In this SPECIAL episode of the Painless Posting Podcast, Maggie Carey discusses Facebook's significant policy change that impacts live videos on the platform. As of February 19th, 2025, all new live videos on Facebook will be automatically deleted after 30 days. Maggie explains multiple methods to save your live videos from deletion, including downloading them directly to your computer, transferring them to cloud storage, and converting them into Facebook Reels. She provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to download live videos for both personal and business pages, and introduces tools to help you save your entire account's content. Maggie also offers advice on postponing the deletion of live videos for an additional six months and highlights the importance of acting promptly to prevent loss. The episode concludes with practical tips on repurposing saved videos for continued engagement on social media.
00:00 Major Facebook Update: Impact on Live Videos
00:47 New 30-Day Limit for Live Videos
01:53 Options to Save Your Live Videos
02:48 Step-by-Step Guide to Downloading Videos
04:10 Transferring Videos to Cloud Storage
04:36 Converting Live Videos to Reels
04:46 Postponing Video Deletion
05:31 Downloading All Videos at Once
08:14 Final Tips and Recommendations
08:48 Conclusion and Call to Action
Here's a link to the announcement from Facebook!
https://about.fb.com/news/2025/02/updating-our-facebook-live-video-storage-policy/
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