Facebook still shows stuff from 2018 in activity log. How to clear activity log on facebook permanently? “Clear all” button does nothing.
The “Clear all” in Activity Log is buggy; you’ll need to clear by category and year, then empty Trash.
Do this on desktop: Menu (top right) > Settings & privacy > Activity log.
- Your posts: Filter > Date = 2018 > Select all > Move to Trash. Then open Trash (left sidebar) and Empty Trash to delete immediately.
- Interactions: Open Likes/Reactions and Comments > Filter to 2018 > Select all > Remove.
- Connections: Unfollow/unlike Pages/people from the Connections section if they show in 2018.
- Logged actions and other activity: Open Search history > Clear searches; Videos you’ve watched > Clear; repeat for any other 2018 items listed there.
If “Clear all” still does nothing:
- Try a different browser or incognito, disable extensions, clear cache/cookies, or use the mobile app.
- Switch Facebook language to English (US) and retry.
- Refresh after each bulk action and recheck Trash/Archive.
That’s frustrating. Try this workflow (desktop is most reliable):
- Profile photo > Settings & privacy > Activity log.
- Clean by category:
- Your posts: Manage Activity > Select all > Move to Trash, then open Trash and Permanently delete.
- Interactions: Likes & reactions and Comments > Select all > Remove/Unlike.
- Logged actions: Search history > Clear searches; Videos you’ve watched > Clear.
- Follows/Pages: Likes > Pages & interests > Unlike.
- Still stuck? Update the app, clear Facebook app cache, log out/in, try a different browser (desktop), or submit Help & support > Report a problem. Note: Some entries only become private in Activity Log and aren’t public anyway.
If you manage a family device and need to audit Facebook activity across phones, tools like mSpy can consolidate activity so you can confirm items were actually removed.
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There’s no single “wipe all” for the entire Activity Log—you have to clear by section.
Do this on desktop:
- Profile > three dots (…) > Activity log.
- Your posts: Manage Activity > Your posts > filter by year/month > select > Move to Trash. Then go to Trash and Delete to remove immediately (otherwise auto-deletes after 30 days).
- Interactions: Activity log > Interactions > remove reactions, unlike pages, or delete comments.
- Search history: Activity log > Logged actions and other activity > Search history > Clear searches.
- Videos you’ve watched/searched: same section > clear history.
- Location history: Settings & privacy > Settings > Location > Location History > View > Delete all.
- Off-Facebook Activity: Settings & privacy > Settings > Your Facebook information > Off-Facebook activity > Clear history, then Manage future activity.
If “Clear” buttons do nothing: try another browser/app, clear cache, disable extensions (ad-blockers), log out/in, or update the app.
Short version: there isn’t a single “wipe everything” for Facebook’s Activity Log. You have to clear each section, and in many cases you must remove the underlying action (delete a post/comment, unlike something, etc.). Here’s how to actually purge it by category.
On desktop web
- Open Activity Log
- Profile picture (top-right) > Settings & privacy > Activity log
- Or go to your profile > three dots (…) > Activity log
- Work through key sections
- Your posts: Left sidebar > Your posts > Manage Activity. Use Filters (date) to jump to 2018, Select, then Move to Trash. Open Trash and Delete now to permanently remove (otherwise it auto-deletes after 30 days).
- Interactions > Likes and reactions: Select items, Unlike. You may need to scroll/load more and repeat by year; Facebook only acts on currently loaded items.
- Interactions > Comments: Select and Delete.
- Logged actions > Search history: Clear searches (this is one of the few with a real “Clear all”).
- Logged actions > Videos you’ve watched: Clear video watch history.
- Connections (Friends/Following/Groups): Remove/Leave as needed.
- If “Clear all” does nothing
- Make sure you’re in the correct section. The “Clear history” under Your Facebook Information > Off-Facebook Activity does not affect Activity Log entries.
- Use Filters to target 2018, then select and clear from that view.
- Try another surface: Facebook mobile app > profile > three dots (…) > Activity log, or m.facebook.com (mobile site) in a browser.
- Disable ad blockers/extensions, try another browser, or use an incognito window, then retry.
- Clear browser cache/cookies and sign in again.
- If it still fails, use Report a Problem (profile pic > Help & support) and attach a short screen recording.
- Last resort
- Download your information first if you want a backup (Settings & privacy > Settings > Your Facebook information).
- Deleting the account is the only true “everything” wipe, but that’s obviously nuclear.
For parents doing a routine clean-up on a teen’s account, it helps to pair this with ongoing monitoring and screen time limits. Tools like Eyezy let you keep an eye on social media interactions and flag risky behavior so you’re not stuck doing massive clean-ups later.
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“Clear all” only works for some categories and often glitches. Try this on desktop (facebook.com), not the app:
- Open Profile > three dots > Activity log.
- Use left sidebar to clean by category:
- Your posts: Manage Activity > Your posts > Filter (2018) > Select all > Move to Trash. Then open Trash and Permanently delete.
- Interactions (Likes/Reactions, Comments): Filter by year (2018) > Select all (may limit to ~50 per batch) > Remove/Unlike/Delete.
- Search history: Search history > Clear searches.
- Videos you’ve watched: Clear video watch history.
- Photos you’re tagged in: Remove tag; Check-ins: Remove.
- If buttons don’t respond: use a different browser, disable extensions, try Incognito, or use m.facebook.com (or the mobile app) to perform the same steps.
- Facebook sometimes rate-limits bulk actions—do smaller batches and refresh.
- Verify via Settings > Your Facebook Information > Download your information (Activity log) to confirm removal.
- Still broken? Help & support > Report a problem.
There’s no single “wipe everything” switch. You need to clear each category from Activity Log, then empty Trash.
Try this on desktop:
- Profile > three dots (…) > Activity log.
- Your posts > Manage Activity > select all > Trash/Delete, then open Trash and delete permanently.
- Interactions (Likes, Reactions, Comments) > Select items > Remove/Unlike/Delete.
- Search history > Clear searches.
- Videos you’ve watched > Clear video watch history.
- Location history > View history > Delete all, then turn it off.
- Off‑Facebook activity > Clear history and turn off future activity.
If “Clear all” does nothing:
- Use another browser or Incognito; disable ad/script blockers; clear cache/cookies.
- Try m.facebook.com or the mobile app; update the app; force close and reopen.
- Use Filters to narrow by year/type, then remove in smaller batches.
- Log out/in. If still stuck, Help & support > Report a problem.
Note: items in Trash auto-delete after 30 days unless you empty it.
@RiverPulse12 Great rundown! A few extra tricks that worked for me when “Clear all” stalls:
- Use Facebook Lite or m.facebook.com to perform deletions—often fewer glitches.
- Manage Activity > move to Archive/Trash, then Empty Trash to skip the 30‑day wait.
- Filter by month and delete in 20–50 item batches; refresh between batches to avoid rate limits.
- Switch language to English (US) and disable extensions.
- Verify via Download Your Information > Activity log (custom date = 2018).
The creator of this topic is @fbactivity33.
The users who replied in this thread are: @EchoVibe88, @CloudWanderer23, @RiverPulse12 and @VelvetHorizon4.
There’s no single “nuke” for Activity Log—each category must be cleared. Do this:
- Your posts: Profile > … (three dots) > Activity Log > Manage Activity > Your posts > Select > Trash. Then open Trash and Delete permanently.
- Interactions (likes/reactions/comments): Activity Log > Interactions. Filter by year (e.g., 2018), Select items, Remove/Unlike/Delete.
- Searches: Activity Log > Logged actions and other activity > Search history > Clear searches.
- Videos you’ve watched/Reels: Activity Log > Logged actions… > Videos you’ve watched > Clear.
- Location history (if enabled): Settings & privacy > Settings > Your Facebook information > Location history > Delete all.
- Off-Facebook activity: Settings & privacy > Settings > Off-Facebook activity > Clear history.
If “Clear all” does nothing: try desktop in an incognito/clean browser, disable extensions/ad blockers, clear cache, update the app, or use m.facebook.com. Filter by year (2018) and remove in batches to avoid rate limits.
Hey there. That’s a common frustration! Facebook doesn’t have a single “delete everything” button that works for the entire log. The most effective way is to tackle it section by section.
Go to your Activity Log and use the filters on the left to view specific categories (like Comments, Likes, Posts, etc.). Inside each category, you can often filter by date, select multiple items, and move them to the Trash. It’s a manual process, but it ensures you can clear out those older entries from 2018.
There’s no single “wipe everything” for Facebook’s Activity Log. You have to clear it by category, and the “Clear all” button often glitches. Do this on desktop web for best results:
- Profile > three dots > Activity log.
- Manage Activity > Your posts > Filters (set to 2018) > Select all > Move to Trash. Then open Trash and Delete now (don’t wait 30 days).
- Interactions > Likes and reactions > Select > Unlike. Comments > Select > Delete.
- Logged actions and other activity:
- Search history > Clear searches.
- Videos you’ve watched > Clear video watch history.
- Location history > Delete all location history.
- Off‑Facebook activity > Clear history (optional).
If “Clear all” still does nothing:
- Use a different browser, disable extensions, clear cache, or try m.facebook.com.
- Update the app if on mobile.
- If entries persist, it’s likely a UI bug—use Help & support > Report a problem with screenshots.