Short format content is ubiquitous now. Every creator-focused platform has a short content format now, and the same goes for Facebook too. Facebook Story is a perfect feature to share small yet precious moments of your day, and keep the followers up to date.
The Facebook Story feature isn’t just limited to photos, as you can share videos too. They are extremely customizable short bursts of content, which further increases the visual appeal of the content among the followers.
Furthermore, you can use Facebook Story Archive to keep the engagement alive and drive organic traffic to your posts. If you still haven’t figured out what Facebook Story Archive is and how to use it, this post will help you to make the most out of story archives on Facebook.
Find your Facebook Story Archive
If you are struggling to find your old Facebook stories and wonder where they vanish after 24 hours, you are not alone. Facebook Story is configured to disappear from the timeline after 24 hours.
Your followers cannot view it after the stipulated time frame but you, as a creator can access your past stories using the Facebook Story Archive. To view old stories in Facebook Story Archive, retrace the following steps:
How to See Facebook Stories Archive on Desktop?
- Login to your Facebook account and then click on your profile picture icon on the top-left corner.
- Locate the three dots(…) button and click on them to reveal the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to find the Story Archive option and then click on it to enter the Archive section.
- Here, you can see all your Facebook Stories that are expired and are no longer visible on your follower’s timelines.
Note – Facebook Story Archive stores only those Facebook Stories that expire automatically. It does not retain any stories that were manually deleted by the user.
How to Find Facebook Stories Archive in the New Facebook App?
To find old Facebook Stories in the Facebook Mobile App, do the following:
- Open the Facebook App on your mobile and click on the hamburger menu in the top-left corner.
- Click on your Profile picture icon and then click on the three dots(…) button located next to the Edit Profile button.
- The Profile Settings will open. Scroll down to find the Archive option and click on it.
- Now, click on the Story Archive button to reveal your old Facebook Stories.
Enable Facebook Story Archive
If you have not enabled the Facebook Story Archive, then your previous Facebook stories cannot be recovered by any means. To save your future Facebook Stories from going through the same fate, you need to enable the Facebook Story Archive. It will archive all the stories for later use if any.
How to Enable Facebook Story Archive on Desktop?
To enable the Facebook Story Archive on desktop, do the following steps:
- Login to your Facebook account on the Desktop and click on your Profile Picture icon.
- Navigate to the three dots(…) menu button and click on it.
- Select the Story Archive feature and click on it.
- Find the Settings button located inside the Story Archive window, and click on it.
- The Story Archive Setting opens by default. Check to see if the Facebook Story Archive is enabled or not.
- If it is disabled, you will see the “Turn On Story Archive” button.
- Now, click on it to enable the Facebook Story Archive for your account.
How to Enable Facebook Story Archive in Facebook App?
The Facebook mobile app clubs the Archive and Story Archive into one section. To enable the Facebook Story Archive in the Facebook App, do as follows:
- Log in to the Facebook App on your mobile, and click on the hamburger menu in the top-left corner.
- Click on your profile picture icon, and then click on the three dots(…) menu button located next to the Edit Profile button.
- Now tap on the Archive option from the Profile Settings list, and then click on the Story Archive option.
- You will see a “Settings” button at the top of the app. Click on it.
- Now, Turn on the Toggle of the “Save to Archive” option to activate the story archiving feature.
Disable Facebook Story Archive
If you don’t need to archive the Facebook Stories of your account, you can change the archive settings in the Facebook Story Archive. To do so, retrace the following steps:
How to Disable Facebook Story Archive in Desktop?
- Open the Facebook website and click on your profile picture icon.
- Then, navigate to the three dots(…) menu button to open the drop-down menu.
- Click on the Story Archive option and then click the Settings button present in the new section.
- To permanently disable the Facebook Story Archive feature, Click on the “Turn Off the Story Archive” button.
Note: All the new stories that you create will be deleted automatically and will not be auto-archived by Facebook. Keep this feature on only if you don’t need to repurpose the Story content for your audience.
How to Disable Facebook Story Archive on Facebook App?
- Log in to the Facebook App on your mobile, and click on the hamburger menu in the top-left corner.
- Click on your profile picture icon, and then click on the three dots(…) menu button located next to the Edit Profile button.
- Now tap on the Archive option from the Profile Settings list, and then click on the Story Archive option.
- You will see all your previous saved stories on the new app page. Click on the Settings icon on the top bar.
- Now, Turn off the Toggle of the “Save to Archive” option to deactivate the story archiving feature.
Delete a Facebook Story Archive
Facebook Story Archive can bloat very fast, especially if you update and share multiple stories every day. You can delete the unwanted story archives to debloat the clutter and save only the most memorable stories, which can be reused later. This is a permanent action and cannot be reversed later on. Make sure to select only those stories which you think are not worth keeping in the archive.
How to Delete a Facebook Story Archive on Desktop?
To permanently delete a Facebook story from the archives on the Desktop version, do as follows:
- Open the Facebook website and click on your profile picture icon.
- Then, navigate to the three dots(…) menu button to open the drop-down menu.
- Click on the Story Archive option and then click the Settings button present in the new section.
- Now, open a story you want to delete and click on the there dots(…). Select the delete option to remove the current story.
How to Delete a Facebook Story Archive on Facebook App?
To permanently delete a Facebook story from the archives in the Facebook app, do as follows:
- Log in to the Facebook App on your mobile, and click on the hamburger menu in the top-left corner.
- Click on your profile picture icon, and then click on the three dots(…) menu button located next to the Edit Profile button.
- Now tap on the Archive option from the Profile Settings list, and then click on the Story Archive option.
- You will see all your previous saved stories on the new app page. Open the story and tap on the three dots (…) button.
- Click on the Delete Photo/ Delete video option( depends on the story type) to permanently delete the story.
Note: There is no option to make a bulk selection and delete multiple Facebook stories in advance. You have to do it one by one, which can be exhausting if you have a large archive.
Conclusion
This concludes our comprehensive guide of Facebook Story Archive. Along with the above-mentioned actions, you can also download and reshare an archived story if you like.