Facebook has a tool, very popular among users, that allows you to see the publications you made just a year or several ago.
Is called «A day like today» and it is nothing other than the Facebook memories system. It is very useful to see the publications you made years ago on the same day and month as the current one, and it is a way to recover memories and be able to publish them again on the social network. This way, both you and your friends can see those photographs and videos that you published a long time ago and that, for whatever reason, you now like to remember.
Photos from past birthdays, from concerts with friends, with people who are no longer here... Facebook usually automatically shows you a message with the "Memories" of each day, but this does not always appear.
So, if you want to know what you posted on Facebook on "A day like today" or you want to narrow your search to what you posted on a specific date, in this article you will learn what you have to do to access your "Memories."
How to see what you posted on Facebook on a specific day
If you want to see your "Memories" on Facebook quickly, you must access the following, either from your mobile or from the desktop version of the social network.
From the mobile
-Open the Facebook app (on either Android or iPhone) and tap the Settings Menu (the three-line icon in the top or bottom corner).
-Scroll down and tap on the “Memories” section. There you can see the posts, photos or important events that you shared on Facebook on that same date in previous years
You can also visit the website from your browser at facebook.com/onthisday.
on the computer
-You just have to log in to Facebook and, in the left menu, go to the News section.
-Now click on "Memories". If it does not appear, click on "See more" to expand the options menu and you will see it.
You can also directly type facebook.com/onthisday in the browser and the page will open directly with the publications, photographs, etc. that you uploaded to Facebook on this day years ago.
How to filter specific dates
Automatically, when you follow the steps indicated above, the content published on the same day today years ago will be displayed.
But if you want to search for your posts on a specific day, month or year, you can do so using the search tool. Facebook Activity Log.
To do this, go to the Menu by clicking on the icon with the three horizontal lines and enter "Settings and Privacy".
Now, go to “Settings” and go to the “Your Information” section. There select “Activity Log”.
Click on “Your posts” and you can use the search filters (such as “Date”, “Categories”…) to search for specific content on Facebook.
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