Delete Instagram Photos
10 Second Summary
1. Open the Instagram app.
2. Tap the profile icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.
3. Tap a photo you wish to delete.
4. Tap the horizontal ⋮.
5. Tap Delete.
6. Repeat for each photo you wish to delete.
Contents
Steps
Deleting Instagram Photos
- Tap the Instagram app to open Instagram.
- Tap your profile icon.
- Review your photos.
- You can change your photo view from "grid" format to "list" format (wherein each photo is displayed sequentially) to better suit your browsing preferences.
- Tap a photo you wish to delete.
- Tap the "Options" button.
- Tap the "Delete" option.
- Tap "Delete" on the "Delete Photo?" menu.
- Repeat this process for every photo you wish to delete. Now you know how to delete photos on Instagram!
Deleting Tagged Photos
- Tap the Instagram app to open Instagram.
- Tap your profile icon to navigate to your profile.
- Tap on the "Photos of me" icon.
- Tap on the photo you wish to un-tag.
- You can also tap the "Tags" icon on the far right side of your gallery toolbar to view all photos with tags.
- Tap anywhere on the photo. A list of the people tagged in the photo will appear.
- Tap your name.
- Tap "More Options."
- Tap the "Remove Me from Photo" button.
- Tap "Remove" in the confirmation dialog box that appears.
- Tap "Done" to save your changes. You shouldn't see this photo on your profile anymore!
- To mass untag photos, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the "Tags" menu, then tap "Hide Photos".
Tips
- Sometimes Instagram retains old photos on archived--or "cached"--pages. If you find that a deleted photo is still showing up in your searches, you can contact Instagram's support line.
Warnings
- You won't be able to retrieve a deleted photo.
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