From 4619a50be955a54028f87ff26e813de71953b690 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wesley Kerfoot Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 14:34:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- README.md | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ca38a5a..9b30c3c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,13 @@ ## How To Use * Make sure that you have Google Chrome installed and that it is up to date -* Install python 3.x (tested on python 3.7) along with pip * `pip3 install --user delete-facebook-posts` -* Run `deletefb -E "youremail@example.org" -P "yourfacebookpassword" -U "https://www.facebook.com/your.profile.url"` -* Wait a long time -* Say goodbye to your Facebook posts! +* `deletefb -E "youremail@example.org" -P "yourfacebookpassword" -U "https://www.facebook.com/your.profile.url"` +* The script will log into your Facebook account, go to your profile page, and + start deleting posts. If it cannot delete something, then it will "hide" it + from your timeline instead. +* Be patient as it will take a very long time, but it will eventually clear + everything. You may safely minimize the chrome window without breaking it. ## How To Install Python @@ -24,4 +26,4 @@ See [this link](https://www.howtogeek.com/197947/how-to-install-python-on-window If it stops working or otherwise crashes, delete the latest post manually and start it again after waiting a minute. I make no guarantees that it will work -perfectly for every profile. +perfectly for every profile. Please file an issue if you run into any problems.