How to hide my pictures on facebook

This teaches you how to prevent people from seeing your photos and certain albums on Facebook.

Steps

Method 1

Hiding Timeline Photos

On Mobile

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   Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.

   • If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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   Tap ☰. It's in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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   Tap your name. You'll see this tab at the top of the menu. Doing so takes you to your profile page.
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   Scroll down to the photo you want to hide and tap

   

   . This icon is in the top-right corner of the photo post. Tapping it prompts a drop-down menu.
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   Tap Hide from Timeline. It's in the drop-down menu.
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   Tap Hide when prompted. This will remove the photo from your Timeline, though the photo itself won't be hidden from its album.

On Desktop

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   Go to Facebook's website. Go to https://www.facebook.com in your preferred browser. This will load your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.

   • If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
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   Click your name. Your first name should be in the upper-right side of the Facebook page. Click it to go to your profile.
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   Scroll down to the photo you want to hide and click

   

   . This button should be in the top-right corner of the photo post.
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   Click Hide from Timeline. It's near the middle of the drop-down menu.
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   Click Hide when prompted. Doing so will hide the photo from your Timeline only; the photo itself will still be visible from its album.

Method 2

Hiding Photos and Albums: On Desktop

On Mobile

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   Understand what you can and can't hide. You can hide individual photos that are in permanent Facebook albums--such as the "Timeline Photos" album or the "Mobile Uploads" album--as well as entire custom-made albums. You cannot hide individual photos in custom albums, nor can you hide permanent albums.

   • You can't hide albums while using the Facebook app for iPad.
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   Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.

   • If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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   Tap ☰. It's in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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   Tap your name. You'll see this tab at the top of the menu. Doing so takes you to your profile page.
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   Scroll down and tap Photos. This tab is in the row of options below your profile picture.
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   Tap Albums. It's a tab near the top of the screen.
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   Hide a custom album. To do so:

   • Tap a custom album you want to hide.
   • Tap ... (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android).
   • Tap Friends or Public.
   • Tap Only me.
   • Tap Save.
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   Hide a photo in a permanent album. To do this:

   • Tap a built-in album.
   • Tap a photo you want to hide.
   • Tap ... (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android).
   • Tap Edit Privacy.
   • Tap More, then tap Only me.
   • Tap Done.

On Desktop

1. 
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   Understand what you can and can't hide. You can hide individual photos that are in permanent Facebook albums--such as the "Timeline Photos" album or the "Mobile Uploads" album--as well as entire custom-made albums. You cannot hide individual photos in custom albums, nor can you hide permanent albums.
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   Go to Facebook's website. Go to https://www.facebook.com in your preferred browser. This will load your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.

   • If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
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   Click your name. Your first name should be in the upper-right side of the Facebook page. Click it to go to your profile.
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   Click Photos. This tab is in the row of options below your cover photo area.
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   Click Albums. It's an option below the "Photos" heading.
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   Hide a custom album. To do so:

   • Scroll down to the album.
   • Click the privacy icon below the album.
   • Click Only me.
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   Hide a photo in a permanent album. To do this:

   • Click a built-in album.
   • Click the photo you want to hide.
   • Click the privacy icon below your name.
   • Click Only me.