How to View Old Profile Pictures on Facebook, Google & More

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A quick guide to finding your old profile pictures online

Co-authored by Glenn Carreau

Last Updated: January 31, 2026 Fact Checked

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Google Profile Pictures

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Facebook Profile Pictures

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Instagram & TikTok

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Discord

Need to take a trip down memory lane and review your old Google profile pictures? No problem—we’ll show you how. Google saves all of the old profile pictures associated with your account, and you can see them in just a few clicks of the mouse or taps of the finger. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn where you can view your old Google profile pictures, plus how to review old Facebook profile photos and Discord avatars, too. So, let’s get started!

Quick Steps to View Your Old Google PFP

On the main Google page, tap the profile icon at the top-right.
Select Manage your Google Account.
Navigate to Personal info → Profile picture.
Select Change profile picture.
Click on the ⋮ (three vertical dots) icon for more options.
Select Past profile pictures to see your old Google PFPs.

Section 1 of 4:

How to See Your Old Google Profile Pictures

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Click or tap on your Google profile icon. From the main Google page (or the Gmail app), just click on your current profile icon at the top-right corner of the page, assuming you’re already logged in. Then, select Manage your Google Account from the menu that appears.^{[1]
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- If you aren’t logged in yet, click the Sign in button that’ll be at the top-right corner of the page, and enter your login credentials when prompted.
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Click or tap Personal Info. From the main Google Account page (where you should see a large image of your current profile picture), look to the left at the list of different tabs. Select Personal info; it’ll be the first tab on mobile, or the second tab below Home on a desktop.^{[2]
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- The Personal info page contains information like your name, birthday, and phone number.
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Select Profile picture. Next, click (or tap, if you’re using the mobile app) on the Profile picture option, which should be at the very top of the page with a camera icon next to it. This will open a smaller window with the heading Change profile picture.
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Click the ⋯ menu and select Past profile pictures. First, click the ⋯ (three dots) icon, which is located at the top-right corner of the screen. It opens a “more options” dropdown menu. From there, select Past profile pictures. Google will open a window displaying all of the past profile pictures associated with that account, going from most to least recent!^{[3]
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- Desktop: If you’re on a computer, the three dots icon will be vertical (⋮).
- If you want to use one of the old profile pictures again, click on it and then select the Use as profile picture option below.
- If you want to delete a particular profile picture, click on it and select the Delete button.

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Viewing Your Old Facebook Profile Pictures

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Tap Menu and select your name. On mobile, open the Facebook app and tap the Menu (iOS) or MENU (Android) tab. Then, when the menu opens, tap on your name to go to your Facebook profile page.^{[4]
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- Desktop: From the home page, click on your profile picture at the top-left corner to go to your personal Facebook page.
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Select Photos → Albums. On your mobile profile page, tap Photos, which is located below your profile picture but above your personal details. On the Photos page, select Albums (iOS) or ALBUMS (Android), which is the third option after “Tagged photos” and “Photos.”
- Desktop: From your Facebook profile, select Photos → Albums.
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Select Profile pictures or Cover photos. Clicking on the Profile pictures album will allow you to see all of your past Facebook profile pictures. Similarly, you can see past cover photos by clicking on the Cover photos album. This process is the same, whether you’re on a computer or using the Facebook mobile app!^{[5]
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- To reuse an old profile picture, select it and click the ⋯ icon. Then, select Make profile photo (or, alternatively, Make cover photo).
- You can also change a photo’s privacy settings by selecting it, clicking the ⋯ icon, and then selecting Edit privacy. Privacy settings include:
  - Public (Anyone can see it)
  - Friends (All friends can view it)
  - Friends except… (You can select friends to exclude)
  - Specific friends (You can select the particular friends who can see it)
  - Only me (Nobody but you can see it)

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Can you see old Instagram or TikTok profile pictures?

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No, neither app has a feature to let you see old profile pictures. Once you change your profile picture in either app, the old one becomes inaccessible. Of course, if you uploaded the profile picture as a regular photo post too, you can still pull up that post from your account—but, generally speaking, after a profile picture is replaced on Instagram or TikTok, the old one is gone for good.^{[6]
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- On TikTok, you can save a copy of your current profile picture before replacing it!
  - Just navigate to your Profile page and tap Edit (next to your profile picture).
  - Then, tap Edit photo or avatar → View photo.
  - Tap the download icon at the bottom of the screen, and a copy will download to your device.
- That way, you can at least keep copies of your old profile pictures—even if you can’t view them in the TikTok app.

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Can you see old profile pictures on Discord?

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Discord can show your last six profile pictures (avatars). If you’ve had more than that, you can’t see all of them—but, at the very least, you can take a look at the last few avatars you’ve had as a profile picture. Here’s how:
- Open Discord and click on your current avatar (at the bottom-left corner of the page).
- Select the Edit Profile option.
- Scroll down the “Profiles” page and select Change Avatar.
- In the window that opens, you’ll be able to see a row of your six most recent profile pictures (avatars).