By John Awa-abuon
When you add posts to your Instagram archive, where do they go? Here's how to view them...
If you're like most people, you have a few posts on Instagram that you would rather not have anyone see anymore. Maybe they're from a time in your life that you'd rather forget, or maybe they just aren't very flattering.
Luckily, Instagram makes it easy to hide these posts from view without deleting them thanks to its archive feature. But what if you want to revisit these images and videos later?
In this article, we will show you how to view posts that you've archived on Instagram.
When you archive a post on Instagram, it means the post is no longer visible on your profile.
However, the post is not deleted, and you can view it at any time by going to your archive. You can also choose to unarchive the post, which will make it visible on your profile again.
The archive feature allows you to hide these posts without having to delete them. This can be useful if you want to keep the post for sentimental reasons.
The archive feature is only available on the mobile version of Instagram, so you'll need to use the Instagram app to view your archived posts.
That said, here's how to view posts you've archived on the gram:
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You will be able to view all of your archived posts here. We've earlier covered how to archive and unarchive posts on Instagram. If you're not sure how to do that, be sure to check out our guide.
When you archive a post, it's only visible to you. Not even people tagged in the photo can see it. The only way for someone to see an archived post is if you unarchive it.
The Instagram archive feature makes it easy to hide posts without deleting them. Revisiting them is also simple, as long as you know which menus to access.
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Whether you want to view old stories or unarchive a post, it's easy to access your Instagram archive at any time.
Instagram allows you to archive photos you no longer wish for followers to see on your profile, but you don't necessarily want to delete.
You can view your archive to unarchive the posts or simply browse through old Instagram stories.
To access your archive, head to your Instagram profile and tap the three bars in the upper right hand corner. You can also create a highlight story from a selection of old posts or stories in your archive.
Here's how to get to your Instagram archive.
1. Head to your Instagram profile on the app by tapping the right-most option at the bottom.
2. Tap the three bars in the upper righthand corner.
Tap the three horizontal line icon at the upper right hand corner. Marissa Perino/Business Insider3.
Tap "Archive" next to the clock icon.
4. This will bring you to your Archive. It is automatically set to photos and videos you posted on your story. Tap the "Archive" label at the top to and select "Posts" to change the menu to show posts you've hidden.
Marissa Perino/Business Insider 5. Tap the three dots in the upper right hand corner to open a pop-up with two options: "Settings" and "Create Highlight." Tap the latter option if you want to create a new highlight with some of your archived stories. Tap "Settings" to check your Story Controls, such as making sure photos are automatically archived.
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Instagram* allows you to save not only stories, but also posts. But how do you unzip a post? We understand in a series of short instructions.
Post archiving is a useful tool that allows you to save posts, live broadcasts and stories in a separate section. Only the owner of the account can see it, the content in the archive is not available for viewing by other users of the social network. nine0003
In everyday life, the function is useful if you need to remove irrelevant posts, which, for some reason, it is a pity to delete permanently.
Commercial accounts can use the tool more broadly. For example, as part of an advertising campaign, they can temporarily hide all publications in order to post one big post with a promotion. It attracts attention, conveys a sense of scale and creates intrigue.
What about stories? They are automatically saved to archives, from where it is convenient to pull them out later to save to your phone, repost or send to highlights. For more information on how albums work in general, read the separate article “How to add and change Instagram Highlights*”.
How to work with archives and restore posts - we will tell further in small and visual instructions.
When archiving, the post will be saved with all comments, hashtags, tags and publication date. It will be hidden from your feed and the feed of other users, only you will see it in a special section.
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How to send a post to the archive:
The application interface on iPhone and Android is the same, so this instruction (and all subsequent ones) is relevant for any phone. nine0003
The social network automatically sends stories to the archive 24 hours after publication. But if they are not displayed in the "Archive" section, then saving must be re-enabled. There are two ways: through the settings and while browsing.
Enable saving stories through the settings:
Enable saving stories through the view menu:
Recently, deleted posts are stored for 30 days, during which time they can be pulled back. But for this you will need to verify your identity using a special code that will be sent to your email.
How to get back a deleted post on Instagram *:
After unzipping, the post will return to the feed with all comments and the same publication date as it was. It will take the place in the feed where it was previously, i.e. it will not be re-published. As I said above, the social network does not delete posts - it rather hides them in the archive with a further opportunity to return everything as it was.
How to restore photos from the archive on Instagram *:
You can also remove a post from the archive on Instagram* by clicking "Delete". Then the post will go to the trash, where it will be stored for 30 calendar days. See above for instructions on returning posts.
How to unarchive a post on Instagram*There are more opportunities for unarchiving stories: you can re-publish as a repost, send to a post, save to Actual or upload to your phone in the gallery.
How to download stories from the archive:
For more information on how to download stories, read the guide “How to download stories from Instagram*”.
How to add a story from the archive to the Feature:
How to send a story to a post:
How to get a story from the archive on Instagram* and publish it again:
Is it possible to return photos to Instagram* from a computer? Unfortunately, the social network site does not have a menu with archives of publications. Therefore, even if you switch to mobile layout, you will not be able to access the archives. Of course, you can install an Android emulator on your computer, download the application from Google Play and go into it, but it seems easier to use the phone. nine0003
On the other hand, posting from a computer is often convenient, especially if you have to type a lot of text on the keyboard and regularly make interactive stories.
These opportunities are provided by the delayed posting service SMMplanner - where you can also put many posts and stories into postponement at once, which frees up a lot of time.
Of course, the service will be useful primarily for SMM-persons and those who maintain several accounts and cross-post to several social networks at once. In any case, try it - the first week is free, and during this time it will become clear for sure whether you need such wide functionality or not.
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Updated: 02/10/2021, author - Ilya
Ilya is the editor-in-chief of the site softdroid.
net. He is the author of several hundred guides and articles on Android setup. For about 15 years he has been repairing equipment and solving technical problems for iOS and Android. I dealt with almost all more or less popular brands of mobile smartphones and tablets Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi, etc. I use iPhone 12 and Samsung Galaxy S21 with the latest firmware version for testing. nine0003
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The post archiving feature was added to the Instagram app in 2017. Since then, it has become even more convenient to manage the content of the account, to put things in order in the feed. In this post, you will find out where the archive is on Instagram, what innovations this feature has brought and how to use it. If you are too lazy to read the text, go straight to the video.
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Let's say you decide to revise the posts on your Instagram page and while browsing you find unnecessary posts that have lost their relevance.
Deleting posts and photos is not a good idea: over time, content may be needed again. nine0003
Actually adding to the Archive is hiding the story / publication from the feed. It should be emphasized that this is not a deletion, as it used to be on Instagram. By archiving content, you hide it from the eyes of other users, while it is actually available through your account. See also other archive functions.
The archive is located in the Instagram application section of the same name. In turn, it consists of two subsections - Archive of stories and Archive of publications. nine0003
You will need the latest version of the Instagram mobile app (you can download and install it for free on both Android and iOS).
Let's say you changed your mind and now you want to return a photo from the Instagram archive to your feed. Actually, it's very easy to do this. To restore a post from the archive, follow these steps:
As soon as this feature appeared on Instagram, not all users appreciated it and did not understand its purpose.
We offer several ways to archive the function.
Of course, the possibilities of the archive are not limited to this. This feature is useful if:
Just add questionable and unnecessary materials to the archive and see how it affects the “look” of the updated profile.
Instagram archive allows you to experiment by adding or deleting posts, photos with the ability to quickly restore to the feed.
If you don't like something, restore everything from the archive and experiment again after a while, with fresh thoughts and inspiration. nine0003
In fact, there are many reasons for deleting posts from Instagram.
If the content, in your opinion, does not meet the interests of the audience, it is easy to remove it, or rather, hide it. Why delete the works forever, if a newly opened post can gain new life. This is where the archiving feature comes in handy.
An additional advantage of such a "deletion" is that comments and likes to the publication are saved along with the post.
You can postpone a post for later publication / revision by creating it and immediately adding it to the Instagram archive. Through the archive, you can create drafts, edit them, and then publish them in their final form.
Anyway, the archive function is very useful. The main thing is that it allows you to do without accidental deletion, protecting the user from losing important photos and posts on Instagram. nine0003
How to restore photos from Instagram - read here (if you suddenly deleted a post without placing it in the archive).
