How to Recover Deleted Facebook Posts in 2023

If you are an active Facebook user, you might have shared hundreds of posts in text, photos, and videos on your profile. There’s also a possibility you may have deleted a few posts by mistake and later regret doing so. If this often happens to you, this post might relieve some pressure from you.

Both Facebook and Instagram, backed by the same company, offer a feature to recover deleted posts. We have already shared a detailed guide on recovering deleted photos & videos on Instagram, and today, we will discuss the same for Facebook.

Can You Recover Deleted Profile Posts on Facebook?

Yes, you can recover deleted Facebook profile posts in easy steps. However, there are a few things that you should note before recovering deleted profile posts.

Facebook doesn’t allow you to recover posts deleted before 30 days. If you deleted a post 30 days ago, you can’t recover it.

You can only recover posts that were deleted within 30 days. The posts are permanently deleted once the 30 days pass, and you cannot restore them.

How to Recover Deleted Facebook Posts

Hence, if you have accidentally deleted a few posts from your Facebook profile and want to restore them, you need to access the Recycle Bin feature of Facebook. Below, we have shared a detailed guide on accessing the recycle bin on Facebook and recovering deleted posts. Let’s get started.

1. First, open your favorite web browser and head to Facebook.com. Next, sign in to your Facebook account.

2. On the homepage, click the down arrow or your profile picture in the top-right corner.

3. From the drop-down menu, click on Settings & Privacy.

4. On Settings & Privacy, click the Settings option, as shown in the screenshot below.

5. Next, click on the Privacy option, as shown below.

6. On the Settings page, click on the Your Facebook information.

7. Click the View button beside the Activity log on the right pane.

8. Now, scroll down and click on the Recycle Bin on the left pane.

9. you will now find all the posts you deleted within 30 days.

10. select the post you want to restore and click on the Restore button.

That’s it! This is how you can recover all your deleted posts on Facebook. However, remember that you can only recover posts deleted within 30 days. There’s no option to restore files you deleted before 30 days on Facebook.

Recover Deleted Facebook Posts on Mobile

If you use the Facebook mobile app, you must follow these steps to recover a deleted Facebook post. The steps were the same for the iOS and Android versions of the Facebook app.

1. Open the Facebook app on your mobile and your profile page.

2. Next, tap the three dots beside the Edit Profile button.

3. On the Profile Settings page, tap on the Archive button.

4. On the Archive page, tap the Recycle Bin or Trash option.

5. Now, you will find all deleted Facebook posts. Select the post you want to recover and tap on the Restore button.

6. On the restore to profile confirmation prompt, tap the Restore button again.

That’s it! This would restore the post to your profile. We have used the Android version of Facebook to demonstrate the process; iOS users must also implement the same steps.

Archiving a Facebook Post

On Facebook, you also get an option to archive Facebook posts. The archive option is very different from the delete. When you delete a Facebook post, it moves to the trash folder and stays there for 30 days. After 30 days, it’s permanently deleted from your account.

On the other hand, the archive option allows you to hide a post. When you archive a Facebook post, it moves to the Archive folder on your account. You can restore the archived post at any date.

So, if you are unsure whether to delete a post, archiving the post could be the best option.

Recover Deleted Facebook Posts from the Accounts Centre

You can download all your profile information from the Accounts centre. To do that, follow some of the simple steps we shared below.

1. Open your Facebook account on a desktop web browser. Next, click on your profile picture at the top right & select Settings.

2. On Settings & Privacy, select Download your Information in the Your Information section.

3. On the right side, click on the Continue button.

4. On the Download your information prompt, click on Request a download button.

5. Next, select your account. On the Select Information prompt, click the Select types of information option.

6. On the Your Facebook Activity section, select Posts and click Next.

7. Now select the date range, format, and media quality. Once done, click on the Submit Request button.

8. Now, you need to wait a few days. Within a few days, Facebook will send your Account information to your email address. You will also get a notification on your Facebook account when the file is available for download.

9. Simply follow the URL provided in the email or the notification on your FB account to download the file. After downloading the file, open it and check your posts.

That’s it! The file you will get on your email address will have all the posts you’ve shared on your Facebook account.

How to recover deleted Facebook posts after 30 days?

Once the 30 days have passed, the posts are permanently deleted from your Facebook account. There’s no way to recover deleted Facebook posts after 30 days.

However, if you have archived the Facebook post, you can get it easily, even if 30 days have passed. This is because the Archive moves your posts, photos, or other items to the archive folder instead of the Recycle bin.

Can’t Find Post in the Trash Folder?

Not every post you delete moves to the Trash or Recycle Bin folder. For example, if you posted eight photos on your profile and deleted the third one. The third photo will disappear immediately without entering the Recycle Bin/Trash folder.

So, if you can’t find your post in the Trash folder, chances are that they are permanently deleted, or they have been deleted before 30 days.

Other Ways to Find Deleted Facebook Posts

If you can’t find a post you want to recover, a few strategies can help you find the post you’re looking for. Here are some of them.

Try to find the original post

Try recalling whether you have shared a specific post & then deleted it. If so, you can try to find the original post that you have shared.

To find the original post, use Facebook’s search feature and apply filters. Or else, you can take the help of Google search and use keywords from the post to find it.

Check your friends’ emails

If some of your Facebook friends have email notifications enabled, you can ask them to check their email. Chances are that you have mentioned or tagged them in the post, and they have already received an email notification.

So, you can ask your friends to check their email inbox for the post you’re looking for.

Check your email inbox

If you have activated the Facebook push notifications, you may have a copy of the post you’re looking for in your email inbox. Open your email inbox and search for the word ‘Facebook’.

Your email service will show you all the emails you got from Facebook. Check whether you can find the deleted post in the emails.

So, that’s all about how to recover deleted Facebook posts in easy steps. To secure your posts and have a backup, you can download a copy of all your Facebook data. If you need help retrieving deleted Facebook posts, let us know in the comment box below.