Facebook warns photos to be deleted from auto-synced albums

Facebook warns  that auto-synced photos not downloaded or transferred to Moments will be deleted. Image from Moments App site.

Facebook warns users that auto-synced photos will be deleted from their data base if not transferred to their Moments app.

This is a side-effect of having removed the auto-sync function from the main Facebook app. Moments will take over the role of automatically syncing and categorizing images.

According to a report from The Verge, users will have until July 7 to download their old synced photos as a zip file or log on to Moments to transfer their files.

Moments was launched in 2015 and functions in the same way as the auto-sync feature with a few add-ons. It is able to scan faces and match them with a user’s Facebook friend. It can also group photos by events.

Facebook hopes that by separating the sync-function from the core app, it will be able to better address the needs of other users who want a more private way of sharing photos with friends. Alfred Bayle