Finding your saved items on Facebook can be tricky if you don’t know where to look. Facebook’s “Saved” feature allows you to bookmark posts, pages, photos, and videos that you want to view later. Saved content is stored in a private area only visible to you.
In this article, we’ll walk through the steps to find your saved content on both desktop and mobile. We’ll also provide tips on managing and organizing your saved items.
Where to find saved items on desktop
On desktop, Facebook stores your saved items in a dedicated Saved section. Here’s how to access it:
- Click the three-line “hamburger” menu icon in the top right corner of Facebook.
- In the left sidebar menu, click “Saved.” This will open your Saved collection in the middle column.
You’ll see tabs at the top for Photos, Pages, Posts, and Videos. Click each tab to view the content you’ve saved in that category. You can also click “Manage Saved” to organize your saved items into collections.
Using the Activity Log to find saved items
The Activity Log provides another way to find saved content on desktop. Here’s how:
- Click the down arrow at the top right of Facebook.
- Select “Activity Log” from the dropdown menu.
- In the left sidebar, click the “Your Saves” filter.
This will display all of your saved posts, pages, photos, and videos in chronological order.
Where to find saved items on mobile
The Saved section works a bit differently on mobile devices. Here’s how to access it:
- Tap the three-line “hamburger” menu icon in the bottom right corner of the Facebook app.
- In the menu, tap “Saved.”
On mobile, Saved is organized into just two tabs: Posts and Photos/Videos. Tap each tab to view your saved content.
If you want to access your saved pages or organize collections, use the desktop version of Facebook. Mobile does not offer these options.
Using notifications to find recently saved items
Whenever you save something new on Facebook mobile, you’ll get a notification for quick access. Here’s how to find your recent saves this way:
- Tap the Notification icon (the bell) in the bottom right corner.
- Scroll through your latest notifications. Any time you save something, Facebook will alert you here.
- Tap the notification to view the saved item directly.
This provides a handy log of everything you’ve recently saved.
Tips for managing saved content
Here are some tips to keep your Saved collection organized:
- Use collections to categorize saved items. You can create themed collections like “Recipes,” “Exercise Ideas,” or “Gift Inspiration.”
- Unlike bookmarks, Facebook does not automatically remove saved items. Periodically review and clear out your saves.
- The number of items you can save is unlimited. But for performance reasons, try not to go overboard.
- You can save posts, pages, photos, and videos. But you cannot save comments or Facebook Stories.
- Others cannot see your saved content. It’s private to you.
How saving works on Facebook
Understanding what’s happening behind the scenes when you save content can help you use this feature more effectively.
Saving vs. liking
Saving is different than liking. When you like something, you publicly show appreciation to the creator. Saving is private – only you can see what you’ve saved.
Use liking for posts you want to endorse in your news feed. Use saving for content you want to privately reference later.
Saving vs. bookmarking
Browser bookmarks take you directly to a web page. When you save something on Facebook, it stores a copy of that content on Facebook’s servers.
This means you can access your Facebook saves even if the original post is deleted or the link stops working. Bookmarking simply saves the URL pointer.
How to save on Facebook
Saving something on Facebook is easy. Here are the steps:
- Click the bookmark “Save” icon below any post, page, photo, or video.
- This bookmarks the content to your Saved collection.
- To unsave an item, click the “Saved” text that now appears.
You’ll typically find the Save icon in the bottom right corner of any Facebook content.
Limits to saving
Facebook doesn’t appear to enforce hard limits on how many things you can save. However, saving too many items may impact loading performance.
Try to only save content that you’ll genuinely want to reference later. Don’t use it as a replacement for liking posts.
In addition, Facebook might implement capped limits at any time. So don’t overly rely on being able to save an unlimited number of items indefinitely.
Advanced tips and tricks
Take your Facebook saving skills to the next level with these pro tips:
Browser extensions
A browser extension like Save to Facebook makes saving even quicker. It adds a one-click Save button to your browser toolbar for any webpage.
Save to categorize
Use your Saved collections as a way to categorize content. For example, save recipes to a “Dinner Ideas” collection and gift products to a “Birthday Gift Ideas” collection.
Saved searches
In the Activity Log, you can save specific searches to re-run later. For example, save a search for photos you’re tagged in from last year.
Cross-posting
Find something on Facebook you want to share elsewhere? Save it first, then you can easily post it to another social network. The saved version will always be waiting in your collection.
Scouting for later
Save posts, pages, and videos when you first see them, even if you don’t have time to consume them now. They’ll be sitting in your Saved section when you’re ready to come back to them.
Conclusion
Saving is an underused but powerful Facebook tool. Use it to bookmark content for later reference or categorize items into themed collections.
Access your saved items from the Saved section on desktop, mobile browsers, or the Facebook app. You can also view recent saves in your notifications.
Periodically review and prune your Saved collection so it doesn’t get overly cluttered. And consider using browser extensions to simplify the saving process even further.
Mastering Facebook’s save feature allows you to bookmark your digital discoveries on the world’s largest social network. Start using it today to privately collect relevant content that you can reference for years to come.