If you’ve posted something on Facebook and now wish to remove it from your profile, rest assured that you’re not alone. Sharing and deleting posts play a crucial role in the overall Facebook experience. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore two different ways how to unshare on Facebook, so keep reading to find it out!
How to Unshare on Facebook
Sometimes, we accidentally share a post on Facebook that we didn’t mean to. Unfortunately, once you share a post on Facebook, there is no dedicated Unshare button to undo it. You can only remove posts from your Facebook profile by either deleting them or changing the visibility to only me.
Can I Remove a Share on Facebook?
Yes, you can remove a post shared on Facebook.
Method 1: Delete the post
The first method to unshare on Facebook is to delete the post. Thus, nobody on the platform including you will be able to see the post. Follow the steps to delete a post on Facebook through the Android app.
Note: The following steps were performed on the Facebook Lite app for Android. The steps are similar to the Facebook app.
1. Open the Facebook app on your Android device and log into your account.
2. Tap on your profile icon to go to your profile page.
3. Swipe down and visit the post which you want to delete.
4. Tap on the three horizontal dots at the top right corner of the post.
5. Tap on Move to trash.
6. Tap on the Move button to confirm the deletion.
Note: Although the post will be unshared from your profile, it will not be deleted immediately. It will be moved to Trash, where it is stored for 30 days. If you do not restore it within the time period, it gets permanently deleted.
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Method 2: Change the Audience
Facebook allows you to choose your audience for each post. The options for the audience are Public, Friends only, Friends except…, and Only me (private). As there is no unshare option, you can remove a post from your Facebook profile for everyone else on the platform, but keep it for yourself, the best method is to change the audience to private. Follow the steps given below to do the same.
1. Navigate to the Facebook post and tap on the three dots on the top right corner of the post.
2. Tap on Edit Privacy and change the audience of your post.
3. Tap on Only me.
4. Tap Done.
Note: No one on Facebook except you will be able to view the post after the audience is changed to Only me.
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We hope that this detailed guide has helped you learn how to unshare on Facebook. By following the steps mentioned above, you can remove any photo or video, or other shared item from your Facebook profile. Keep visiting our page for more cool tips and tricks.