So you’re trying to check your FACEBOOK MEMORIES (or “On This Day”) and… nothing shows up?? The feature is just completely empty, or it’s not appearing at all, or it stopped giving you notifications about memories…
Where the hell did they go?!
And the frustrating part? Your memories are still THERE somewhere in Facebook’s system, you just can’t access them. The feature worked fine yesterday, and today it’s like your entire history vanished 🙁
I’m not gonna lie, Facebook Memories breaking is one of the most annoying bugs because it’s literally YOUR personal history that you can’t access anymore.
Why Facebook Memories Stopped Showing Up
Alright so here’s what’s actually happening… Facebook Memories is tied to a bunch of different settings and systems, and if ANY of them break, the whole feature stops working.
The feature is so fragile…
Common causes of missing Facebook Memories:
- Memories notifications are turned off – You disabled them accidentally
- You hid too many memories – Facebook thinks you don’t want to see them anymore
- Privacy settings changed – Old posts are now hidden from your timeline
- Facebook app glitch – The memories feature is just broken in the current version
- You actually don’t have memories from that date – No posts from years ago on this day
Let’s break these down…
Notifications Got Turned Off
Facebook Memories shows up as notifications. If you turned off notifications (either in Facebook settings or your phone’s notification settings), you won’t get reminded about memories anymore.
They just stopped appearing…
The memories still EXIST, you’re just not getting notified about them. You can still access memories manually by going to facebook.com/memories or tapping the menu and finding Memories, but if notifications are off, you won’t get the daily reminders.
You Hid Too Many Memories
Every time you hide a memory (by tapping the three dots and choosing “Hide”), Facebook’s algorithm learns what you don’t want to see. If you’ve been hiding a lot of memories recently? Facebook might have decided to just… stop showing you memories altogether.
Yeah, it’s dumb. Instead of showing you DIFFERENT memories, Facebook interprets “I don’t want to see this specific memory” as “I don’t want to see ANY memories” and turns the feature off for you.
Privacy Settings Changed Your Timeline
If you changed your privacy settings and made old posts private or “Only Me,” those posts won’t show up in memories anymore. Facebook Memories only shows posts that are still visible according to your current privacy settings.
So if you went through and locked down your old posts for privacy reasons? Those memories are now hidden from the Memories feature too, even though they still exist on your timeline.
It’s just gone…
The Facebook App Is Glitching
Sometimes Facebook’s app just breaks and the Memories feature stops working. This happens after updates, or randomly for no reason, and affects tons of users at once.
If your Facebook notifications aren’t working properly in general, that’s probably why memories aren’t showing up either. It’s all connected to Facebook’s notification system being broken.
You Don’t Actually Have Memories from Today
Here’s the thing people forget… Facebook Memories only shows you posts from PREVIOUS YEARS on this exact date. If you didn’t post anything on November 25th in past years? You won’t have any memories today.
There’s literally nothing to show!!
This is especially common if you’re checking memories early in the morning, or if you only started using Facebook actively in recent years. No old posts = no memories to display.
How to Fix Facebook Memories
Okay so let’s get into solutions that actually work.
Quick Fixes to Try First
- Check notification settings – Make sure memories notifications are enabled in Facebook AND your phone settings
- Access memories manually – Go to facebook.com/memories or tap Menu → Memories to see if they’re there
- Update the Facebook app – Outdated versions have bugs that break memories
- Clear app cache – On Android: Settings → Apps → Facebook → Storage → Clear Cache
- Check if you have posts from previous years on this date – Use Activity Log to verify
Start with these and see if memories come back before moving to more complicated fixes.
Most people fix it with these!!
Turn On Memories Notifications
Open the Facebook app, tap the Menu (three lines), scroll down and tap Memories. In the top right corner, tap the gear icon or settings. Make sure Notifications is turned ON.
Then check your phone’s notification settings. Go to your phone’s Settings → Notifications → Facebook and make sure notifications are allowed. If Facebook can’t send notifications at all, you won’t get memory reminders.
Access Memories Directly
Instead of waiting for notifications, go directly to the Memories section. In the Facebook app, tap Menu → Memories. On desktop, go to facebook.com/memories.
If your memories show up here but you’re not getting notifications? It’s definitely a notification settings issue, not a memories problem for real.
Update the Facebook App
Go to your profile, tap the three dots, select Activity Log. Use the date filter to look at what you posted in previous years on today’s date.
If there’s NOTHING there? That’s why you don’t have memories. You literally didn’t post on this date in previous years, so Facebook has no memories to show you.
Nothing to remember…
If there ARE posts from previous years but they’re not showing up in memories? Those posts might be set to private or hidden. Check their privacy settings.
Update the Facebook App
Go to the App Store (iPhone) or Play Store (Android), search for Facebook, and tap Update if available. Older app versions have bugs that break the memories feature.
After updating, force-close the app completely and reopen it. Sometimes the memories feature won’t work until you restart the app after an update.
Clear Facebook App Cache
On Android: Settings → Apps → Facebook → Storage → Clear Cache. This won’t delete your data or log you out, just clears temporary files that might be corrupted.
On iPhone: You can’t clear cache directly, so delete and reinstall the Facebook app. This is annoying but it fixes a lot of glitches including memories not showing up. Similar to how clearing cache helps with storage issues, it can fix feature problems too.
Cache corruption is so common…
Facebook Memories-Specific Issues
Now let’s talk about problems that are Facebook’s fault.
Memories Feature Gets Disabled Randomly
Sometimes Facebook just… turns off your memories feature without telling you?? You’ll go to check memories and there’s a message saying the feature is unavailable or disabled.
They didn’t even tell you!!
This usually happens if Facebook’s algorithm thinks you’re not interested in memories (because you hid too many), or if there was a policy violation in an old post that’s now flagged. Facebook disables memories as a precaution without explaining why.
The only fix is to re-enable it manually in Memories settings, or wait a few days and check back. Sometimes it turns back on automatically.
Memories Show Wrong Dates
Ever see a memory labeled “5 years ago” but you KNOW it was actually 3 years ago?? Facebook’s date tracking is sometimes wrong, especially for posts that were backdated.
There’s no fix for this because it’s Facebook’s metadata error lol.
Memories Stopped After a Specific Date
Some users report that memories work fine for old years (like 2015-2020) but nothing from recent years shows up lowkey. This is usually because you changed your posting habits.
Your posting changed…
If you used to post publicly but now only share to Stories? Facebook Memories won’t show those. Memories is designed for timeline posts, not ephemeral content.
When Nothing Works
Okay so you’ve tried everything and Facebook Memories STILL won’t show up… what now?
Use Your Activity Log Instead
Go to your profile → Activity Log → filter by date and scroll through your old posts manually. It’s not as nice as the Memories feature, but at least you can see your old posts.
Just scroll manually…
Download Your Facebook Data
Go to Settings & Privacy → Settings → Your Facebook Information → Download Your Information. Request a download of your posts and photos.
This gives you a backup of everything you’ve ever posted. You can browse through it offline and see all your “memories” without relying on Facebook’s broken feature. If you’re having other issues like not being able to delete old posts, having this backup is useful.
If the memories feature is broken due to a widespread Facebook bug, check downdetector.com to see if other people are reporting it deadass.
Why Facebook Memories Sucks
Real talk? Facebook Memories is a poorly maintained feature. Facebook puts way more development resources into ads and algorithm changes than they do into features like Memories that don’t make them money.
They don’t care about it…
The feature breaks regularly, notifications don’t work reliably, and the algorithm for choosing which memories to show is inconsistent. Meanwhile other platforms like Google Photos and Apple Photos have WAY more reliable memory features that actually work.
And the thing that pisses me off most? Facebook has all your data but can’t reliably show it back to you!! Your memories are sitting in their servers, but their feature to ACCESS them is broken half the time.
If you’re dealing with other Facebook feature problems like your news feed not updating, it’s all part of the same pattern. Facebook is better at collecting your data than giving you useful ways to interact with it lowkey.
Final Thoughts
At the end of the day, Facebook Memories not showing up is usually fixable with notification settings or cache clearing. But sometimes it’s just broken on Facebook’s end.
Usually fixable though…
Try the fixes above – check notification settings, access memories manually, update your app, clear cache. If none of that works? Use your Activity Log or download your Facebook data for a backup no cap.
If this helped you get your Facebook Memories back, share it with anyone else wondering where their memories went… because this is a super common issue that Facebook doesn’t bother explaining!!
