Hidden photos in VK: how to view hidden saves

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Using the standard VK search, it is possible to find not only the desired file, but also its owner. For such an action to be successful, his profile must be open and the photo must be in the public domain. Searching for photos in VK by ID is carried out as follows:

Go to your page. It will be more convenient with the PC version of VK.
Upload the desired photo to your album, which is not hidden.
Click on the picture to open it in a separate window. You will see a link to it in the address bar.
Now you need the photo ID. It is located between the word photo inclusive and the percent sign %. Select part of the link and copy it to the clipboard.

Go to the main page of VK and click on the “News” section located in the left block.
In the right block, click on the “Photos” item so that the search occurs exclusively between images.
In the search bar, enter the following query: copy:+ID of the desired photo. Press the Enter key.
Image suggestions will appear in the search results. The one that was added first is the one you are looking for. You can find out by going to the viewing window of each photo.

The method practically does not work with original photographs. Basically, the search can find pictures.

Searching for photos on VK using a link is the easiest and most convenient way. But if you were unable to find the image you need using it, use other methods, which you will learn about below.

Before you find a photo in VK by text, remember the keywords from the caption to the photo. If it is published on a user's page or in a community, use the search bar located immediately above the posts. To do this, click on the magnifying glass icon. This method is also available for general search on a social network, but in this case, the more text you remember, the more effective the result will be.

Alternative Methods

Did not help? Here are a few more services that may be useful to you.

Tofinder.ru

Tofinder is a simple, free service for finding photos of people. Unfortunately, it does not always produce what we need, but it is very easy to use: enter the captcha in a special field, click on the button to select a file from your device, upload the file and click “Search”.

Findmevk.com (no longer working)

The FindMeVK service is similar in principle to Findmevk. You just need to drag the photo file to the “Upload a person’s face” line, click on search, and then on the recognized picture.

Browser built-in tools

Almost all popular browsers have their own tools for searching for similar images. They use almost the same algorithm, so let's see how it works, only using the example of Yandex.Browser.

Drag the image into the search bar to open it in its own tab.
Right-click on the picture and select search for similar images. After this, the already familiar page with Yandex search results will open.

If you are using an exotic browser that cannot do this, you can install a special extension into it (Chrome extensions are suitable for most browsers, they can be found here), for example, Image Search. After adding it to the browser, right-clicking on the photo will open a menu with a search command (Find similar image). And click on the command - a list of supported search engines, including VK.com.

By geolocation

Modern mobile devices are able to automatically determine the user's location while taking a photo. Therefore, it is possible to search for photos by VKontakte geolocation.

This method will only work if the user has not disabled automatic geotagging of photos.

To quickly search for photos by geolocation, you can use standard VK tools:

Log in to VK and go to the “News” section.
In the right block, click on the “Search” option, click on the drop-down menu of options and scroll down the page. Here you will see a geolocation icon. Click on it.

If you know approximately where the photo was taken, then enter the address or find the place on the built-in map from Yandex.
Click on the “Search by nearby posts” button.

In the search results you will see all the geotagged photos you selected.

You can fine-tune the display of results using the tools located on the right. The only disadvantage of the search is the lack of filtering results by date.

Findface - will help you find a person by photo on VK

This service helps you find a photo on social networks using neural network technology from N-Tech.Lab. It is a well-known company in this field and has been creating software for quite some time. The owners of the service guarantee a search using an image in which the face is not in full view or part of it is not visible. You can try to find a person from a portrait in which the face is turned to three-quarters. The process takes only a couple of seconds, although artificial intelligence sorts through about 300 million copies in half a second.

Use the functionality of the FindFace service to search for images

The service is a very convenient tool that will become indispensable in various cases. Let's imagine you are sitting at a table in a cafe and see that an unfamiliar girl has entered. She sat down opposite you, and you discreetly take her photo and use the service to find this person. Then, after a couple of minutes, you already know her name and other detailed information about her on VK and more. Everything is very simple and convenient. This trick can be done not only with people's faces. If you see the person sitting opposite you on the tram with a worthy new gadget, you can also try to find it using FindFace. To do this, you just need to photograph it.

You can search using the service on any device, be it Android, Windows, iOS, etc. The program also works with various social networks Badoo, Tinder, Instagram. For all users whose primary goal is dating, this site will be an important tool.

May be useful: How to find out the unknown sender of a gift in VK.

How to use the FindFace website

The service, of course, has its drawbacks. One of them is a shareware application. The first 30 attempts can be made without paying. It is more convenient to use the web version, where you can immediately go to the desired profile. If the person posed during the shooting, there will be no problems with the search. If the face is at a distance and almost no facial features are visible, then most likely you will see a “no people detected” message.

To find a person by their VKontakte avatar, do the following:

Open the service page https://findface.ru/.
When you go to the main page, you will need to log in using your social network profile.
In the next window you will need to upload a photo that is being searched. Supported formats: PNG, JPG, no more than 5 MB per photo.
Afterwards, the system will independently identify the face in the image and carry out a search.
You will receive many results that best match the image you uploaded and even offer one specific option.
Next, you can view the profiles of those people whose pictures were found and put “Like” marks under the image.

If thirty photo searches on VK are not enough for you, you can purchase packages with services. Premium – 100 searches per month (149 rubles) and VIP – unlimited use (459 rubles). In purchased paid service packages, advertising will not be broadcast in the window.

Search engines

Search engines allow you to find photos from VK on the Internet. The operating principle of all search engines is similar: they search for an image that is similar to the source image across all resources. But depending on how you get links, there are some differences in the process.

Yandex search engine

To find a VK image via Yandex, follow the step-by-step instructions:

Go to the main page of Yandex. Click on the “Pictures” section, which is located above the search bar.
To add an image, click on the camera icon. A field will open where you can choose one of the options: upload a photo from a storage device or insert a link to a photo from a third-party source.

After the image is loaded, press the Enter key.
In the search results you will see all the photos that are similar to or identical to the source.

Scroll below to see a list of all the sites where the photo was published. Select a link from a social network and follow it.

Google search engine

The Google search algorithm is almost the same as Yandex search, but the process itself has slight differences:

Go to the main page of the search engine and click on the “Pictures” button located in the upper right corner of the window.
Next to the search bar, click on the camera icon. In the drop-down form, select how you will upload the image.

After downloading, click on the “Search by image” button.
The search results will display links with the best match, as well as similar images.

Search engines help you find similar photos on VK, as well as on other resources. For a more efficient and faster search, add some information. For example, the user's last name and first name or description.

If you are looking for a specific user using a photo, you should keep in mind that the original photo should be on his avatar. If it has been changed, the link to the profile will not appear in the search results.

Why do you need a photo search on the social network VKontakte?

Search by images on a social network is needed in several cases, and they may differ for each person.

Here are the main ones:

You can find a user who has a duplicate of your photo, a person who uses your photos. This way you can identify those who are trying to be like you.
The second reason may be the case when you only have his avatar out of all the data about a person and you need to find him. By using the search in Vkontakte you have every chance.

Third party services

There are special services that allow you to find user photos. The search algorithm of such software is based on comparing the facial features of people with published avatars on VK. One of the best services is Tofiner. It searches for photos based on exact matches. Despite the fact that sometimes a satisfactory result is not obtained the first time, the service is free and functional.

Tofinder's interface is simple and intuitive. On the main page you will be asked to upload the original image or paste a link to it from an open resource. After downloading, you will have to enter a simple captcha and wait for the results. If you can't find it the first time, try it again.

For a more accurate and efficient search, the service allows you to use a filter using the following parameters:

by gender;
by marital status;
around town;
according to the age.

As soon as you see the desired photo as a result, click on it and select the link to go to your VK profile.

How to find saved photos?

Previously, the user's album with saved photos was freely available. But since 2021, the developers have closed such albums. This happened due to the fact that many users did not know that everyone could see their picture, so they did not always save decent images.

Where can I find saved photos in VKontakte? If you want to see your pictures, go to the “Photos” section. In the “My Albums” block you will see an album with them. If there is a lock icon next to the name, then only you can view it.

You can view saved images from other users only if the album is open.

But searching for hidden photos in VK is possible through the address bar of the browser. This method should be used in exceptional cases so as not to violate the user's privacy. To see unavailable albums, do the following:

First you need to find the user ID. Typically, it appears in the address bar on your profile page. If the ID after vk.com/ is a numeric value, simply copy it to the clipboard. If there is a nickname or surname in Latin, open any part of the page, for example, an avatar. After the word “photo” you will see numbers in the address bar - this is the ID.
In the address bar, enter the following: vk.com/albumsID***, where asterisks indicate the copied numbers. Press the Enter key.

A window will open with all hidden albums and photos. But your photos will not be protected if anyone knows this way of viewing.

This method did not work on our devices, but maybe it will work for you!

How to find deleted photos?

VK stores all deleted photos on its servers. But viewing such images is not possible, so you need to use the Google search engine. The main problem is that there is no link left on the photo. Otherwise, you could enter it into the search bar and find it. Therefore, before finding deleted photos on VK, write the user’s first and last name in the search bar or paste the address on his profile.

In the results that appear, find the link you need and click on the small triangle next to it. In the menu that opens, click on the “Saved copy” item. Here you can find the photo that was deleted.

Please note that this is not the only way you can view and recover deleted photos. But it is worth remembering that the less time has passed since the removal, the higher the chances of success.

There is another way to find old photos on VK. This will work if the browser cache has not been cleared for a long time. All open photos are stored in folders on the PC's hard drive. To find images:

Make hidden folders visible through your computer's Control Panel settings.

Then go to the AppData directory, which is located on your local C drive in the Users folder.

Then go to Local and open the folders with the browser name, go to the Cache directory.

To make it easier to find the photo you need, use file managers, for example, Total Commander.

Now it won’t be difficult to find a picture on VK. You can find it by link, geolocation, or in the browser cache. Search engines use a special algorithm that compares the original image and finds similar ones. In addition, your user ID will give you access to saved and hidden albums.