Facebook has become the most popular social media platform for sharing photos with friends and family. Over time, users tend to accumulate hundreds or even thousands of photos on their Facebook accounts. While these photos help you reminisce about fond memories, having too many old or embarrassing photos on your profile can be undesirable.
Unfortunately, Facebook doesn’t have a built-in option to mass delete or delete all your Facebook photos at once. You have to manually go through each album and delete photos one by one. This can be an extremely tedious and time-consuming process if you have uploaded a lot of photos over the years.
But don’t worry, there are still a few shortcuts and apps you can use to delete all your Facebook photos efficiently in one go. This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to delete all your Facebook photos at once using both manual methods and third party apps.
Manually Deleting All Facebook Photos
If you only have a handful of photo albums on Facebook, manually deleting each album may be the quickest route. Here’s how to do it:
- Go to your Facebook profile and click on “Photos” in the left sidebar.
- This will bring up all your photo albums. Click on the album you want to delete.
- In the upper right corner of the album, click on “Options” then select “Delete Album.”
- A popup will appear asking you to confirm. Click “Delete.”
- Repeat steps 2-4 for each album you want to delete.
Once you delete the album, all the photos inside will be permanently removed from Facebook. Make sure you have copies of any photos you want to keep before deleting the albums.
Depending on how many albums you need to remove, this manual process can take hours to complete. If you have hundreds of albums or thousands of photos, using a third party app is much more efficient.
Using a Third Party App to Delete All Photos
Several third party apps exist that let you bulk delete all your Facebook photos in just a few clicks. Here are some of the best options:
Social Book Post Manager
Social Book Post Manager is a user-friendly Chrome extension that allows you to mass delete photos on Facebook. Here’s how to use it:
- Download and install the Social Book Post Manager Chrome extension.
- Open Facebook and click on the new Social Book icon in your browser toolbar.
- This will open the Social Book interface. Click on “Photo Albums” in the left sidebar.
- All your Facebook albums will appear. Click the checkbox next to albums you want to delete.
- Once you’ve selected the albums, click “Delete” to permanently remove them.
With Social Book, you can delete hundreds of albums containing thousands of photos within a few minutes. The free version lets you delete up to 500 photos per day.
Facebook Photo Cleaner
Facebook Photo Cleaner is another Chrome extension that provides an easy solution for bulk deleting photos from Facebook. Here are the steps to use it:
- Add the Facebook Photo Cleaner extension to Chrome.
- Open Facebook and click the Photo Cleaner icon in your extensions toolbar.
- Log into your Facebook account through the extension.
- Adjust the date range to select photos posted between certain dates.
- Click “Analyze Photos” – this will detect all photos posted in that date range.
- Click “Delete All Photos” to permanently remove them.
With Photo Cleaner, you can filter photos by date range and delete up to 5000 photos per session. The free version lets you delete 100 photos per month.
Facebook Photo Manager
Facebook Photo Manager provides not only bulk deletion but also download and backup capabilities for your Facebook photos. To mass delete photos:
- Install the Facebook Photo Manager extension.
- Click on the extension icon and log into your Facebook account.
- Choose the “Delete Photos” option.
- Select a date range to choose photos from or leave the default to delete all photos.
- Click “Analyze Photos from Facebook” – this detects photos from the timeframe.
- Click “Delete Detected Photos” to permanently remove them.
Facebook Photo Manager lets you delete up to 1000 photos per day with the free version. The premium version ($39/year) has unlimited deletion.
| App | Free Deletion Limit | Premium Features |
|---|---|---|
| Social Book Post Manager | 500 photos/day | Unlimited deletion |
| Facebook Photo Cleaner | 100 photos/month | Unlimited deletion |
| Facebook Photo Manager | 1000 photos/day | Unlimited deletion |
Using Facebook’s Data Download Tool
If you want to backup your Facebook photos before deleting them, you can use Facebook’s own data download tool:
- Go to your Facebook Settings and click on “Your Facebook Information” in the left menu.
- On this page, click on “Download Your Information”.
- Deselect all categories except for “Photos and Videos”.
- Select the date range for photos you want to download.
- Click “Create File”. Facebook will compile all your photos into a zip file.
- Once the download is ready, save the zip file to your computer. This contains all your original quality photos.
- Now you can delete the Facebook albums – the photos will be safe in your download file.
This method gives you a full backup of all your photos to keep forever. You can then mass delete the actual albums from Facebook using any of the apps mentioned above.
Other Ways to Bulk Delete Facebook Photos
In case the above apps stop working for any reason, here are a couple other options for deleting all your Facebook photos:
Use a Script or Automation Service
Services like IFTTT and Zapier allow you to automate tedious tasks. You can use their pre-made scripts or create your own to delete batches of Facebook photos programmatically. This requires more technical expertise but can delete thousands of photos seamlessly.
Facebook Groups and Pages Manager Tools
Though created for managing business Pages and Groups, tools like Social Report and Power Editor can also help delete personal Facebook photos in bulk. You can filter by date range and use their bulk actions to remove hundreds of photos quickly.
Tips When Deleting All Facebook Photos
Here are some useful tips to ensure the deletion process is smooth and successful:
- Backup any photos you want to keep first
- Do it from a desktop rather than mobile app for easier management
- Remove tags from photos you’re deleting so friends aren’t notified
- Double check albums are empty after deleting
- Spread out deletion over multiple days to avoid triggering spam filters
Conclusion
While Facebook currently lacks a native mass delete option, it’s still possible to remove all your Facebook photos efficiently using the methods in this article. Bulk deletion apps like Social Book Post Manager, Facebook Photo Cleaner, and Facebook Photo Manager simplify the process down to just a few clicks.
The Facebook download tool also lets you backup and archive your photos before deleting the online albums. Just make sure to untag yourself from any photos so as not to notify friends when they are deleted.
Deleting hundreds or thousands of Facebook photos manually would be extremely laborious. But with the right apps, you can clean up years’ worth of old albums in just minutes. Use these tricks to take control of your Facebook presence and remove embarrassing or outdated photos for good.