How to Recover a Deleted Instagram Story
Here’s how to recover a deleted Instagram Story.
If you recently deleted an Instagram Story and want to get it back, you’re in luck because there’s an easy way to do this inside the app. The good news is that Instagram keeps your deleted Stories around for some time. Here’s how to recover deleted Instagram Stories.
How to Recover a Deleted Instagram Story
To recover deleted Instagram Stories:
- Open Instagram and tap on your profile icon at the bottom right.
- Tap on the three lines at the top right corner and select Your activity.
- Scroll down and select Recently deleted.
- Find and select the Recently Deleted Instagram Stories you want to recover.
- Tap on the More button on the bottom right and select Restore.
Recently deleted Instagram Stories are saved for 30 days, meaning you have about a month’s time to restore them. After those 30 days are up, they will be permanently deleted and no longer recoverable. If you want to ensure that your recently deleted stories are gone for good, you can follow the steps outlined above and select Delete instead of Restore.
There you have it; that’s how to recover deleted Instagram Stories inside the app. So if you accidentally deleted a Story, or changed your mind about a recently deleted Story, now you know how to recover it without any problems!
FAQ
How do I permanently delete an Instagram Story?
To permanently delete an Instagram Story, go to your profile, tap the three lines on the top right, and go to ‘Your activity.’ Go to Recently deleted, find and select the Story you want to delete permanently, and tap on the Delete button.
How do I restore an Instagram Story?
To restore an Instagram Story you previously deleted, you can go to your profile and tap on the three lines on the top right. Go to ‘Your Activity’ and then find the Story you want to restore. Select the Restore button to recover the Story.
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