Facebook is a popular social media app where people around the world upload their photos, videos, and status with their friends. People also can create their own stories, share stories among the users, and Poke someone on Facebook. Those stories will appear only for 24 hours and will disappear after the time limit. But Facebook has bought new features for the users. If the users want to save the stories, they can save them in their Facebook story archive. In this article, we will explain how to view old stories on Facebook.
How to View Old Stories on the Facebook App
You can view old stories on Facebook using two different methods with your smartphone and PC.
Steps to View Old Stories on Facebook using Mobile Phone
Quick Guide: On Facebook, click Menu > Tap Profile Picture > click Three dots icon > Hit Archive > Tap Story Archive.
Step1. Open the Facebook app on your Android or iPhone.
Step2. Tap the Menu tab at the top right.
Step3. Open your profile page by tapping on the Profile picture.
Step4. Right below your profile icon, you will see the three dots.
Step5. Click the dot option and then select Archive.
Step6. Tap the Story Archive option, and then you can find all the stories that you posted.
Alternative Way
- Open the Facebook app.
- On the home page, long-press the Create story option.
- Select the Story Archive option.
- You can find all the stories that you posted.
How to See Archived Stories on Facebook using Browser on PC
Step1. Open the Facebook website on your browser.
Step2. On the home screen, click on your Profile icon.
Step3. On the profile page, click on the Story Archive option.
Step4. Here, you will see all the old archived stories.
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What is an Archive Story on Facebook?
Similar to the Instagram Archive feature, Facebook has bought a new update for the users to save their stories as archives. The archive feature automatically saves all the stories posted by the users even after they disappear. You can also view them after the time limit, as it is automatically saved as archives. With the archive option, you can even re-share the stories with your friends or users and can also download the photos and videos from the archive story to your mobile gallery. You can also create story highlights by choosing one or more stories from the past.
How to Enable Story Archive on Facebook
The story archive feature will be enabled by default for all users. Whenever you post a story on the Facebook app or website, it will be saved to the archive story section automatically after 24 hours. If you might have disabled the story archive button, you can turn it on by following the simple steps.
Step1. Click on the Settings option on the story archive page.
Step2. Select the Toggle option to Turn on the Save to Archive option.
You can also disable it by following the above-mentioned method and toggle it to turn off the story archive.
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Instead of letting your stories fade away, save your memories using the Archive story option. With this new feature, you can re-share your stories with friends. Also, you can re-watch the stories you created. If you find the ads placed on Facebook very disturbing, you can limit Facebook ads using the free tools.
FAQs
Yes, you can easily see past archived stories on Facebook using your smartphone, tablet, or PC.
You can find the Story Archive option under the cover photo.
#1 Go to the Profile that you like to recover.
#2 Click More below the cover photo.
#3 Select Find support or Report Profile.
#4 Pick Something else and hit Submit.
#5 Click on Recover this account and follow the instructions.
Yes, you can archive Facebook Group.
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