How to Delete a Video Shared on Facebook by Error? – Remove it from your wall

When we talk about Facebook we refer to a very complete platform for socializing due to the amount of functions offered to users. For example, it is very easy to share photos, messages or videos with your friends; however, many times we share a video by mistake on our profile.

In that case, the first thing we think to do is delete it; therefore, in this article we will show how to delete or remove a video from your wall shared on Facebook by mistake.

What versions of Facebook allow you to delete a video shared on my profile?

Just as it is easy to upload a video to Facebook from any device, the steps to delete it, whether on your profile or in your story, are very simple. Also, to delete these videos you can do it from old versions, either from the computer or mobile browser or from the official Facebook mobile application.

What is the way to delete a video that was shared within Facebook?

Next, we will explain how you can completely delete a video that you shared on Facebook, whether on your wall, in a story or in groups.

If the video was shared on Facebook stories

As is known, the first thing you should do is log into your Facebook account and stay at the beginning of the platform. Then head over to the top to access ‘Your story’ and when all the ones you have uploaded open, look for the video you want to delete.

With the story in view, click or press on the three dots that appear horizontally in the upper right corner. Among the options that scroll choose ‘Delete video’ and you’re done, confirm the action and the story will disappear both in your Facebook start and in Messenger.

If it’s on the profile wall

Just as you can delete a photo that you uploaded to your profile, it is also possible, quickly and easily, remove a video from your wall where everyone can see it. For that, enter from the official Facebook page, whether it is from your mobile or from your computer’s browser.

Then, go to the option of ‘Your photos’ and there click or tap on the ‘Albums’ tab and within albums you will see the option of ‘Your videos’. Now, search among all the video that you want to delete from the profile and in the icon of a pencil or the option of ‘Edit’, press ‘Delete video’ and confirm the procedure.

A video shared on a page or group

If you want to delete a video that you shared in a group you belong to on Facebook, go to your profile and in the three horizontal points select ‘Activity log’. There, look for the ‘Filter’ option and at the bottom you will find the ‘Groups’ option, click and press on ‘Save changes’.

That way, you will have access in the menu that appears on the left to the videos or any post you want to delete of a group. Click on the icon with three horizontal dots and then on the ‘Delete’ option and voila, you will have deleted it.

Why does the video I deleted from my Facebook profile continue to show?

This is a problem that the platform itself and Facebook’s own developers reported as a bug. This happens because, even if you have deleted the video and you don’t see it on your profile, could be saved in the distribution made by Facebook of the videos on your network.

Now, as we mentioned before, the Facebook platform is so complete that, if you have mistakenly deleted a video, you can recover it on your profile. The process that is carried out for this recovery is simple and the good thing is that everything it is done within the same platform and without adding other data.

So, whether you want to delete a posted video or you want to get it back, it’s a very simple process that Facebook gives you full access to in your account.