Can I protect my Facebook pictures from being downloaded?

Many Facebook users do not want strangers to see your pictures. We'll show you how to protect your photos from downloading.

Protect Facebook images from unauthorized download

It is not possible to completely prohibit the download of images. No website is capable of this. However, there are two little tricks that make your pictures visible only to certain people.

Set privacy correctly

1. Open Facebook and click the gear icon in the top right. Select the "Privacy Settings" there.
2. Click next to the top item "Who can see your future posts?" on "Edit".
3. Select the "User-defined" item in the menu.
4. Here you should now select the item "Friends" and remove the check mark (see picture). You now have the additional option of preventing certain people from viewing your postings.
5. If you then click the "Save changes" button, only your friends can see your posts and thus your pictures.

Make pictures visible only to best friends

Uploading pictures that only certain Facebook friends should see is best done via a friend list.

1. This practical tip shows you how to create such a list.
2. Select a list at the bottom right (see picture). Then only the Facebook friends who have previously added you to the list will see the content of your post.