Where Facebook stores your saved posts
Your saved posts live in a private collection that only you can see. Facebook stores them separately from your timeline, your messages, and your photos — they're in their own section you reach through your profile menu. When you save a post, Facebook doesn't notify the person who posted it, and the post doesn't appear on your profile or in your friends' feeds.
The saved posts feature works the same way on Facebook's mobile app and on the desktop website. You can save posts from your own timeline, from friends' timelines, from public pages, from groups you belong to, and from ads. Facebook keeps them indefinitely unless you delete them yourself.
Key Takeaways
- Saved posts are stored in a private collection accessible only through your profile menu, and Facebook does not notify the original poster when you save their content.
- On desktop, click the three-dot menu on any post and select "Save post"; on mobile, tap the bookmark icon or three-dot menu and choose "Save."
- To view all your saved posts, go to your profile, click "Saved" (desktop) or tap the menu and select "Saved" (mobile).
- You can organize saved posts into custom collections by topic, and unsave posts one at a time or delete entire collections at once.
- Facebook stores saved posts on its servers, and deleting them from your saved collection removes them permanently from your account.
How to save a post on desktop
On the Facebook website, hover over any post until a three-dot menu appears in the upper right corner of the post. Click that menu and select "Save post" from the dropdown. The post will disappear from view momentarily, then reappear — this is normal. A small bookmark icon will now appear on the post to show it's saved.
If you're saving a post from a page or group, the process is identical. The three-dot menu appears in the same location, and "Save post" is always the option you're looking for. You don't need to be friends with the person who posted it to save their content.
How to save a post on mobile
In the Facebook app on your phone, look for a bookmark icon on the post — it looks like a ribbon or flag. Tap it once to save. On some posts, especially older ones or posts from certain pages, you may need to tap the three-dot menu instead and then select "Save" from the menu that appears.
The bookmark icon will fill in or change color once the post is saved, confirming that Facebook has stored it. If you don't see a bookmark icon, tap the three dots and look for "Save" in that menu.
Finding your saved posts
On desktop, click your profile picture in the top right corner of Facebook, then click "Saved" from the menu that drops down. You'll see all your saved posts in one place, with the most recently saved posts at the top.
On mobile, tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) at the bottom right of the screen, scroll down, and tap "Saved." Your saved posts will appear in the same order as on desktop. Both views show the original post exactly as it appeared when you saved it, including the poster's name, the date, and any comments or reactions.
Organizing saved posts into collections
Facebook lets you create custom collections to sort your saved posts by topic. When you save a post, you can assign it to a collection right away, or you can organize posts later. To create a new collection, go to your Saved section and look for a "Create Collection" button or option.
Name your collection something specific — "Recipes," "Home Repair Ideas," "Articles to Read," or "Travel Inspiration" are examples. Once you've created collections, you can move saved posts between them by opening the post, tapping the three-dot menu, and selecting which collection it belongs to. This keeps your saved posts organized by what you actually plan to use them for.
Removing saved posts and deleting collections
To unsave a single post, go to your Saved section, find the post, and tap the bookmark icon again (or the three-dot menu and select "Remove from Saved"). The post will disappear from your saved collection when ready. Unsaving a post does not delete it from Facebook or notify the person who posted it — it only removes it from your personal saved list.
To delete an entire collection, go to your Saved section, find the collection name, and look for a delete or remove option. Facebook will ask you to confirm before deleting the collection. When you delete a collection, the posts inside it are unsaved from that collection, but they remain in your main Saved section unless you unsave them individually.
What happens to your saved posts data
Facebook stores your saved posts on its servers as part of your account data. The company can see which posts you've saved, when you saved them, and which collections you've organized them into. This information is tied to your account and is not shared with the people who posted the content or with advertisers in the way your public activity is.
When you delete your Facebook account entirely, your saved posts are deleted along with it. If you straightforward unsave individual posts or delete collections, those posts remain on Facebook (the original posters still have them), but they're no longer in your personal saved collection. Facebook's data retention policies mean that even after you unsave something, the company may retain records of the fact that you saved it for a period of time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can other people see what I've saved?
No. Your saved posts are completely private. Only you can see them, and Facebook does not show your friends or the original posters what you've saved. Your saved collection is not visible on your profile or anywhere else on Facebook.
What if I save a post that gets deleted later?
If the original poster deletes their post, it will disappear from your saved collection too. You'll no longer be able to view it. If a post is deleted by Facebook for violating its policies, the same thing happens — it's removed from your saved posts.
Can I save posts from private accounts?
You can save posts from private accounts only if you're friends with that person or if they've shared the post publicly. If someone's account is private and you're not friends with them, you won't see their posts to save in the first place.
How many posts can I save?
Facebook does not publish a limit on how many posts you can save. You can save thousands of posts if you want to. The only limit is the storage space on Facebook's servers, which is not a practical constraint for individual users.
Do saved posts take up storage space on my phone?
No. Saved posts are stored on Facebook's servers, not on your phone. They're just links to the original posts. The Facebook app itself takes up storage space, but your saved collection does not add to that.