How to Delete a Profile Picture on Facebook? – Definitely

Facebook may not be the social network of the moment, but it is by far the oldest. In it we find a lot of wonderful memories, but also others that we want to forget.

It is normal to want to delete certain photos from our mind and from our Facebook account or in extreme cases we even want to deactivate or delete our account. But the truth is that you can delete any account profile photo and all traces of it from any mobile device.

What steps should I take to delete a Facebook profile photo?

To delete any profile picture, you just have to enter your profile photo album in your Facebook account, select the photo and delete it. And the way to get there is slightly different for each device:

From the PC

Go to your profile page on your Facebook account (either by clicking on your image or your name). After that go to Photos> Albums> Profile photos and click on the photo you want to delete: After that click on the icon that is in the upper right and choose Delete photo and click Delete to confirm your decision.

On an iPhone device

Tap on the icon at the bottom right of Facebook and enter your profile. After that go to Photos> Albums> Profile Photos and tap on the 3 dots icon on the photo you want to delete, tap Delete photo and confirm the action.

With an Android Smartphone

The process on your Android device is very similar to that of an iPhone device. Tap on the icon at the top right of Facebook and enter your profile. After that go down on Photos> Albums> Profile Photos and tap on the 3 dots icon on the photo you want to delete, then confirm the action.

In the Facebook Lite app

If you have the Facebook Lite application (which is a lighter version of Facebook for mobile devices) you can delete your Profile Picture from there.

Tap on the icon at the top right of Facebook and enter your profile by pressing your name. Then go to Photos> Profile photos, select the photo you want to delete and tap on the 3 dots icon and then tap delete photo and confirm the action.

What is the procedure to delete the cover photo?

To delete a cover photo, the procedure is exactly the same. We simply must go to the cover photos album Instead of the Profile Photos album, once we find the image to delete, the procedure is the same.

How to delete a photo from profile without deleting it from album on Facebook?

There is no way to delete a profile photo without deleting it from the album, however we can change our profile picture at any time and upload the image again to another album. After doing so we can delete the image without fear of losing it from our account. Another option and also much simpler is to hide without deleting your Facebook profile photo.

Can I later use the photo that has been deleted from the profile?

If the photo was not deleted but changed, or if it was previously backed up then it can be used again. In case of deleted the photo without saving it then there will be no way to use it again as a profile picture.

Following these steps then you will be able to delete not only your profile picture but any picture from your Facebook account from any device. You must remember that if you want to keep the photo you must make a backup before deleting it and if you have made the mistake you can try to recover your deleted files from Facebook.