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If you decide to take a break from social media networks, you might want to know how to remove your Instagram account from the app. Bear in mind that this is different than deleting your Instagram account. You are essentially removing it from your phone or tablet. Luckily, Instagram removal is a relatively straightforward process.
This article provides you with a detailed, step-by-step guide on removing your Instagram account from your iPhone or Android Instagram app.
Removing an account from the Instagram app on iPhone is simple and only takes a few steps. Instagram allows you to have up to five accounts and switch among them without logging out. You can easily remove one of the accounts from the phone at any time.
As previously mentioned, It’s important to note that removing an Instagram account isn’t the same as deleting it. It won’t show up on your phone anymore when you remove it, but you can still log back in anytime you want. Also, other people can still see your account once you remove it from your profile, mainly because the account is still active.
If you have one or more Instagram accounts on your iPhone and you want to remove one, follow the steps below:
This occurs due to enabled saved login information, which you need to remove as well. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone.By following the steps listed above, you ensure that Instagram doesn’t remember the account info on your device. Now, you can repeat the steps mentioned above to log out.
As previously mentioned, your Instagram account is now removed from your device but remains an active account. Therefore, you can log back in anytime by entering your username and password again.
Regardless, people can still search for your Instagram profile and view it when you delete it from your smartphone because you still have the account.
If you have one or more Instagram accounts on your Android Instagram app and you want to remove one, follow the steps below:
To remove the account from your Instagram app (not your account), launch the app.If you want more than just removing an Instagram account from your smartphone app, you can take a temporary break from Instagram altogether by disabling it.
This action disables your Instagram account entirely, which means it will hide your profile, photos, comments, likes, etc. until you log back in on any device.
To temporarily disable your Instagram account, you have to log in using a computer or a mobile browser.
Now, your existing Instagram account (not a profile on your phone) is disabled. Nobody can view your profile, posts, comments, likes, or anything related to your Instagram account until you enable it again by logging in from any device.
Instagram offers a variety of innovative features. Unlike many other apps, it allows you to add and switch between multiple accounts without logging in and out constantly. As long as you have logged in with each profile you own, you have this feature enabled.
Whether it's for work, to document hobbies, or show off the life of your adorable pupper, it's not uncommon to run multiple Instagram accounts.
However, you might find yourself needing to remove one of these accounts from your Instagram because maybe your Instagram-famous dog died and you want to close that chapter, or you just need a little break from your personal Instagram.
Fortunately, it's easy to remove extraneous Instagram accounts. Here are six steps to remove an Instagram account using your iPhone or Android.
1. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android.
Tap your profile picture in the bottom-right corner.
2. Tap the down arrow next to your Instagram username at the top of the screen.
Tapping the arrow will pull up all of your Instagram accounts. Removing an account is the same as simply logging out in these steps. If you want to wipe the account from Instagram completely, that is a different process. Emma Witman/Business Insider3.
Select the account that you want to remove from the drop-down list.
4. Tap the three lines in the top-right corner.
Don't get sucked into the distraction of checking your timeline — everything you need to do to log out is done from your profile page screen. Emma Witman/Business Insider5.
Tap "Settings," or the gear icon, from the menu.
6. Tap the blue "Log Out" text at the bottom of the screen. Click the blue "Log Out" button in the pop-up window to confirm your choice. In this window you can also log out of multiple accounts at the same time by tapping the circle to the right of the account name — a blue check mark should appear in the circle if you've selected the account.
After clicking "Log Out" the first time, you'll be prompted to confirm, in case you change your mind or are logged into the wrong account. Emma Witman/Business InsiderThe account will no longer show up alongside your other Instagram accounts.
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If for some reason you want to delete your Instagram account temporarily or permanently, use our detailed instructions and choose the most convenient way for you.
The reasons for deleting an Instagram profile can be very different.
Some users notice that they devote too much time to maintaining their Instagram account to the detriment of work and personal affairs. Yes, and real communication fades into the background, it is replaced by virtual. nine0003
And scientists from the University of British Columbia say that users' own lives are beginning to seem insufficiently bright and interesting compared to how other people show their lives on Instagram.
Finally, not everyone wants their photos and stories to be in the public domain.
If you also no longer want to show your life, publications already made can be archived. In this case, no one will see them except you. For this you need:
When you want to leave Instagram altogether, you can delete your profile temporarily or permanently.
A profile that has been temporarily deleted is not visible to other users of the social network. As soon as you want it to be available again, you just need to log into the application from your phone or computer, as usual. nine0003
To temporarily delete your profile, do the following:
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Go to your social network profile, go to the "Settings" section and select "Help". In the menu that appears, click on the "Help Center" line.
2. On the support page, open the "Manage your account" item. In the search bar that appears, start typing "Temporarily disable." Go to the article "How to delete your Instagram account".
3. Click the link "How to temporarily disable your account" and find the article "Instagram.com from a mobile browser". Click on the link in the first paragraph of the instructions and go to the mobile browser.
4. On the main page of your account, click on the "Edit profile" button and select the link "Temporarily disable my account" at the very bottom of the page.
5. Select the reason why you want to disable the account. Confirm your choice with a password and click on the "Temporarily disable account" button. nine0003
To deactivate your profile temporarily via PC, follow these steps:
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Log in to the social network site using your account.
2. Tap on your profile photo and select "Settings" from the menu that opens.
3. At the very bottom of the page, click on the "Temporarily disable my account" link. On the page that opens, specify the reason for deactivating the page. Then enter your password. nine0003
Important! You can temporarily block an account no more than once every seven days.
This option should be chosen when the profile is definitely not useful. For example, if you conducted it for a company that is closing, and the manager asked you about it.
If some data that was in the account needs to be saved, Instagram gives this opportunity before deleting the page. To do this, follow the instructions that are described here. After that, an e-mail will be sent with a link where you can download photos and videos.
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If you want to permanently delete your account, do the following:
1. Log in to your profile in the application and click on "Settings". In the menu that appears, select the "Help" line and go to the "Help Center".
2. On the page that opens, select "Manage your account". A search bar will appear in which you need to start typing the query "Delete profile". Go to the article "How to delete your Instagram account". nine0003
3. Follow the link provided in the article and indicate the reason why you are deleting your Instagram account. Then enter the page password.
To delete a profile using a PC, do the following.
1. Go to the social network site and click on the "Help" button in the lower right corner.
2. Go to Help Center and select Delete your account from the left menu. Follow the link provided in the article. nine0003
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Specify the reason why you are deleting the profile and confirm the action with a password.
Important! Even when you have completed all the steps to delete the profile, it will be visible on the social network for another 30 days. During this time, you can change your mind and restore the profile. To do this, you just need to log in to the system. If you don't, your account will be permanently deleted.
Created a second account and the first one is no longer needed or just tired of the social network itself? In both cases, you can delete your Instagram account. And how to do it on smartphones and tablets running on Android, as well as on iPhone and iPad, is described in this instruction.
The account deletion function is not available in the Instagram app, so you will have to use the website. In addition, through the web version, you can not delete, but temporarily suspend your account, keeping uploaded photos, videos and stories in your account.
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Read also: how not to appear online on Instagram.
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Deleting an account is an irreversible process, so added photos, videos, galleries and stories, as well as the account itself, will be permanently deleted. To save your account and continue using it later, temporarily block your account. This procedure can be carried out only once a week. nine0003
In a browser, open the authorization page https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/ and sign in to your account.
Then click on the user icon and click on the "Edit Profile" button. Scroll down and select Temporarily disable my account.
Specify the reason why you chose to block your account by selecting an option from the list. After that, re-enter the password, click "Temporarily block the account" and confirm the blocking. nine0003
A temporarily blocked account is restored in a couple of clicks. Moreover, at a time when the profile is not active, account data continues to be stored on Instagram servers. But when you delete your account, this data will be erased. And if the materials uploaded to the profile were saved on the device to the Instagram folder, as described later in the article, then you will no longer be able to view comments on posts or read messages received in Direct. nine0003
Especially for users who want to save all information from the profile, including added stories, photos and videos, saved posts, likes, comments, search history and more, Instagram developers have created a special feature.
If you are not interested in downloading account data and you want to quickly move on to deleting your profile, scroll to the next paragraph of this instruction. For the rest: go to the application, click on the user icon in the lower right corner, and then you will be taken to the profile. Now click on the "Menu" button and select "Settings". nine0003
Open the "Security" section and click on the "Download data" item.
In the "Email address" field, you can leave the email address associated with the account or enter another one. Click Request File, enter your account password, and click Next.
A message will appear that the file has been requested. It can take up to 48 hours to collect data and send an email with a download link, but usually the email arrives within 10 minutes. If there is no message for a long time, check your Spam folder. You can create such requests no more than once every four days. nine0003
The email you receive will contain a link to download the file.
Follow it (the page will open in the browser), if necessary, log in. Then click "Download data" already on the site page.
The download of the archive will start. Its size depends on the number of correspondence, published publications and stories. Therefore, for users who regularly post on Instagram, the archive size can exceed several gigabytes, and its download can take a long time. nine0003
Extract the contents of the archive. Media files are stored in separate folders: "direct", "photos", "profile", "stories", "videos". And the correspondence, comments left, likes, search history and settings are recorded in text format in files with the JSON extension. To open the latter, use a text editor such as Notepad++.
In a browser on your computer or phone, go to https://instagram.com/accounts/remove/request/permanent/ and log in if you haven't done so before. Select the reason why you want to delete your account from the drop-down menu.
Enter the password again, click the "Permanently delete my account" button and confirm that you are sure. nine0003
Since the account is deactivated, the Instagram application is no longer needed and can be safely deleted.
Go to the application menu or to the desktop if there is no menu in the launcher, and drag the Instagram icon to the trash. To confirm the deletion, select "OK" in the pop-up window.
Hold your finger on the Instagram app icon for a few seconds and a menu with available options will open. Click on the "Delete" item and confirm the action by selecting "OK" in the dialog box that appears. nine0003
Hold your finger on the Instagram icon until the icons begin to shake. Click on the cross in the upper left corner of the icon and select "Delete". Finally, press the Home or Done button if you have one of these models: iPhone X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, or 11 Pro Max.
To activate a frozen account, just log into it through the application or log in to the Instagram website. If you try to log in shortly after your account has been deactivated, you will be notified that your account has not yet been locked out. Then try again in a couple of hours. nine0003
The Instagram client for iOS cannot disable saving photos and videos added to the profile, so they are uploaded to the Camera Roll in the "Instagram" folder by default. nine0003
In addition to blocking the account, deleting posts and creating a private account, there is another way to hide content. Photos, videos and galleries can be archived.
