How do I delete comments on Facebook?

How do I delete a "comment" I made on my own album in facebook?

Dave's Answer:

This is so simple that I'm a bit surprised you emailed this question to me, actually. While Facebook has a rather Byzantine organizational structure and it's common for people being unable to figure out where things are, it's usually pretty easy to figure out how to do things...

So let's dig into it and see what we can find.

But really, it's easy. Check it out: here's a comment I've left on my own photo album on Facebook:

The key is the little grey "x" that shows up just to the right of the comment. Now, to be fair, sometimes it's not displayed until you move your mouse over that general area, but a little experimentation should reveal what you seek!

Click on it and:

You do want to delete the comment, indicate so and....

No comment!

I hope that helps you with Facebook. I'd also like to let you know that I have quite a bit of Facebook help here on the site and that I also have an Ask Dave Taylor Facebook Fan Page that I invite you to join.

Categorized: Facebook Help (Article 8705, Written by Dave Taylor)
Tagged: comments, facebook photos, photographs, tagging
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Comments

Can i delete a photo comment left on a persons facebook who i have now deleted?

Posted by: lauren. at May 12, 2009 12:02 PM

Hello David:

I don't want all the write up from my friends on my facebook for months. How do I delete the message after I read it from my friends.

Posted by: Harriet at August 15, 2009 7:52 PM

hi!
when you delete your comments on other people's photos, does it send them an e-mail to notify them?

Posted by: hannah at November 10, 2009 6:37 PM

Ok, I got on Facebook yesterday after prodding from my kids. I have many friends that have filled up LOTS of space and I want to delete their comments to clean up the page. I got your advice to click on the gray 'x'. I don't have a gray 'x' & if I roll my mouse over the right-hand corner, I get "HIDE". I do not get the option to delete. Now what?

Posted by: Rebecca at January 18, 2010 7:17 PM

how do I delete multiple comments at a time on my profile on facebook? I know how to do it one at a time but really

Posted by: caela brown at February 7, 2010 8:36 PM

How do I remove "like" off of my photo albums?
Every time I 'add more photos' to an album and publish them they are automatically published with allll of the previous "Like" indications from other photos from the album as well

Posted by: elizabeth at March 8, 2010 3:45 PM

Dave, the original question was. "how do you delete MULTIPLE comments at one time" It is quite tedious deleting them ONE at a time, so, whats the answer?

Posted by: Robert Shaw at June 3, 2010 10:10 AM

Robert, as far as I can tell, there is no way to delete multiple comments at the same time. One reason I'm not a huge MySpace fan any more...

Posted by: Dave Taylor at June 3, 2010 10:20 AM

After i deleted one of my comments, i am unable to post another comment on that "post" or activity ... why is that? I just wanted to fix some of the words i've written

Posted by: TeeGee at June 15, 2010 1:18 PM

How do I delete my comment on a deleted friend's photo?

Thank you
Barry

Posted by: Barry at July 22, 2010 10:01 PM

ok so me and my friend were commenting on a photo she tagged me in and now all of her friends can see our conversation of comments that we had i want to know if theres a way to block all her friends from seeing or if i can delete the comments on the photo? the comments were made on my pic from my profile not on her profile so why can all her friends see the conversation as well?

Posted by: maryanna partida at September 5, 2010 11:04 PM

someone posted something on another persons wall. I then commented on this posting. The next day I went back to the posting and my comment was gone? Who could of removed it? Is there anyway I can find out who removed it. Also on my profile page it will say tha I commented on someones status, etc. It does not say that today. How could it of been posted yesterday but is missing all together today?

Posted by: Debbie at October 20, 2010 1:13 PM

re: removing comments fr FB
This is a great answer - but my problem is the primary comment - not the secondary one. there is no little x on the primary. HOW do i remove? i was helping my boss with facebook and i wished him a happy birthday - from HIMSELF!!! he is embarrassed - i need to fix it asap! :)

Posted by: teresa at November 1, 2010 1:19 PM

thnx friend.....your this post is very helpful to me......thnx....

Posted by: Aqib at November 10, 2010 3:45 AM

i'm so glad you can remove comments! Even a simple lol on someones comment can get you into some hot water! =)

Posted by: Brandy at November 12, 2010 10:29 PM

I am new at facebook. I have somehow clicked something that as made my profile appear on someone else pics comments. I did not leave a comment but did not know how to take off my profile pic from their picture comments. Is there a way/

Posted by: val at November 15, 2010 1:45 PM

Heeyy,
How do i delete a friends "like"on my photo facebook
I know how i can unlike if i did it but i want the person who liked my photo to be gonee HOW?
thanks for the help

Posted by: Jennifer at November 28, 2010 7:42 AM

i wrote a comment 0n a wrong person wall , want to delect how do do it

Posted by: sheila at December 10, 2010 4:02 AM

wow! thanx man! u rili helpd a lot cos i posted something that was now backfiring on me. i hav deleted the post together with the others.

Posted by: thebe at March 23, 2011 5:09 AM

Hi there,

You wouldnt happen to know how to remove a Facebook comment directly from your cell phone would you? (Droid 2)

Posted by: Ashleigh at June 10, 2011 9:53 AM

Ashleigh, I don't think you can remove comments from the Facebook mobile app. I don't have a Droid, but I know it's not possible in the iPhone version...

Posted by: Dave Taylor at June 10, 2011 10:55 AM

How can I remove a 'like' by an unfriended person (deleted facebook friend) on facebook? I see a couple of others have posted the same question here but don't see an answer to this. I've deleted their comment, easily enough, but don't see a way to delete the like from them, which others are able to see that person's info/name. I have my friends list set to private and don't want my friends seen by other friends, as I do business and do not like competitors stealing friends as has happened in the past.

Posted by: Scott at August 11, 2011 10:53 PM

i have some questions....if i delete my comment on my friends post in my wall it is going to erase in my friends wall or not..

AND who can i delete my friends comment in my wall..

Posted by: nishanth at August 16, 2011 3:35 AM

How do I delet a comment I wtote

Posted by: kendra at September 11, 2011 3:46 AM

Hi !
Please tell me how can i delete comments that i 've made on a picture from someone's fb profile

Posted by: Calin at December 15, 2011 7:48 AM

I have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you for all your efforts on this Web site by buying you a cup of coffee!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!