Can I get into a deceased family member's Facebook without the password?

Facebook will not give out a deceased person's password or let you log in as them, for privacy and legal reasons. Instead, immediate family members or estate representatives can contact Facebook through its Help Center to request memorialization, removal, or — with proper documentation — access to certain content. The process requires proof such as a death certificate and proof of your relationship or authority.

A Gentle Guide · Updated June 2026

How to Save Photos From a Loved One's Facebook After They Pass

Q: How do I download photos from a deceased person's Facebook account?

If you were named as the account's 'legacy contact' before they passed, Facebook lets you request a download of the photos and posts they shared. If you are an immediate family member or executor, you can request that Facebook either memorialize or remove the account, and in some cases request a copy of its contents, by submitting documentation such as a death certificate through Facebook's Help Center. For photos that are already publicly visible to you, you can also save them one at a time. Always treat the account with care and respect the person's privacy settings.

Q: What is a Facebook legacy contact?

A legacy contact is someone a Facebook user chooses, while they are alive, to look after their memorialized account after they pass away. A legacy contact can do things like pin a final post, update the profile picture, and — if the person granted permission — download a copy of what was shared on the account. You can only become a legacy contact if the person named you in their Facebook settings before passing.

Q: How can I preserve a loved one's photos in one place?

Once you have access to the photos — whether through a legacy-contact download, your own saved copies, or photos you've gathered — everkept can bring them together into a private gallery organized by person and year. It's a gentle way to keep their memory close: somewhere the whole family can revisit the moments, rather than leaving them scattered across folders and devices.

When someone you love is gone, the photos they shared become precious in a new way. This is a gentle, practical guide to preserving those memories — at whatever pace feels right.

🕒 Updated June 2026📖 7 min read🧡 Written with care

First, take your time. There's no rush. The photos and videos your loved one shared are still there, and you can return to this whenever you're ready. When you are, here are the paths available to you — and a gentle way to bring everything together.

If you are their legacy contact

Facebook lets people choose a legacy contact while they are alive — someone trusted to look after their account afterward. If your loved one named you, and granted permission, you may be able to request a download of the photos and posts they shared.

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Check whether you're the legacy contactIf you are, Facebook usually notifies you and the account becomes "memorialized." You'll see legacy-contact options on their profile.
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Request the downloadFrom the memorialized profile's settings, a legacy contact can request a copy of what was shared, if the person enabled that permission. Facebook prepares a file much like a normal information download.
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Save the file somewhere safeDownload it and keep a copy. This is the most complete way to preserve their photos and videos.

If you are family or the estate's representative

If you weren't named as a legacy contact, immediate family members and estate representatives can still reach out to Facebook. Through Facebook's Help Center, you can request that the account be memorialized (preserved as a place to remember them) or removed, and in some cases request access to certain content.

These requests require documentation — typically a death certificate and proof of your relationship or legal authority. Facebook will not provide the person's password or let you log in as them; the process is handled through their official forms.

For photos you can already see

Any photos that are visible to you on their profile can be saved individually: open the photo, click the three-dot menu, and choose Download. It's slower, but it lets you gather the specific moments that matter most to you, right now, without waiting on anything.

🧡 A place to remember

Bring their memories together, gently

However you gather the photos, everkept can organize them into a private gallery by person and year — a quiet, beautiful place for your family to revisit the moments you shared. There's no rush. It will be here when you're ready.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I download photos from a deceased person's Facebook?

If you're the named legacy contact, you can request a download from the memorialized account. Otherwise, family or estate representatives can request access or memorialization through Facebook's Help Center with documentation like a death certificate. Photos already visible to you can be saved one at a time.

What is a Facebook legacy contact?

Someone a person chooses while alive to care for their memorialized account. With permission, a legacy contact can download a copy of what was shared. You must have been named beforehand.

Can I get into their account without the password?

No — Facebook won't share passwords or allow login for privacy and legal reasons. Family and representatives use Facebook's official forms with proof of relationship or authority instead.

How can I keep their photos in one place?

Once you have the photos, everkept gathers them into a private gallery organized by person and year — a gentle home for their memory the whole family can revisit.