Are you wondering why Facebook is deleting photos and how to fix it? Some Facebook users are expressing concern on social media as it seems that their photos, some of which date back several years, are being deleted by the platform. Understandably, users feel frustrated in this situation and are curious about what is happening. However, panic is unnecessary if you face this issue, as you can recover your photos through two simple methods.
How to fix Facebook deleting photos
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Despite the absence of any official communication from Facebook, numerous users have taken to Reddit and social media to report their recent experiences. From our research, it appears that Facebook’s recent update to their Android and iOS app may be the cause of the photo deletion issue.
More specifically, it appears the photos being deleted by Facebook were uploaded using the app (even before the update). Some users have noticed that photos uploaded using other methods remained when accessing Facebook on a computer instead of the app. To avoid this issue, it is recommended to refrain from uploading photos to Facebook using the app until the problem is resolved.
How to recover deleted photos using Facebook archive
If you find that your Facebook photos were deleted, you can recover them using the Facebook archive, which stores records of content that its users post.
You can recover your deleted Facebook photos by following these steps:
- Log into Facebook.com using a computer
- We have found that the best platform is a computer device, not a mobile device.
- Navigate to the Settings & Privacy menu
- Select the Settings menu
- Click on Your Facebook Information option
- Pick the Download Your Information link
- Enter the following information: Date Range, Format, and Media Quality
This will allow you to get any deleted Facebook photos back by downloading them to your computer. From here, you can decide what to do with this information, like storing it somewhere safe or re-posting it to Facebook.
How to recover deleted photos using Facebook memories
Another way you can recover your missing Facebook photos is by using the Memories feature of Facebook.
You can recover your deleted Facebook photos by following these steps:
- Go to the Memories section
- Scroll down to the bottom
- Click the Highlights tile
- Select the Albums option
However, you cannot move them to an album from this view, but you can still save them to another device for safekeeping.
