How To Make Facebook Private
If you want to make your Facebook account completely private, make sure to watch to the end of the video as there are several steps that must be taken to make it as private as possible.
First, click the lock icon at the top right. Under 'Who can see my stuff' - change 'Who can see my future posts?' to Only Me.
Under 'Who can contact me?' click 'Strict Filtering.' For 'Who can send me friend requests' choose 'Friends of Friends'
If there's anyone specific you'd like to block you can in the bottom section.
At the bottom click 'See More Settings.' Under 'Who can see your future posts?' Make sure it's on Only Me. 2 lines below, click 'Limit Past Posts' then click 'Limit Old Posts' and click Confirm.
Under 'Who can send you friend requests?' Make sure it's on Friends of Friends. Below make sure 'Strict Filtering' is set.
In 'Who can look me up' section, select Only Me for the first 2 options (email & phone). If you want to hide your Facebook account from search engines, make sure to select No for that question.
On the sidebar, click Timeline and Tagging. Under 'Who can post on your timeline?' select Only Me. In the 'Review post friends..." question select 'Enable' so it should show 'On' after.
Under 'Who can see things on my timeline?' in the second line - 'Who can see posts you've been tagged in?' select Only Me, and do the same for 'Who can see what others post to your timeline?'
In the bottom section, enable the first question so it shows 'On'. For the second, select 'Only Me.'
On the sidebar, click Followers. Change it to 'Friends.'
Click your profile icon and click 'About.' Click 'Contact and Basic Info.' If your email isn't hidden, click Edit next to it and hide it. For any other sections you want to make private, click Edit next to them and select Only Me.
Go back to your profile and click 'Friends.' Click the pen icon and click 'Edit Privacy.' Set both options to Only Me.
Go back to your profile and click 'Photos.' Select a photo then under your name find the dropdown icon and select 'Only Me.' You can do this for any photos, including your profile picture and cover photo.
If you've taken all those steps your Facebook profile will be as private as it possible can with the features that Facebook currently provides.
To see what other people can now see on your profile, click the 3 buttons link and click 'View As.'
That's how to make Facebook private!