How to View Locked Facebook Profile Photos ( Download Photos )

Facebook has a feature called Lock Profile that lets you limit who can see your profile picture, posts, and stories.

However, what if you want to view a user’s locked profile photos on Facebook?

We don’t promote viewing a user’s locked profile photos because it breaches privacy and user consent, but if you can’t manage without viewing, here are some of the best ways to view them.

How to View Locked Facebook Profile Photos?

1. View Locked Facebook Profile Photos using Inspect Elements

You can check the page source to find the locked Facebook Profile photos on the Google Chrome browser.

The process is complicated, but it’s the only working method to view the profile & cover photos of a locked Facebook profile. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Open the profile of the person whose profile and cover picture you want to check.

2. Right click on blank space and select Inspect.

3. Switch to the Sources on the Inspect Element prompt.

4. At the left sidebar, you need to expand the pages that starts with ‘scontent‘.

5. The page will have multiple folders. You will have to expand each sub folder inside to find the locked profile photo and cover photo.

6. If you want the profile photo, right click on the profile picture and select Inspect.

7. Open the content source that starts with ‘https://scontent-bom’ on a new tab page and save it.

2. View Using Dionna Facebook Profile Picture Viewer

This one is an online locked FB profile picture viewer. The tool is supposed to work with public profiles, but it handles locked profiles quite well.

1. Launch your favorite web browser and visit this webpage.

2. Open your Facebook account and copy the URL of the locked profile.

3. Switch back to the Dionna web tool and paste the URL into the Enter Facebook URL field. Once you’ve done this, click Unlock Picture.

4. You need to click the Download HD button to download it.

Note: At the time of writing, the tool is able to extract the locked profile picture. However, it may not always work.

3. View Facebook Profile Picture with SaveThat

SaveThat is another website for downloading locked Facebook Profile Pictures online. While the tool is supposed to download pictures of public Facebook profiles, it also works with locked profiles.

1. Open your web browser and visit this webpage.

2. Copy the profile link of the person whose profile picture you want to view.

3. Switch to the Savethat website and paste the profile link you’ve copied.

4. Once done, click the Unlock Profile button.

5. The web tool will automatically fetch the profile picture. You can download it on your device.

4. Use Search filters on Facebook to find photos of a locked profile

While this isn’t the most suggested trick, it can sometimes work.

Basically, you need to browse through all the details of a person available on Facebook to find their photos.

Click on the Facebook Search and search for this keyword: Photos of <Name of the Profile>. Replace <Name of the Profile> with the profile name of a person whose information you want to fetch.

On the Search Results, switch to the Photos tab to check all available photos.

5. Connect with the friends of the Target account

You can be friends with the friends/followers of the target account to check photos and videos.

This will let you view the mutual photos that are shared between the locked profile and the person you’ve just added to your FB friend list.

6. Send a Friend Request

The easiest way to viewing locked Facebook profile photos is to send the target person a friend request.

You need to send them a friend request and wait for them to accept. Once accepted, you will be able to see their profile picture, timeline photos, cover photos, and every other detail they have shared.

This also doesn’t breach the privacy of a target user and it should be your genuine approach.

7. Send Friend Request Using a Different Facebook Account

If you feel odd sending someone a friend request, you can create a different Facebook account and use it to connect with the person who locked their profile.

You simply need to create a new Facebook account, verify it for added security, and send them a friend request. If they accept the request, you will be able to see their updates and photos.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can You view a locked Facebook Profile Picture?

While there’s no official way to view locked profile pictures, the workarounds we have shared let you bypass such restrictions.

Can you view the locked profile picture in full size?

Yes, you can follow the third method shared in this article to view the locked profile picture in full size.

How to View Locked Profile on Facebook Mobile?

You can use web tools to view the profile picture of a locked profile on Facebook. However, the web tools don’t work every time.

These are the working methods to view locked facebook profile photos of anyone.