FACEBOOK BELIEVES it’s doing you a favor by reminding you about posts you’ve made in the past. Called Memories, these resurfaced items are visible only to you, unless you decide to share them (“Hey, look at this cute thing my kid did 10 years ago!”). But for some older users, memories can be painful. Who wants to see that picture of an ex-spouse, for example? You have a couple of options to minimize distress.

Filter out certain people: On your computer, go to facebook.com/memories and click on Hide People. Type the name of the person you don’t want to see and click Save.

Filter out certain time periods: Go to facebook.com/memories and click on Hide Dates. Click on Add New Date Range. Enter the period of memories you don’t want to see. Save.

Turn off Memories altogether: Go to facebook.com/memories and click on Notifications. Choose None from the options. —Marc Saltzman