How to Display Only Mutual Facebook Friends on PC or Mac

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This wikiHow teaches you how to adjust your Facebook privacy settings so that only your mutual friend are visible to other users.

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    Navigate to https://www.facebook.com . When you’re using a computer, you can access Facebook using any web browser (such as Chrome or Safari).
    • If you’re not signed in to Facebook, enter your account information to sign in now.
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    It’s in the blue bar at the top of Facebook (to the right of the tiny version of your profile picture). This brings you to your own profile.
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    It’s in the white bar beneath your cover image.
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    It’s at the top-right corner of your friends list, to the right of the “Find Friends” button.
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    This opens your Privacy Settings.
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    It’s the one next to “Friends List.” A list of audience options will appear.
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    This makes it so you’re the only one who can view your entire friends list. Everyone else will only be able to see a list of your mutual friends.
    • If you still want your Facebook friends to be able to see your entire friends list, select Friends from the drop-down menu instead.
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    Your new settings will take effect immediately.
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      1. Sign in to https://www.facebook.com .
      2. Click your name.
      3. Click Friends .
      4. Click the pencil icon.
      5. Click Edit Privacy .
      6. Click the first drop-down menu.
      7. Click Only Me .
      8. Click Done .

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