TL;DR: VSCO does not offer private profiles: anything published to your VSCO profile is public. To keep photos private, leave them in your Studio (private unless you publish), share through invite-only Private Spaces, turn off location before posting, and block anyone you don't want viewing your profile.
Can you make a VSCO account private?
No. VSCO's own help centre says content posted to your VSCO profile is public and that it doesn't currently offer private profiles. There's no toggle to switch, so privacy on VSCO comes from controlling what you publish and who can interact with you.
Keep photos in your Studio
Your Studio is where imported and edited media lives. VSCO says it's completely private unless you choose to publish it, on mobile, web and desktop. If a photo is only for you, edit and save it without publishing to your profile.
Use Private Spaces for sharing
Spaces are shared collections. According to VSCO:
- Private Spaces are invite-only, aren't searchable and can only be opened with a shared link.
- Public Spaces can be viewed by any creator.
- Owners can moderate contributors and remove content in both.
Treat a Private Space link like a password: anyone who has it can get in.
Turn off location
VSCO's account safety guide says you can switch off the location feature so followers and other users can't see where your photos were taken. Do this before you post. The photo file itself can also carry GPS data; see what metadata reveals and how geotagged photos expose your address.
Block, remove reposts and limit Discussions
- Block: a blocked creator can't follow you, message you, join your Spaces, view your profile content or interact with your content, and their past favourites and reposts of your images are removed.
- Reposts: you can remove your images from another creator's Reposts.
- Discussions: turn Discussions on or off for each post, and delete or report comments.
- Professional tag: marking yourself available for professional work makes your content discoverable to brands. Remove the tag if you don't want that.
Use a username that doesn't identify you
VSCO allows anonymous use and lets you change your username and profile details. A username you reuse elsewhere can link your accounts together; our guide to username searches shows how easily that happens.
Deleted content still on Google?
VSCO says that if deleted content or a deactivated account still shows in search results, you need to ask the search engine to remove it. If someone posts your phone number, address or other private details on VSCO, report it.
For other apps, see how to make Instagram private and how to make Pinterest private. A free email exposure check shows whether the email on your accounts has turned up in breaches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you make your VSCO private?
No. VSCO says content posted to your profile is public and it does not currently offer private profiles.
How do I keep VSCO photos private?
Keep them in your Studio, which VSCO says is private unless you publish, or share them through an invite-only Private Space.
Can blocked users see my VSCO profile?
According to VSCO, a blocked creator cannot view your profile content, follow you, message you or join your Spaces.
How do I turn off location on VSCO?
VSCO lets you deactivate the location feature so others cannot see where your photos were taken. Turn it off before posting.
Are VSCO Private Spaces really private?
They are invite-only and not searchable, but anyone with the shared link can open them, so share the link carefully.
Sources
- VSCO Support: How to manage your content
- VSCO Support: How to keep your account and information safe