How to reset my facebook account settings

Adjusting your Facebook settings enables you to achieve a customized Facebook user experience that works for you and your business. If, after changing your settings, you find an overabundance of notifications or a lack of posts on your Timeline, some fine tuning may be in order. While there is no magic “Reset” button that restores all settings to default, you can systematically reset your privacy and account settings to change the way Facebook manages your privacy, notifications, apps and other features you use on a regular basis.

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Log in to your Facebook account and click the gear-shaped icon in the upper-right corner of any page. Select either the “Account Settings” or the “Privacy Settings” option from the drop-down list, both of which enable you to access all settings. Use the tabs on the left-side column of the resulting page to reset your preferences.

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Select the “General” tab to make changes to settings like your name, username and networks, most of which can only be changed one or two times during the life of your account. Select the “Security" tab to enable or disable settings like login notifications and approvals, as well as app passwords.

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Use the “Privacy,” “Timeline and Tagging” and “Blocking” options to change your settings for how you can be found on Facebook and by whom, as well as how others can interact with you. Use the “Edit” buttons that appear beside your desired settings to make and confirm changes. Adjust the audience selector tool where available to designate how you share your content and how others share content with you.

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Click the “Notifications” and “Mobile” tabs to reset your preferences for how Facebook notifies you about activity that concerns you. The “View” and “Edit” options enable you to make and confirm any changes. Click the “Remove” link on the “Mobile Settings” page to delete your mobile number from Facebook, disabling Facebook mobile texts. Use the “Followers” tab to turn following on or off, enabling non-friends to see your public content.

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Select the “Apps” tab to reset your preferences for applications you and other Facebook members use. Click the “Edit” links to change settings for individual apps or click the “X” to remove an app altogether.