Instagram page is no longer limited to personal use. For brands, companies & digital content creators, Instagram is nothing short of a business tool. In order to manage the Instagram pages, features like archive & unarchive provide a fluent experience. However, archiving and unarchiving can be a little tricky for some. Today we’re going to discuss in brief how to archive/unarchive Instagram posts and reels to manage Instagram pages efficiently.
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What Does Archives Mean On Instagram?
Remember that time when you wanted to delete a particular Instagram post and you did, but later felt a sense of regret. Many users end up feeling that way after deleting their posts on Instagram. It is extremely easy to get caught with emotions and delete posts on Instagram in certain moments but then later wanting to undo the same.
Instagram archive allows users to delete the posts/reels from their profile but store in a safe location. This safe location is called archives on Instagram
What Happens When You Archive Instagram Posts?
As mentioned earlier, when you archive an Instagram post they get stored separately in a folder which can be accessed whenever you want.
After archiving their posts, users can always restore them as at will. The best part about archiving is that upon restoration, the particular Instagram post will sit right in the place it was before being deleted. This way, no one will be able to take notice of removal or restoration of the posts. Isn’t that amazing?
How To Archive Instagram Posts?
- Open Instagram app
- Go to your profile feed
- Open the post you wish to archive
- Tap on the 3 dot in top right corner
- Select archive from the list
Now do not panic if you can’t find you archive posts. As I said earlier, they are stores safely by Instagram. Here’s how to access your archives Instagram posts.
- Open Instagram
- Move to your profile page
- Tap on 3 lines in top right corner
- Select archives from the menu
Here you will find all posts that you ever archive from your profile feed. So you can see how simple it is to not delete any post and just archive them to a place safely for future use. I personally, never delete any of my Instagram posts permanently because it saves me from any future regrets.
Instagram archives do not occupy any phone memory in case you were wondering. You could archives your complete profile and still spend Zero kilobyte of space from your phone memory. Now who wouldn’t want that kind of extra space when a 5GB of iCloud subscription costs $5.
How To Mass Archive Instagram Posts?
I knew some of you got intrigued when I casually mentioned archiving your whole profile on Instagram. But to imagine that you have to archive every post one by one is next to a nightmare. Having seen profiles with more than 1000 posts, I could only imagine the pain of archiving every post manually. So here’s a simple way to mass archive your Instagram posts or reels.
- Open Instagram
- Go to your profile
- Tap on the 3 lines in top right corner
- Select “Your Activity”
- Open Photos/Videos
- Tap on the select option in top right corner
- Select all the photos you wish to archive
- Tap on the archive option at the bottom
- Repeat the same process for videos
Can You Archive Highlights/Stories On Instagram?
As a matter of fact, yes. Users can quite simply archive the stories just as they can the posts. The process follows a similar routine like this.
- Open your story/highlight
- Tap on the 3 dots in top right corner
- Select archive story
To access these archives stories, follow these steps.
- Go to your profile
- Tap on the 3 lines in top right corner
- Select “Your Activity”
- Open the “Archived” tab from the list
- All your archived stories will be displayed here.
Can You Archive Reels?
Yes, you can archive your posts and your reels on Instagram. Archiving and unarchiving posts/reels follow the same procedure.
With that I believe I’ve managed to cover most of the commonly asked questions about the Instagram Archives. Instagram archives is a fantastic tool that makes the lives of content creators a hell lot easier. If you have got more queries about the Instagram archives please shoot them away in the comments, I would be glad to address them and find a solution.
