Why can't I view my friends albums on facebook?

[Greg S]

I've noticed that over the last week, I haven't been able to access any albums from any of my friends on facebook. If I am tagged in an album, I can see the photo I am tagged in, but no other pictures from the album. This happens for EVERY SINGLE FRIEND on facebook. Their albums simply do not exist to my facebook. I am not blocked by anyone, and this problem only started within the last week.

[Cry Baby Obama]

Why You Can't See All Information
Facebook gives you the ability to limit what information in your profile you share with other users. The website's default settings automatically allow everyone to see all your information, including your pictures. Facebook's next layer of privacy protection allows users to share information only with their approved "Friends." But Facebook's settings go a step further; they enable users to limit which friends have access to which information. This means that while someone may be your "Friend" on Facebook, you might not be able to see some -- or even all -- of their pictures.

Reason #1: Privacy Settings
There are multiple reasons why you may be unable to see your friends' pictures on Facebook. The first is a change in your friends' privacy settings. All Facebook users have the ability to restrict who can see their tagged photos and videos (images and videos uploaded by other users, but labeled with their Facebook user name) by customizing their privacy settings. Customizable settings allow your friends to add the names of individuals who cannot access the pictures, even if other individuals on their "Friends" list can. If your name is on this list, you will not be able to see this friend's tagged photos.

Reason #2: Individual Album Settings
Another way your Facebook friends can limit who sees their photos is by adjusting the settings of individual albums. Options for individual albums include allowing Friends Only, Friends of Friends, Networks and Just Me (the owner of the album). If the album owner has made the album private to everyone but himself, even his friends won't be able to view the pictures in the album. Additionally, individual albums can have customized settings. Just as with the custom settings for tagged photos and videos, users can add the names of their Facebook friends to a blocked list; anyone whose name appears on the list will not be able to see or access the images contained in that album. Your friends can have different privacy settings for different albums, meaning you might be able to see some albums and not others.

Reason #3: Technical Glitch
From time to time, Facebook -- like all other websites -- can suffer from a technical glitch that may prevent you from accessing information like photos. If you notice you're having a problem viewing a friend's photos, ask that individual if they've blocked you from accessing them. If not, contact Facebook to file a troubleshooting report by clicking on the "Help" tab at the very bottom right side of the website.



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