To make a Facebook profile private in 2025, the main steps are:
- Go to Facebook Settings & Privacy, and then Privacy Checkup.
- Under "Who can see what you share," set your posts, profile details, and followers to "Friends" or "Only me" for maximum privacy.
- Limit the visibility of past posts to friends.
- Adjust how people can find you by setting friend request permissions to "Friends of friends," and disabling search engine indexing so your profile is not searchable outside Facebook.
- Optionally, lock your profile under "Audience and visibility" to restrict public access.
This process makes your profile, posts, and personal information visible only to selected audiences or just yourself, effectively making your Facebook profile private.
If needed, detailed step-by-step instructions for mobile and desktop versions are also available for comprehensive privacy settings changes.
