{"id":301777,"date":"2021-07-17T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-archive-facebook-posts-without-deleting-them\/"},"modified":"2021-07-17T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T19:00:23","slug":"how-to-archive-facebook-posts-without-deleting-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-archive-facebook-posts-without-deleting-them\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Archive Facebook Posts (without Deleting Them)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f012ae3cd8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f012ae3cd8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-archive-facebook-posts-without-deleting-them\/#How_to_Hide_Posts_From_Everyone_with_Archive\" >How to Hide Posts From Everyone with Archive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-archive-facebook-posts-without-deleting-them\/#How_to_Restore_Archived_Posts\" >How to Restore Archived Posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-archive-facebook-posts-without-deleting-them\/#How_to_Permanently_Delete_Posts\" >How to Permanently Delete Posts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Archive <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Posts (without Deleting Them)&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-739221 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hands-holding-phone-laptop-facebook.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hands-holding-phone-laptop-facebook.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/hands-holding-phone-laptop-facebook.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Hands holding a smartphone in front of laptop with Facebook open\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/facebook-app-on-apple-iphone-display-293765597\" data-credittext=\"Alexey Boldin\/Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/facebook-app-on-apple-iphone-display-293765597\">Alexey Boldin\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Worried your past posts will come back to haunt you? Fortunately for you, Facebook has a tool that lets you archive your old Facebook posts in bulk so that they\u2019re hidden from everyone but yourself. Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than only\u00a0restricting certain people, the Archive function on Facebook effectively reduces the audience that can see the post to just you. Even if someone else has the direct URL to a post you are made, the content will be inaccessible.\u00a0Conveniently, the instructions for doing this are virtually identical whether you\u2019re using Facebook on the web or via a mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> You can only archive your own posts on Facebook.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Restrict Someone on Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Hide_Posts_From_Everyone_with_Archive\"><\/span>How to Hide Posts From Everyone with Archive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To hide an individual post, you first need to find it on your profile. Click or tap on the ellipsis \u201c\u2026\u201d in the top-right corner of the post box, then choose \u201cMove to archive\u201d in the drop-down menu.\u00a0The post will disappear and you\u2019ll see a notification that it was moved to your archive, with a link to follow if you want.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/move_to_archive_facebook.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click the More button and then select &quot;Move to Archive&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"511\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can also do this to multiple posts at once, making it easy to manage a backlog of posts that you no longer want friends to see. You can do this via the Manage Posts tool on your Activity Log.<\/p>\n<p>To access this on the web version of Facebook, click on the downward-facing arrow in the top-right corner of any page, then choose Settings &amp; Privacy &gt; Activity Log. Click on \u201cYour posts\u201d in the left-hand menu to see a list of posts. You can use the checkboxes next to posts to select as many as you like, then click \u201cArchive\u201d to send them to the archive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/archive_posts_en_masse_facebook.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Archiving Posts En-Masse on Facebook.com\" width=\"650\" height=\"318\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This works virtually identical on Facebook\u2019s mobile apps. To get to Activity Log, however, you\u2019ll need to tap on the \u201cMore\u201d tab (it looks like three horizontal lines), then tap on Settings &amp; Privacy &gt; Settings and choose \u201cActivity Log\u201d under the \u201cYour Facebook information\u201d section. You can now tap \u201cManage Your Posts\u201d to bulk-archive or delete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to See What Data Facebook Has on You<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Restore_Archived_Posts\"><\/span>How to Restore Archived Posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While posts are archived, they are only visible to you. You can make any of these posts visible again by visiting your Archive, accessible via the Activity Log.<\/p>\n<p>To get there on the web version of Facebook, click on the downward-facing arrow in the top-right corner of your feed then choose Settings &amp; Privacy &gt; Activity Log. From here you can click on \u201cArchive\u201d in the left-hand menu to see your posts. Use the checkbox to select them and, and click the \u201cRestore\u201d button to move them out of the archive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-739061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/restore_archived_posts_facebook.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Restoring Archive Posts on Facebook.com\" width=\"650\" height=\"356\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On mobile, hit the \u201cMore\u201d tab (it looks like three horizontal lines) then Settings &amp; Privacy &gt; Settings. Scroll down and tap on \u201cActivity Log\u201d then choose \u201cArchive\u201d to see your posts. Use the checkboxes to select and restore them.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Permanently_Delete_Posts\"><\/span>How to Permanently Delete Posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you do want to get rid of posts permanently, choose \u201cMove to Recycle bin\u201d instead of \u201cArchive\u201d when managing posts.\u00a0Anything in the Recycle bin (also accessible from Activity Log) will be permanently deleted after 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re tidying up old posts why not brush up on a few Facebook privacy basics too?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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