You might have changed your mind about a certain picture you deleted and don’t know how to get it back. Instagram has a trash folder. You can use this folder to recover deleted IGTV videos, stories, posts, or reels, or a story you accidentally deleted. Here is how to restore deleted posts on Instagram.
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How to restore deleted posts on Instagram with a few easy steps
The first step is to open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android device. Next, tap your display picture icon found in the bottom-right corner to visit your profile page.
Choose the three-line button in the top-right corner and select “Settings” from the following list of options.
Head into the “Account” menu.
Choose the “Recently Deleted” option located toward the bottom of the list.
Here, you’ll find all the posts, reels, stories, and IGTV videos you’ve deleted in the last 30 days.
In the “Recently Deleted” section, stories will remain for 24 hours if they’re not in your “Archive.” Every other kind of deleted post, such as reels and pictures, will be automatically dropped from the trash folder 30 days later.
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You can either restore them or permanently erase them from your account. To do that, tap the content you’d like to restore or delete forever.
From there, select the three-dot “More” button present in the bottom-right corner.
You can pick between restoring the deleted content or deleting it forever.
Select “Restore,” and in the pop-up, tap “Restore” again to add it back to your profile. It will be sorted as per its original date and won’t show up at the top of your feed.
Similarly, you can pick “Delete” to erase it from your Instagram data.
With these simple steps on how to restore deleted posts on Instagram you don’t have to worry about losing your pictures.
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