21/02/2025
Something to bear in mind if you have any Live videos of events that you want to keep. You’ll receive an email before any of yours get deleted but be sure to follow the instructions when you receive it. If you need any help or advice, you know where I am.
Finally, there’s been quite a lot of negative feedback about this but given the popularity of live video and the sheer amount of storage I can see why Facebook have decided to draw a line.
Update: Facebook is updating our live video storage policy and providing new, seamless tools for you to download your live video content. Live videos created on/after February 19 can be replayed, downloaded or deleted for up to 30 days from the time they’re broadcast, after which they’ll be deleted.
As part of this, your archival Live videos will be deleted. This will not happen until you receive a notification from Facebook. Once you receive this notification, you’ll have 90 days to download to your device, transfer to your cloud storage, or convert to a new reel before they are removed.
For more on this update, see here: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/02/updating-our-facebook-live-video-storage-policy
See here for download options and instructions: https://web.facebook.com/business/help/3579146952128313?id=1123223941353904&_rdc=1&_rdr
You can still use Live videos to connect with your audience real-time. And clipping shorter moments from past Live videos and resharing them as Reels is a great way to get more reach from your Live content. Instructions here: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/5576190269101183
