How does one do a bulk delete of facebook posts?

August 13, 2017, 01:21 PM

A member mentioned doing a bulk delete of his facebook posts. Can one delete all past posts? Does this require special software or is this possible using standard Facebook tools? Thinking I might like to do the same.

August 13, 2017, 01:27 PM

zoom6zoom

not sure how to do it... but anything you delete will have been archived elsewhere.

August 13, 2017, 01:34 PM

bobtheelf

If you have Firefox or Chrome, there are plug-ins and scripts you can use to do it. Facebook itself does not provide a way. When I get home I will post what I used; I don't remember offhand.

August 13, 2017, 01:48 PM

ensigmatic

And be forewarned: Facebook's code really, really sucks. Whether you whack 'em manually, one-by-one, or use one of these scripts: "New" posts may continue showing up in your timeline for days, or even weeks.

The only way to truly clear your timeline is to have your account irrevocably deleted and start over with a new identity.

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August 13, 2017, 02:08 PM

Gustofer

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
The only way to truly clear your timeline is to have your account irrevocably deleted ...

Should've stopped there.

August 13, 2017, 02:28 PM

RHINOWSO

Use Google Chrome and load the plug in "F____book Post Manager".

It allows you to bulk delete posts, likes, pictures, you name it.

Be advised that often you need to run it a couple of times over a period of time to get every single one, especially if you are a FB post whore.

All in all it took me about 2 hours running that plug in every 5-10 minutes to delete a decade worth of shit - deleting things by the year with no review. Just uncheck the need to review the deletions and run at 16x speed.

I still use FB for family stuff and atmospherics (why kill a good intel source) but delete posts / likes / etc monthly.

If you try to do it 'by hand' in FB, you'll spend years trying it. The plug in is a must IMO.

August 13, 2017, 03:05 PM

snwghst

I spent hours a couple of years ago deleting each post individually.

Whenever I post now, I leave it up for about 72hrs and go back and delete

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August 13, 2017, 04:02 PM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by snwghst:
I spent hours a couple of years ago deleting each post individually.

I did the same, so I decided, when I started using FB again, I'd...

quote:
Originally posted by snwghst:
Whenever I post now, I leave it up for about 72hrs and go back and delete

Do this ^^^^^

That lasted for a while. Then I slipped. And slipped again. And each time I slipped, I slipped a bit more for a bit longer. Then I started leaving some posts there, on purpose, "because."

Now "F___book Post Manager is on about it's third run. All that's left is 2016, I think.

I'm going to take a hiatus. When I start using it again, I'll be trimming my "friends" list down dramatically.

The leftists will all be gone, and that's for certain. I'm tired of trying to maintain a dialogue with those people.

August 13, 2017, 04:21 PM

AKSuperDually

For those running the post manager, how does this affect your group posts, professional pages, etc.?

I've got 5 or 6 groups I manage/admin, and 4 professional pages along with 3 businesses/nonprofit pages.

I use a separate account depending on which group/audience I'm targeting. I work with another account.

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August 13, 2017, 05:21 PM

rduckwor

quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Use Google Chrome and load the plug in "F____book Post Manager".

It allows you to bulk delete posts, likes, pictures, you name it.

Be advised that often you need to run it a couple of times over a period of time to get every single one, especially if you are a FB post whore.

All in all it took me about 2 hours running that plug in every 5-10 minutes to delete a decade worth of shit - deleting things by the year with no review. Just uncheck the need to review the deletions and run at 16x speed.

I still use FB for family stuff and atmospherics (why kill a good intel source) but delete posts / likes / etc monthly.

If you try to do it 'by hand' in FB, you'll spend years trying it. The plug in is a must IMO.

Nice! Cranking along as we speak!

THANKS!!

RMD

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