Over time, your Facebook profile can accumulate a lot of shared posts from friends, pages you follow, and groups you’re a member of. While some of these shares deliver valuable or entertaining content, others may no longer be relevant or contain information you don’t want attached to your profile. Deleting shared posts allows you to curate your Facebook presence and keep your profile tidy.
On the Facebook mobile app for iPhone, deleting shared posts is a straightforward process that can be done in a couple of taps. Here, we’ll walk through the step-by-step instructions for removing all shares from your profile with just your iPhone.
Why Delete Shared Facebook Posts?
Here are some common reasons you may want to delete all shared posts from your Facebook profile:
- Remove outdated or irrelevant content – Over time, you may have shares that are no longer useful or interesting to you or your connections.
- Distance yourself from certain topics/groups – You may wish to untag yourself from controversial issues or communities.
- Improve privacy – Deleting shares can give you greater control over personal information appearing on your profile.
- Refresh your profile – Removing all old shares allows you to restart and share new content you want to showcase.
- Clean up clutter – Mass deleting shares clears up clutter from your profile’s timeline.
Whatever your motivation, clearing your old Facebook shares is simple to do through the Facebook app for iPhone.
How to Delete Shared Posts on Facebook iPhone App
Deleting shares through the Facebook mobile app only requires accessing your profile and tapping on a few options. Here is a step-by-step walkthrough:
- Open the Facebook app on your iPhone.
- Go to your profile by tapping the “hamburger” menu icon (3 horizontal lines) in the bottom right corner, then selecting your name and profile photo.
- From your profile view, tap on the “Shared Posts” section underneath your intro box.
- This will bring up a feed view of all your shared posts. Tap the 3 dots “…” icon in the top right corner.
- Select “Delete All”.
- Confirm that you want to delete all shared posts by tapping “Delete” in the pop-up prompt.
And that’s it! All shares will be removed from your profile in just a few taps. The process works the same whether you have 10 or 10,000 shared posts.
How to Delete Specific Shared Posts
If you only want to delete certain shares instead of removing all of them, you can delete posts individually:
- Go to your profile and tap into your shared posts feed as outlined above.
- Swipe left on any share you want to delete.
- Tap the red “Delete” button.
- Repeat for any other shares you want to remove.
This allows you to curate your shared content by only deleting shares you no longer want attached to your profile.
How to Find and Delete Old Facebook Posts
Deleting shares removes content shared by others to your profile. To delete your own status updates, posts, photos, videos and other content you’ve posted:
- Go to your profile and select the “Posts” section.
- Use the left-side menu bar to filter posts by date range, such as “Posted in 2021” to find old posts.
- Tap the 3 dots next to any post then choose “Delete” or “Turn Off” to remove individual posts.
- You can also select “Delete All Posts” under your name and profile photo to remove everything at once.
This lets you remove your own outdated posts along with shared content.
Important: How Deleted Facebook Posts Can Still be Seen
It’s important to understand that once something is shared or posted on Facebook, deleting it does not necessarily make it disappear forever. Here are some key things to keep in mind:
- Friends or connections may still see deleted posts in their feeds if they originally interacted with the content before it was removed.
- Posts may continue to appear in the News Feeds of people who share common connections or interests.
- Deleted content can be visible in Facebook search results and other users’ profiles if they were tagged or shared the post.
- Outside services, search engines or apps may retain copies or caches of Facebook content even when deleted.
In most cases, mass deleting shares and posts will remove content from your profile and immediate connections. But be aware your older social media history may continue to have a long tail someone motivated can still find traces of.
How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account
If your goal is to remove old posts, shares and other Facebook activity from public visibility for good, deleting your account permanently may be a better solution than simply removing content. Here is how to delete a Facebook account completely:
- Click the down arrow at the top right of Facebook and select Settings.
- Click “Your Facebook Information” in the left column
- Click “Deactivation and Deletion.”
- Choose “Permanently Delete Account” and click “Continue to Account Deletion.”
- Enter your password and click “Permanently Delete Account.”
Once your account is deleted, your profile, posts, photos and all other account data should be removed from Facebook (although remnants may persist in some cases, as explained above). You can reactivate your account within 30 days by logging back in. After that grace period, deleting a Facebook account is meant to be permanent.
So if you really want to scrub years of Facebook activity, fully deleting your account will ensure nothing tied to your profile can be accessed or resurface later on. Just be sure you want to remove all your Facebook data and connections for good, as this cannot be undone.
Alternative Ways to Clean Up Your Facebook Profile
In addition to deleting shares and posts, here are some other ways to curate and refresh your Facebook profile:
- Adjust privacy settings – Limit visibility of posts, shares and information to Friends, Close Friends or Only Me.
- Unlike pages – Unlike brands, communities, influencers you no longer wish to follow.
- Leave groups – Depart from outdated or inactive groups you’re still a member of.
- Review apps – Remove unused apps you may have connected to Facebook in the past.
- Limit Old Posts Visibility – Change who can see your previous posts through the “Limit Past Posts” tool.
Along with deleting shares and posts, leveraging these options allows you full control over your Facebook profile and online presence.
Conclusion
Over time, your Facebook profile inevitably collects shares, posts and content that may no longer represent who you are or what you want to showcase publicly. By learning how to delete all shared posts on Facebook through the iPhone app, you can easily curate a more current, relevant profile true to you.
Remember that while deleting shares removes content from your profile, trace data can persist in some cases. Completely deleting your account is the only foolproof way to scrub years of Facebook activity for good. But judicious use of deleting shares, posts and other cleanup options allows you to cultivate the most effective Facebook presence possible with just a tap on your iPhone.