Instagram earlier this week introduced a new feature that lets users recover their deleted posts.
Instagram explained situations where hackers might gain access to your account and delete posts, and you don’t have any option to recover them.
The new Instagram feature is called “Recently Deleted” and it’s rolling out to users globally. This works on photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos and stories as well. Instagram will also ask users to verify their account when permanently deleting or restoring content from Recently Deleted. If you have deleted posts and wish to restore them, here’s what you need to do.
Tap on the hamburger icon and click on the settings icon.
Scroll down and select account from the list of options available.
Once you’re here search for Recently Deleted.
The Recently Deleted folder will contain photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos and stories that have been deleted.
Select the post you wish to restore from the list of options.
Instagram stories will stay in the folder for 24 hours, and all other posts will be available for 30 days since the time they were deleted.
Once the 30-day period is over, Instagram will permanently delete these posts.
The verification process for users before permanently deleting or restoring content will be done via text or email. This can help prevent hackers from gaining access to user accounts.
Recently Deleted is yet to reach users in India but Instagram has started rolling out this feature on Android and iOS so it should be available soon.
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