Every time I try to login to my facebook account it comes up with my nephew’s account. How can I get the system to recognize my account again and not bring up his?
That’s an interesting problem, because it highlights a modern design feature of a lot of different Web sites, from Facebook to Twitter, Google to Yahoo and even Hotmail Live: to make it easier for a user who returns to the site day after day, most sites can now leave you logged in for convenience. Which works great when there’s just one person using the system, but not so good when it’s not a dedicated system.
This goes double for any public system, of course: if you’re ever using a machine on campus or at a business, or especially at an Internet café, then it’s critical for your account security that you never leave your account logged in when you’re done.
That’s what your nephew has done on your computer, left himself logged in to your Facebook account.
No worries. To log out go to Facebook and look on the top right. It’ll look like this:
Click on the small white triangle and a menu pops up:
You can see the option you want – I’ve highlighted it! Click on Log Out and your nephew will be signed out of Facebook, leaving you able to sign in yourself:
Pay particular attention to the small checkbox labeled “Keep me logged in”. That’s what you don’t want to have checked unless you’re sure that no-one else will use your computer. When your nephew comes back and uses the computer, ask him to remember not to check that box too, so you don’t have to fuss with this next time.
Hope that helps you work with Facebook!
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I want to sign in to my old Facebook page. I can’t get to my email address with the New Facebook.
This was accidently done by my visiting mother who had no idea what she may have done. I was on the point of opening new account when I found this post.THANK You. Mom thanks you too.
when i log into my facebook account with my regular email a completely different account is logged in. any thought??
Very weird, Billy. Can you check another computer to see if you have the same experience?
Someone hack into my account and the only way they fix it if i pay the money
Does that mean you’ve lost access to it, Mim? If so, contact Facebook directly and see if they can help you. If you can still gain access, change your password and enable 2-step verification with your cellphone’s number. Then check your computer for malware (in fact, maybe use someone else’s computer until you fix yours in case they get your changed password too). Good luck!
cannot acess my facebook because it keeps showing fb connect library
missing—-What can I do to be able to get into my facebook page?
need help page content doesnt display on my home and profile page cant log on too,need help ..please fix the problem..i need it badly…thanks
Hello, I first created my facebook page using my work email david.regan @orica.com
Even though I lost my job my iPad would take me directly to my Facebook page , now it will not do so, I have tried using my gmail account but only one friend comes up where I used to have 200 plus, please advise
Rgds
David
Can you talk to your former boss and ask if they’d forward along any FB messages so you can once again log in to your personal Facebook account, then change it to be tied to your personal email address?
Thank you Dave,
I had this “keep me locked”-problem in my tablet. Your article helped me out of it.
First of all I thank you .before some months ago I create my face book account: but at this time i could not find it . So what can I do?
Sincerely yours
Not sure how that could happen, Yohanes, but I suggest you click on the “forgot my password” link and enter your email address. Then Facebook will take you through the steps required to recover your account.
Your post was timely – I am looking over my systems and fine tuning them. This cheat sheet is just what I needed! Thank you.
I want to login facebook with kimoham@gmail.com address
I want to sign in with another facebook acct
I will like to login as defferent user and password
I logged in with a different address and cannmot get into my original page. I had to create a new page and now I go toere and can’t get out of it into facevook.
I have sent several messages that I can not see anything on my page except tjhe top header…when are you going to tell me how to fix it or, start all over with a new account..