Facebook collects a lot of information about its users. In fact, every step you take, every action you take is recorded on the server and stored securely. Of course, from a security point of view, this is not good. Today I will tell you how to clean up the information that Facebook stores about you.

Where is the Activity Log?

Everything you do on the social network, Facebook records in the activity log. You can enter it by clicking on the triangle icon, and selecting the item " Activity log". Here you can delete most of the information stored about you. I recommend doing a total cleaning at least once every six months.

What should be removed first?

First of all, I advise you to clear your search history. To get into it, click in the third block on the left, the link “ More"And select the item" Search"(See the picture).

A page will open, at the top of which you need to click the link " Clear search history". All collected data will be deleted. Unfortunately, you cannot stop collecting this data.

Communication with friends using posts and reposts on the wall allows you to make information available not only for the addressee, but also for other users who have subscribed to user updates. This function is available not only for publications on your own page, but also on the pages of other users social network Facebook. Thus, other users of the social network will be able to view your post and leave a comment (unless restrictions on access to records are set and the privacy settings on the page are not changed). In the event that the added post or entry on the page is not relevant or was created by mistake, you can quickly and simply delete it. Please note that on a friend's page, you can delete only those entries that were created exclusively by you. In this step by step instructions with photos, you will learn how to remove a chronicle entry on your page and a post you created on a friend's Facebook page.

Step 1

How to delete your entry on a friend's Facebook page.

Start by clicking the corner (number 2 in the photo example) next to your post on a friend's wall. Then, in the context menu that opens, select the "Delete" item.

Step 2

Confirm the deletion of the entry by clicking the "Delete publication" button.

Step 3

Your post has been removed from a friend's page.

Step 4

How to remove a post from your Facebook news feed.

To remove an entry from the news feed on your page, select the entry and click the checkmark next to it (number 1 in the photo example). Then, in the context menu that opens, select the "Delete" item.

Step 5

Confirm the deletion of the entry by clicking the "Delete publication" button. It is worth noting that a deleted publication will be impossible to recover, so carefully select the entries that are to be deleted. The post has been removed from your page. If the information turned out to be useful to you, click Thank you!

Deleting Facebook messages is not as easy as e-mailsince the first one stores the entire history of your messages.

To delete messages, you need to open one, go to options and start selecting those messages that you want to get rid of. If there are a lot of them, then it will take a lot of time to clean them. Alternatively, you can delete a message from the list, but only for a while. It will be archived and will appear when that person sends you a new message.

This task is intended to facilitate the application for Chrome -. With its help, you can delete all messages with one click.

Deleting Facebook posts (slow option)
You can open your messages and send them one at a time to the Archive. However, the messages you deleted will not disappear forever - they will appear when you receive a new message from this addressee.

To delete individual messages, you first need to open each of them. Click on the " Actions"And select" Delete messages ».

You will see all the correspondence with this friend, a window will be located opposite each message. Check the boxes of the ones you want to remove, or just click “ delete everything».

Tiring, isn't it?

Delete all Facebook messages at once
To take control of all your Facebook posts, navigate to the extension in your browser and click “ Add to Chrome"To start the installation.

Upon completion of installation, the extension is automatically activated. Now, to delete all your Facebook posts with one click and not open each one individually, go to the Messages page. You will see two additional buttons, one in the top toolbar, the other highlighted in red. Click on them to permanently delete all your messages and conversations.

Conclusion
With this extension, you do not have to spend a lot of time deleting messages, clicking on each one for an eternity. Just install it on your Chrome browser and perform this operation with one click!

The first thing to do is take a look at how your posts feed looks like and decide which posts to hide or delete. To do this, click on the three dots next to the "View Activity Log" button and select "View As ...". In this mode, you can see how your page is displayed to friends and everyone else.

Each post can be separately deleted and hidden right in the feed, but in the settings there is an item for simultaneously hiding all previously published posts from prying eyes. Click on the lock icon in the top bar and select "See other settings". This will take you to the privacy settings, where you can apply restrictions on visibility in the feed. All your old records will now be visible only to friends.

Next, you need to select the "Chronicle and Tags" item in the menu on the left. In this section, you can configure access and visibility of your chronicle, especially you should pay attention to the first, fourth, fifth and seventh items - switch to the "Friends" or "Only me" mode.

It is most convenient to remove and hide posts from the feed in the action log (the "View action log" button), where there are filters to view only your posts, likes or posts in which you are marked. If you don't want to customize each post separately, you can use a Chrome extension like Facebook Post Manager.

After installing the extension, go to the action log, select the required post filter and, without scrolling the page, start Post Manager. In the extension settings, you can select the year, month and keywords to hide, unhide (Hide / Unhide) or delete posts (Delete Posts) and unlike marks in your feed. After executing the command, it remains only to confirm the decision by clicking the corresponding button (Confirm) that appears in the top panel.

Has an awful habit of reminding you of everything you've posted. Most likely, in the dark nooks and crannies of your Chronicle, there are many records that you do not even remember. It's time to remove them once and for all.

Chronicle check

First and foremost, make sure you know how regular users (those who are not your Facebook friend) see your Timeline. To do this, go to your Chronicle, click on the icon with the lock, in the item "Who can see my materials?" select View As and you will see the following:

Look through everything well, and if you don't like something, click on the date under your name, then on the globe icon, and change the item "Available to all" to "Friends", "Only me" or "User settings". In addition, you can completely delete the entry by selecting the appropriate item after clicking on the arrow in the upper right corner.

Hide old public records

If you want to hide a lot of public records at once, then you will be surprised that Facebook has a special tool for this.

Click on the privacy settings lock in the upper right corner of the page, select "See other settings" and click "Restrict access to previous publications." Read the message that appears and click "Apply these restrictions to past posts" if you want all your old posts to be visible only to friends.

Change Chronicle settings

Next, let's make sure that the Chronicle settings match your preferences. Click on the privacy settings lock in the upper right corner again, select "See other settings" and click on the "Timeline and tags" tab in the panel on the left.

Check that the first, fourth, fifth and seventh paragraphs are set to "Friends" or whatever you choose:

More thorough cleaning of Facebook

If these tips are not enough for you, you can use one of the extensions for chrome browserlike Facebook Post Manager. However, such programs can be overly aggressive, so be careful when using them.

Done! You have cleared your Chronicle of old forgotten publications. Now you can live in peace and not worry that someone will stumble upon a compromising image or status that you published in 2009.