How to Delete Photos on Facebook

How to Delete Photos on Facebook: You may at one point or another, erroneously post a photo you never really meant to share, the good news is it can be deleted, and we would show you how in pretty easy steps. You also have have to be careful when next you post something on Facebook  because someone might have already viewed or saved the image.

How to Delete Facebook Photos

How to delete your Profile Picture

This is the image you choose to represent yourself at the top of your timeline/profile page, it also appears as a small icon next to your messages and status updates in your friends' news feeds.

• Click on your profile image.
• At the bottom of the full-size picture, select Options.
• Click Delete This Photo.

Note: To change your profile image without actually deleting it, hover your pointer over the profile photo and click Update Profile Picture. You are allowed to choose an image you already have on Facebook, upload a new one from your computer or simply take a brand new photo with a webcam.

How to delete your Cover Photo

Your Cover Photo is the large horizontal banner image that is dispalyed on the top of your timeline/profile page. The smaller profile picture is inset into the bottom of the Cover Photo.

• Hover your mouse over the Cover Photo.
• Tap the button called Update Cover Photo at the top left.
• Select Remove.
• Then, click confirm.

If you would want to just change your Cover Photo to be a different image, return to Step 2 above and then select Choose From My Photos to pick a different image you already have on your account, or select upload Photo.,to add a new one from your computer.

How to change your Photo Albums

Photo albums are groupings of photos which you have created and are accessible from your Timeline/profile area. People can browse them when they visit your Timeline, provided they have access.

• Find the right photo album by going to your profile and choose Photos.
• Select Albums.
• Open the album you want to remove.
• Click the small settings icon next to the Edit button.
• Choose Delete Album.
• By clicking Delete Album again, you can Confirm

Bear in mind  that you can not delete albums that were created by Facebook like the Profile Pictures, Cover Photos and Mobile Uploads albums. You can, however, delete individual pictures inside those albums by opening the picture to its full size and navigating to Options > Delete This Photo.

How to delete photos as Updates

Individual photos that you have uploaded to Facebook by attaching them to a status update are stored in their own specific album called Timeline Photos.

• Access your  Timeline Photos by going to your profile and choosing Photos.
• Select Albums.
• Click Timeline Photos.
• Open the image you want to remove.
• Click the Options link at the bottom of the picture.
• Choose Delete This Photo.

If you want to remove the picture without going into the album, you can just find the status update and open the image there, and then return to Step 5 above.

Hiding Photos From Your Timeline

Facebook allows you to hide photos you've been tagged in to prevent people from seeing them on your Timeline.

• Open the picture.
• On the right side, above any tags and comments, choose Allowed on Timeline.
• In the drop-down menu, select Hidden from Timeline.

You can as well find all the photos you've been tagged in through Activity Log > Photos You're Tagged In.

Deleting Photo Tags

You can untag yourself from photos you don't want people to find out you were tagged in. This does not delete those photos but just makes it harder for your Facebook friends to find them.

• On the menu bar at the top of Facebook, click the small down arrow next to the question mark.
• Select Activity Log.
• Choose Photos from the left pane.
• Click the checkbox for each image you no longer want to be tagged in.
• Choose the Report/Remove Tags button at the top.
• Click Untag Photos.

Its important to note that you can't delete pictures you have been tagged in and if you are the one who posted the picture and would want to delete it, make sure to remove tag on everyone before deleting.

We hope you found these steps really easy and after you have followed them, you would have successfully deleted the photo.