from other people's posts and timelines, as well as from your Facebook Activity Log.
- Select the "Photos of You" tab. This is usually selected by default, and shows all of the images that you have been tagged in by others.
- Find the photo you want to untag yourself from. The photos will be arranged from newest to oldest.
- Click the "Pencil" button that appears when you hover over the photo.
- Select "Remove Tag".
- Confirm that you want to remove your tag. If you want Facebook to review the photo for permanent deletion, check the box. Getting the photo deleted is not guaranteed.
- If you really need the photo deleted, the best option is to get in touch with the person who uploaded it.
Untagging Yourself (Mobile App)
- Tap the "More" button in the lower-right corner and select "Photos". You can find it in the "Apps" section.
- Select the "Photos of You" tab. This is usually selected by default, and shows all of the images that you have been tagged in by others.
- Open the photo you want to untag yourself from. The photos will be arranged from newest to oldest.
- Tap the "Tag" button at the bottom of the photo.
- Tap your tag when it appears on the photo.
- Tap the "X" next to your name to remove the tag. You will be asked to confirm that you want to untag yourself. This will remove your name from the photo, but will not delete it.
- If you really need the photo deleted, the best option is to get in touch with the person who uploaded it.
Untagging Yourself (Mobile Website)
- Tap the Menu button in the upper-right corner and select "Photos". This will open the Photos page. Your albums will be listed at the top, and all of the photos you have been tagged in will be displayed below.
- Find the photo you want to untag yourself from. Scroll down to find older photos. It may take a moment for the website to load older images.
- Tap the photo to open it. The photo will open with the description and comments underneath.
- Tap the "Remove Tag" link. This is located beneath the post accompanying the photo, above the comments.
- Tap "Remove Tag" to confirm that you want to be untagged. This will remove your name from the photo, but will not delete it.
- If you really need the photo deleted, the best option is to get in touch with the person who uploaded it.
