AirPods Pro 2: Apple’s new headphones have connection problems
How to Restore Recently Deleted Instagram Photos and Stories
This page was translated using AI and machine learning.
(Pocket-lint) – Instagram has a feature called Recently Deleted which lets you recover recently deleted posts, including photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos and Stories.
As of February 2021, deleted items remain in a “Recently Deleted” folder for 30 days. After that, they are automatically deleted. The only exception is deleted stories, which will remain in the Recently Deleted folder for 24 hours before they too are gone permanently.
Here’s how to find Instagram’s recently deleted folder and restore deleted posts.
How to Access Instagram’s Recently Deleted Folder
Follow the steps below to access Instagram’s recently deleted folder:
- Open the Instagram app
- Tap your profile icon in the top right corner
- Tap the three lines in the upper right corner
- Tap “Settings”
- Tap “Account”
- Scroll down to “Recently Deleted”
Instagram will ask you via email or text message to verify that you are the account owner when deleting or permanently restoring content from Recently Deleted.
How to Restore Content You Deleted from Instagram
- Tap the Profile icon in the top right to access your profile
- Tap the three lines at the top right
- Tap Settings
- Faucet Account
- Tap Recently Deleted
- At the top, press the type of content you want to restore or permanently delete
- Press the photo, video or story that you want to restore or permanently delete
- Press the three dots icon on the top right
- Faucet Restore to profile or Restore to restore or delete content
What Deleted Posts Can You Recover on Instagram?
You can recover the following content from your Instagram account if you deleted it in the last 30 days:
- Profile photos and videos
- Photos and videos from your Instagram story*
- Instagram stories highlights and your stories archive
- Reels
- Direct Messages
Note: the Deleted items will remain in the Recently Deleted folder for up to 24 hours. Everything else will be automatically deleted 30 days later.
Accumulate rewards and advantages on all your existing cards with this Curve Mastercard
Through
ยท
This awesome system will save you time and effort every time you pay.
Want to know more?
Check out Instagram’s Help Center for more step-by-step instructions.
Written by Maggie Tillman. Edited by Britta O’Boyle.
