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How to permanently delete Cover Photo/Image from Timeline

By GeekPrison on March 17, 2012 | 29 Responses

In one of my articles I have posted a tutorial on How to Add and Remove Cover Photo/Image from Timeline, but still people are facing many problems regarding the same. I would first of all like to mention that the tutorial was all about adding and removing the Cover Photo/Image from timeline and not deleting it permanently. I have also mentioned this in the article. But still people are asking question and are having difficulty on How to permanently delete Cover Photo/Image from timeline.

The task is pretty easy and can be done within minutes. It is also there is the comment box but still for the convenience of our visitors I have decided to write this article “How to permanently delete Cover Photo/Image from Timeline” with screenshots and details. So let me move forward and show you the tutorial. Follow the steps below to permanently delete Cover Photo/Image from Timeline.

How to permanently Delete Cover Photo/Image from Timeline

Step 1: First of all login to your Facebook account and view your profile.

Step 2: Now on your profile you can see an option to view your entire Photo. Just below your Cover Photo/Image. Click on that option “Photo”.

Delete-Cover-Photo-1Step 3: Now you will get to see all your Albums in one place including your Cover Album. Click on Cover Album and continue.

Delete-Cover-Photo-2Step 4: In the Cover Album, you can see all the Cover Photo/Images you have uploaded. Select any of the photo/image you want to delete and click to view it. In the below screenshot you can see only one photo that is because I have uploaded only one Photo in Cover Album.

Delete-Cover-3Step 5: Now in the photo viewer you can the settings icon on the top right corner of the viewer and next to close icon. Click on that icon.

Delete-Cover-Photo-3Step 6: After you click on that icon, a drop down will appear with options add location, Change Date, Rotate Left, Rotate Right, Make Profile Picture and the last option is Delete This Photo. Simply click on that last option.

Delete-Cover-Photo-4Step 7: A pop up for confirmation to delete the cover Photo/Image will appear. Click on confirm to successfully delete the cover Photo/Image form your Timeline.

Delete-Cover-Photo-6Step 8: You follow the above 7 steps to permanently delete any Cover Photo/Image from timeline.

So that was the tutorial to permanently delete Cover Photo/Image from Timeline. I hope it will help you. If you still have any further query then feel free to ask in the comment box below. We are always ready to help you. Keep visiting GeekPrison for more tutorials.

Update: Well Facebook I guess have introduced a new Photo Viewer which actually has changed the way we used to delete Cover or any other Photo/Image from Facebook Timeline. Previously the delete option was available on the settings option which was placed next to close icon, but that was not clearly visible to users and because of which many users faced problem to delete their cover Photo/Image from Facebook Timeline.

Now they have put the Options menu right below every Photo/Image you view. Here again you might face problem to trace the option menu. And if you do then move your cursor on the image and scroll down to find it. You can also refer the screenshots and follow the steps below to delete Cover Photo/Image from Facebook Timeline.

Step 1: Follow first 4 steps mentioned above.

Step 2: Now the “Option” menu will not be visible until you bring the cursor on the image. So move your mouse and bring the cursor on the image you are viewing.

Delete-Cover-PhotoStep 3: After you see “Option” just below the Photo/Image. Click on that and follow the above steps 7 & 8 to delete the Photo/Image from Facebook Timeline.

Delete-Cover-Photo-1Hope this would help you to finally delete the Cover Photo/Image from Facebook Timeline. I would like to thank “Email” and “justagirl” from the comment box below regarding this issue, following which I finally came to know regarding this another way deleting Cover Photo/Image. Also if any of you face any further problem then please let us know in the comment box and help us to serve you better.

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  • Gil Rustia

     i was trying to delete my cover photos fromr websites like yours but nothing happen. i try your site and hulalala it work. 

    • justagirl

      Actually…. you have to click on “OPTIONS” which will appear directly under the photo in bold white letters. This is where you get the additional choices of rotate, left, rotate right and then finally delete.

      • imran_a1

         Thanks a lot justagirl fro your precious comment. I have updated with the tutoial you mentioned. Thanks again :) keep visiting.

        • Abhinav Sinha

           thnxx buddy

  • Email

    This does not work for me.

  • Email

    Looking at my timeline profile I click on photos, I see two albums, one is Covers and the other is Profile. I click on Covers. I click on a photo, my Edit options allow me to add description, location, etc. but not delete. There is no delete. The Covers photo album cannot be changed from public either. 

    • imran_a1

       Well as you can see i have updated this tutorial with the new method to delete the cover photo from timeline. Just follow the steps and delete the photo. And thank for your response.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Constanza-Cariola/603681087 Constanza Cariola

    thank you so much! 

  • Maritza Pedrayes

    I am using Timeline and have profile photos album, wall photos album and cover photos. I have no problem permanently deleting cover photo album pictures. There is one problem:  Cover photos delete but the number of photos (no). In other words, I delete cover photo and album is gone, but when I upload a new cover photo again, it shows I have more cover photos than I truly have. Do you have any idea what can I do, so that number of cover photos is correct, to the ones I have. Thanks!

  • kaniz fatema

    plz help me i dont do this….t have to many problem in my cover photo.plz plz tell me how i deletee my cover page photo.

    • imran_a1

       Kaniz just follow the steps mentioned above and you will be able to delete the cover photo.

  • Bubble_sabs

    thank you so much, may god bless

  • Frankie

    Thank you! 

  • jaybay

    thaannkk youuu for that update!

  • Tralena Hyslop

    Thank YOU!!! 

  • chelsea

    wow..thank you somuch:] now my mom cant see my picture kissing my boyfriend..mwuaaahh more power..

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000806872961 Iram Khan

    thanks alot….. 

  • Carlasaboia

    That was very helpful. Why do they make it so difficult for us to erase our own pictures?? I didn’t know the cover pictures were public and could actually be copied by anyone until i found out that someone I dont know had copied my photos and spread around to his friends. Uncredited, of course.

  • Naughty_naughty

    thankyou soo much

  • Gagz

     im not able to delete one of my cover photo. as u show in tutorial i dont see any option wheel right to the close button when i click the photo. which browser u r using?

    • imran_a1

      Gagz follow the steps after i have updated the tutorial. The first tutorial is now valid since Facebook changed the Photo Viewer. The second method will work for you.

  • Kay Anderson

    mine is not set up as u say it is I can not delete the photo from the timeline cover photo album. I hate the timeline. i can’t read anything on it anymore or even find things u made a mess of things.

  • Aisha

    thanx a lot

  • Caleb okeyo

     put the  pic in full view at the buttom of the pic U want to and  delete there is an options button at the bottom of pic and on clicking a drop down menu with delete  this photo as an option appears and simply click on delete easy as ABC

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  • Shatteredmirror

    I can’t find any button below the picture.

  • Guest

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!  I thought “this would be easy” and just couldn’t find the blasted button.  The information and your update worked perfectly. Thanks!

    • imran_a1

      I am glad it was helpful to you. Thanks for appreciation.

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