I have a picture in an album that I would like to make my profile picture, but it won't let me unless I crop it, making a new version. I would like to take my photo from my album, without having to create a new one (so my comments and likes do not erase), to my profile picture album. Is there anyway to do this?
Facebook – Make profile picture a picture from an album without recreating it
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- Click your name or existing profile photo at the upper left corner of the screen to go into your profile.
- Once there, the third or so item under your big profile pic at upper left should be "Photos". Click on this.
- Click on your "Profile Pictures" album.
- Click on the photo you want to use as your profile picture. It will expand into the centre of the screen with a bunch of stuff on the right.
- In the upper right corner there are three icons, a gear, a downward arrowhead, and an X. Click the gear icon.
- A drop-down menu will appear. The second-last item on the menu should be "Make Profile Picture". Click on this.
After a few seconds you will be back at your profile screen, with the selected picture as your profile picture.
You can’t delete that particular album. Even if is empty, the album is still present, being automatically generated by Facebook.
To delete a picture from this album, go to the album → open the respective picture → click on Options at the bottom of the picture → click Delete This Photo
Best Answer
If you want to make your profile picture a photo that you already have uploaded in a different album, Facebook will automatically copy it (without the comments and likes) to the Profile pictures album (there is no other way unless you upload it directly as a profile picture). However, the original picture remains in the original album with all the likes and comments.