How to Delete a Facebook Post, One or All at Once
Tap the three dots on the post and choose Move to trash. It's deleted after 30 days, and you can restore it before then. How to clear many posts at once.
To delete a Facebook post, open your profile, find the post, tap the three dots on it and choose Move to trash. It sits in your Trash for 30 days, and then Facebook deletes it. "After you've moved your content to Trash, it'll be deleted after 30 days," its help center says. To clear many posts at once, use your activity log.
We read Facebook's help center as Google showed it on October 23, 2026. Facebook's pages refuse our reader, so its words are quoted from Google's view of them.
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How do you delete a post on Facebook?
- Go to your profile. "Tap Menu in the top right of Facebook, then tap your name," Facebook's help center says.
- Find the post. "Scroll to the post you'd like to remove."
- Tap the three dots on the post. Facebook calls this menu Options.
- Tap Move to trash, then confirm.
How long does Facebook keep a deleted post?
| When | What happens |
|---|---|
| You move it to Trash | It leaves your profile |
| Within 30 days | You can restore it |
| After 30 days | Facebook deletes it |
Facebook's help center, as Google showed it on October 23, 2026.
The Trash gives you a way back. "During the 30 days, you can restore your content to where you originally posted it on Facebook, move it to your Archive or you can select content to delete," the help center says. A restored post returns to the same audience. "When you restore your content, it'll be visible to the audience that was selected before it was moved to Trash."
How do you delete all your Facebook posts at once?
Use your activity log:
- Go to your profile and tap the three dots next to Edit profile.
- Tap Activity log, then Your posts. A June 2026 Lifewire post gives the same path.
- Select the posts you want gone.
- Move them to Trash.
Facebook's help center describes the same tool: "you can select one or more pieces of content at a time."
How do you delete a post from a Facebook Page?
Page posts work differently. "You can remove posts shared from your Facebook Page by deleting them," Facebook's help center says. "Deleting a post will permanently remove it from your Page." So check twice before you delete one there.
How do you delete a comment on Facebook?
Facebook's help center lists these steps:
- "Tap the post containing your comment."
- "Tap and hold the comment."
- "Select Delete comment, then tap Delete."
Should you delete, hide or archive?
Deleting isn't the only choice. Facebook's help page is titled "Remove or hide a post from your profile," so you can hide a post from your profile instead. You can also move posts to your Archive from the Trash, the help center says.
Watch out for fake help numbers
Searching for this brings up a forum post that copies the steps and drops a phone number into the text. It sat in Google's top 10 on October 23, 2026. Facebook's help pages don't list a number, so don't call one, and never share a login code.
More Facebook guides
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Frequently asked questions
Can I recover a deleted Facebook post?
Yes, within 30 days. Open Trash in your activity log and restore it.
How do I delete all my Facebook posts at once?
In your activity log, open Your posts, select the posts, and move them to Trash.
Where is the Trash on Facebook?
In your activity log, Facebook's help center says.
How do I delete a comment on Facebook?
Tap the post, press and hold your comment, then tap Delete comment.
Are Page posts deleted the same way?
No. Facebook says deleting a Page post removes it permanently.
Sources
- Facebook Help Center pages on removing or hiding posts, Trash, restoring content, managing posts, Page posts and comments, as Google showed them on October 23, 2026
- Lifewire's Facebook post of June 24, 2026, as Google showed it
- Google Ads Keyword Planner, worldwide, read October 23, 2026, and Google US results, October 23, 2026
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