The latest scandals that have shaken the Facebook sphere in recent weeks are causing changes in the behavior of the social networking giant. Coincidence or reaction, it is difficult to say, but the fact remains that Facebook, owner of Instagram, now offers the ability to download all your photos posted on the social network dedicated to publishing photos.
Having a local copy of your photos is a good thing no matter what, but it's also useful for anyone who wants to close their Instagram account without losing everything.
Instagram has therefore set up a very easy-to-use tool that will allow you to carry out this operation. Beyond the photos, you will also be able to retrieve all the comments, your profile information and the "Likes".
Download all your Instagram photos
The recovery process is extremely simple.
- Events at this link which will take you directly to your account settings (in the section Security and Confidentiality)
- Log in if you haven't already
- Specify the email address to which you want to receive your archive
- Enter your Instagram password
- And there you have it, Instagram will prepare your file and you will receive an email within 48 hours with a link to download it.
In my case, I got a link in about 15 minutes, but I guess it depends on the size of your account and how busy Instagram is at the time of your request.
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- gallery
- stories
- videos
Everything else will be grouped into JSON format files that are difficult to use for ordinary people, but which you can open with Notepad for example...
Download your Instagram photos
Article updated on January 24, 2021 by Byothe
