How to Delete Your Drafts on Facebook
Started some posts but never published them? These Facebook drafts pile up in your pending posts. Good news: Facebook clears them out on its own after 3 days, but you can also delete them manually right now to tidy up. Here's how to find and delete your drafts on Facebook, in a few seconds.
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Deleting a Facebook draft, step by step
Open the Facebook app
You reach your drafts directly from the Facebook app. On your phone, open the "Facebook" app and sign in to your account.
Open your notifications
The "You saved a draft" notification leads straight to your drafts. Tap the "bell" icon (notifications) in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Look for the "You saved a draft" notification.
Go to your drafts
All your drafts appear here, marked "Expires in 3 days". Tap that notification: you land in "Your posts", the "Drafts" section, where all your unpublished drafts are listed.
Delete the draft
A "Delete" confirmation finalizes discarding the draft. To the right of the draft, tap the "three dots", choose "Discard draft", then confirm by tapping "Delete". Repeat for each draft you want to remove.
Good to know
Once all your drafts are discarded, the "Your posts" section shows that there are no more pending posts.
Good to know
- Facebook drafts are "deleted automatically after 3 days".
- A deleted draft "can't be recovered": open it first if you want to publish or edit it.
- On a computer, you can also find drafts from your Page, in the publishing tools.
Frequently asked questions
- Where are drafts on Facebook?
- In the mobile app, the easiest way in is the "You saved a draft" notification, which opens the Drafts section of "Your posts".
- Do Facebook drafts delete themselves?
- Yes. Facebook automatically clears post drafts after 3 days. Deleting them manually just removes them sooner.
- Can I recover a deleted draft?
- No. Once the draft is discarded and the deletion confirmed, it's permanently erased. Open it beforehand if you want to keep or publish it.
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