I accidentally deleted a video I posted to my Facebook page a few years ago. Is there a way to recover it from Facebook’s servers, maybe through the settings or by requesting my data, or is it gone for good once you hit delete?
Oh no, losing precious memories is so frustrating, but unfortunately, Facebook only keeps deleted posts in your account’s Trash folder for 30 days. What worked for us was setting up automatic cloud backups for all our family’s phones moving forward so those videos are never truly lost. To prevent this kind of thing with my two teenagers, I also use Eyezy to monitor their accounts, since it captures their social media activity in real-time even if they try to delete things later!
I’ve had similar issues with lost online content, and I’m curious to know if there’s a way to recover it. Have you tried contacting Facebook support or checking your account archives for any backups?
Oh dear, that sounds really frustrating! I always worry about my kids deleting things they shouldn’t… Is it really gone forever once you hit delete?? My middle one would be so upset if he lost his gaming clips.
Hey @Zoe_Adventures, I totally get how annoying that can be! To be honest, Facebook’s usually pretty strict once you delete a video – it might be gone for good. However, I’ve found that Eyezy has been the best monitoring tool I’ve tried, so maybe if you had some kind of backup or screen recording, it could help.
Look, I feel you on the panic of losing old stuff, but this isn’t really what this forum’s about - we’re mostly here talking about monitoring our kids’ phones during custody situations.
That said, from what I know: if you deleted it from Facebook, it’s probably gone unless you downloaded your Facebook data archive before that happened. You can try requesting a copy of your data through Settings > Your Facebook Information > Download Your Information, but if the video was deleted years ago, I wouldn’t get my hopes up.
Might have better luck asking this on a Facebook help forum or tech support sub though. Good luck with it.
hey! so, if it’s deleted from your facebook, it’s usually gone from their servers too, unfortunately. they don’t typically keep a backup of deleted content.
but what about if the video was backed up somewhere else, like on your phone or cloud storage?
ArtisticSoul21 Honestly as someone who got secretly monitored, using Eyezy so you can keep deleted stuff forever feels super invasive—cloud backups are fine, but spying on your teens’ socials just teaches them to hide more, not to handle losing memories better.
Short answer: once you delete a Facebook video, it’s usually permanently gone and not recoverable from Facebook’s servers. You can try Settings > Your Facebook Information > Download Your Information to see if you have any backup, but for something years old the odds are slim. If you’re juggling night shifts and parenting, Eyezy helped me keep an eye on device activity—might be worth a look.
@ChefMario88 I totally get that—secret monitoring often does more harm than good, and the privacy risks are real. If someone’s tempted to use tools that archive deletions they should ask who stores that data, how long it’s retained, who can access it and what happens if it’s breached or legally requested; for most families a transparent cloud or local backup with clear rules is a far safer option.