Make Photos Private on Facebook

Whenever you upload a photo to Facebook, all of your friends will be able to see it by default. You can change these privacy settings so that the photo is only visible by you. You can do this after uploading a photo or as you upload it. You can also change the privacy settings for any albums you've created.

Steps

Single Photos

  1. Open the photo that you want to make private. You can make any photo that you have uploaded private as long as it is not your current profile or cover photo, or part of an album. You cannot make photos that other people have uploaded private. Open the photo so that it takes up your browser window.
    • You can quickly find your photos by clicking the Photos option in the Apps menu or by clicking the Photos tab on your profile.
    • It is not possible to change the privacy settings of photos using the mobile version of the Facebook site. You can use the mobile app.
  2. Find the date in the upper-right corner. The option to change the privacy for the photo can be found next to the date.
  3. Click the Privacy button next to the date. This will display the different privacy options for that photo.
    • If you're using the mobile app, tap the ⋮ button, scroll down, and select "Edit privacy."
  4. Select "Only me." This will change the photo's privacy so that only you can access it.[1]
    • If the photo is part of an album, you'll only be able to change the privacy for the entire album.
    • If the photo was part of a post, you'll only be able to change the privacy of the entire post.
    • If anyone else is tagged in the photo, they'll still be able to see it. The "Only me" option will change to "Only me+." You'll need to remove their tags if you want to make the photo completely private.

Albums

  1. Find the album that you want to change the privacy settings for. You can change the privacy settings for any album that you have created. This will affect every photo in the album. For "Mobile Uploads," "Profile Pictures," "Timeline Photos," and "Cover Photos," you'll need to change the privacy for each photo individually.[2]
    • You cannot change the privacy settings for albums using the mobile site or the mobile app.
  2. Click the Privacy button below the album name. You'll find this for each album in the Album list, or at the top of an open album.
  3. Select "Only me." This will make the album completely private, including all of the photos inside.
    • If others are tagged in the album, they'll still be able to see it. You'll need to remove their tags to completely hide the album from view.

New Photos

  1. Compose a new post with the photo you want to add. Click the "Add Photo/Video" button or tap "Add Photo" to take or select a photo to upload. You can add multiple photos to a single post.
  2. Tap or click the post Privacy button. On the desktop site, this will say the current privacy setting. On the mobile site and app, it will just have the current setting's icon.
  3. Select "Only me." This will make the post private so that only you have access to it. Make sure that no one is tagged in the photo, or they'll be able to access it as well.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/290447131050867
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/385017548218624/
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