Save Pictures from Facebook

There are millions of pictures floating around Facebook: photos of people, of artwork, of sunsets. These images may remain adrift on the site until the end of the Internet, but it can still be difficult to track down photos more than a few days after they have been posted. Fortunately, it is easy to save photos—even print them—from Facebook before they disappear into the digital ether. Read on for three ways to save photos.

Steps

Saving to a Specific Location (on a Computer)

  1. Click the picture to open up the viewing window. Whether you are scrolling through your Newsfeed or viewing a picture in an album – click the thumbnail of the picture you want to save. This will open up the full-sized, savable picture.
  2. Right-click on the picture and select "Save image as..." Once you've opened the full-sized picture, right-click (on a PC; double-click on a Mac) the photo to open up a list of options: "Save image as...", "Copy image URL," "Copy image," "Open image in new tab," etc. Click "Save image as..." to open up a "Save As" Windows Explorer menu.
  3. Choose a name for the file. You can leave the standard name, if you like; it will be a string of time/date-marking digits such as 11659426_10153417671552878_7952962024053458510_n.jpg. You may also choose a name to help you organize your photos. For instance, "John and Lara" or "wedding1". Type the name into the "File name" box.
  4. Pick a place to save the file. Save the photo to a place where you'll be able to find it later on – a dedicated photo album folder is good, or your Desktop.
  5. Consider printing the photo onto photo paper to keep a physical copy. You will need to buy glossy photo paper, hook your computer up to a printer, then print the file onto the photo paper. You can share your printed photos, put them in an album, or hang them on your walls!

Saving to the "Downloads" Folder (on a Computer)

  1. Click the picture to open the viewing window.
  2. Select "Options". Once the viewing window is open, click on the word "Options" in the bottom right-hand corner of the picture – between "Tag Photo" and "Share". This will open up an action menu with options like "Change Date", "Download", "Make Profile Picture", and "Report Photo".
  3. Select "Download" from the action menu. The photo will automatically download to your computer's "Downloads" folder. The image will be saved as a JPEG file, and the name will be a long, algorithm-generated string of time-signifying digits.[1]
  4. Click the file name in the bottom left-hand corner of your browser to open the picture on your computer. You can also click the small downward arrow on the right-hand side of the box to access an action menu: click "Open" to view, or click "Show in folder" to see the place where the file is saved.
  5. Rename the file, if necessary, and move it to another folder. You can leave the file as is, in the Downloads folder, but you may have trouble finding it later unless you give the photo a memorable name. When you are viewing the name or thumbnail of the file in the Downloads folder, right-click on the file and select "Rename" to rename it. You can drag the file to another folder, if you like—perhaps a dedicated photo album folder on your computer—or you can leave it where it is.

Saving to a Phone or Tablet

  1. Save pictures to an Android phone or tablet. First, use your browser or the Facebook app to track down the photo that you want to save. Press the picture (gently) with your finger until an action menu pops up. Tap "Save Image", then click "OK". Repeat this step for every picture that you want to add to your Android Gallery. Finally, follow these steps to view the pictures you've saved:
    • Press the "Home" button to return to the main screen.
    • Go to the Apps menu on your Android. Different phones have a different way of accessing it from the Home screen. Tap "Apps" or the "Arrow" on the screen.
    • Tap "Gallery," then tap "Downloads." The Gallery opens your Android Download folder, which contains the pictures you saved from Facebook.
    • Look through your pictures. Make sure that you saved all of the pictures that you want to save. You can delete, edit, or share these photos as needed.[2]
  2. Save pictures to an iPhone or iPad. Open the image you want to save in the Facebook app, then tap and hold on that image to pull up an action menu. Select “Save Photo” to save the picture to your Photos app.[3]
  3. Take a screenshot of the picture. If you have an older version of Android or iOS, and/or an un-updated Facebook app, try manually zooming in on the picture, then taking a screenshot. This screenshot will serve as the "saved picture"Press the power button and the volume up/down button (with the Home button in some devices) and the picture will be saved in your Screenshots folder in the photo gallery.[4]
  4. Consider sharing your saved pictures, emailing them to yourself, and printing them. You can transfer the pictures to your computer by emailing the files to yourself or using a phone-to-computer file-transfer app. Text-message or email the photos to friends and family. If you want to print out physical copies of the pictures, transfer them to your computer, then print directly from there.

Warnings

  • Remember: if the photo is not yours, be careful not what you do with it. It may seem that if someone posts a photo publicly, the photo can be used for any purpose; however, this is not always the case. It is likely that no harm will come of it, but you should still be wary of legal consequences – particularly if you are modifying, sharing, or selling any content using the photo.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/help/155361567863444
  2. ↑ http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-m7/275304-how-save-picture-facebook.html
  3. ↑ http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/18/save-pictures-from-facebook-to-iphone-ipad-the-easy-way/
  4. ↑ http://www.cultofmac.com/206298/easily-allow-your-ipad-or-iphone-to-save-facebook-photos-to-the-camera-roll-ios-tips/
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