Temporary or permanent delete.
After continuous use in the Instagram media, you might be feeling lethargic because of monotonous things on it. Most of the people fill this. You may have other reasons behind it. So here are some steps which will help you to temporarily deactivate it. You can come back and restart using it again at any time. You cannot temporarily disable your account from the Instagram app.
Temporarily Disabling Instagram account from PC
The Instagram account can be temporarily disabled along with your profile, photos, comments, and likes when you do not want to operate it. All the stuff will get hidden until you activate the account again by logging back in. Learn how to temporarily disable your account.
- First, log into your account either from the browser or computer.
- On the upper right side click on Edit Profile.
- Scroll down and click on Temporarily disable my account option available at the bottom.
- Instagram will ask you Why question. You will here need to provide a suitable answer for temporarily pausing of your account and then enter your password.
- The option for disabling your account can only be visible when you provide a reason.
- When the disable option appears, click on it and disable your account.
Temporarily Disabling Instagram account from Android.
- Access your Instagram account by logging in with your user name and password.
- Go to the Edit option on the top of the Instagram account page.
- Click on ‘Edit Profile’ and select ‘Temporarily disable my account’
Now you will have to put a reason, as to why you want to disable your account. You can choose the reason from the drop-down menu ‘Why are you disabling your account?’ Select a suitable reason. After you submit your reason, Instagram will ask you to re-enter your password in order to confirm your wish. Re-enter your password and you will get the option for disabling your account temporarily.
Permanently Deleting an Instagram account on PC/Android
The following may be some reasons why people choose to delete their Instagram account permanently.
- People want to protect future job aspects.
- In order to reduce the use of mobile phones.
- Purpose to eliminate online culture life.
- Fear of getting trolled on social media.
- Unwilling to share time on Instagram.
Backup all your Instagram Data before Permanently Deleting the Account
Permanently deleting Instagram accounts means deleting your photos, likes, comments, and everything. You make a choice and Instagram will do it for you. But before deleting your account permanently you must know that this process is not reversible. You will not gain any of your deleted data. But the only alternative to start again with Instagram is to open a new account.
- In order not to lose any of your Instagram memories, here is a remedy, so that you can take a backup of all your photos, chats, comments, likes. See the following simple steps.
- Log into your Instagram account and tap on the profile icon on the right lower corner.
- Choose the “Settings” option from three vertical lines on the top right corner.
- Select the “Privacy and Security” from the Settings menu and then search the “Download Data” option.
- Enter your email address and tap on “Request Download”
- Wait Instagram is processing your request. Instagram responds to you after 48 hours giving a backup data file of your account.
Deleting Photos
Sometimes, you post a photo or video on your account but afterward, you think that the stuff was sent by mistake or to the wrong address. You do not want other people to share that photo/video and want to delete that photo or video.
Deleting the photos or videos is a simple task. What you need is just to tap on it and then tap on delete. Touch delete again to confirm your task.
Deleting captions of existing photos
You can add a heading/caption to your shared photo or video, edit it or delete it permanently.
Just touch your finger on a photo that you have already shared on your Instagram post. As the photo gets highlighted it recognizes your options, saying if you want to edit or delete the caption of the post.
When you tap below the post the word Edited will be displayed below it.
Deleting comments :
- Deleting your own posts as well as the responder’s posts is also easy. On other people’s posts, you can only delete a comment which you have written.
- Tap under any post or tap on any comment you want to delete.
- If you have iPhone, swipe on the left side over the comment.
- To delete the comment from Android, select and hold the comment.
- The comment will be highlighted displaying the delete option.
Deleting Instagram Account From Windows Desktop: Elaborated Method
For deleting your Instagram account, visit the website – https://help.intagram.com in your web search engine.
But you should be very well aware that deleting your Instagram account is a permanent process. Once you delete your account, you will not be able to regain any of the things like your user name, photos, or videos from your account.
When you visit the above site, you will see the webpage below.
Follow the how-to-do a numbered-step guide to delete your account.
Step 1 – Instagram Help Center
Using Instagram
Managing Your Account
Troubleshooting and Logging Help
Privacy and Safety Center
Instagram for Business
Step 2 – Click on Managing Your Account.
Privacy Settings Information
Delete Your Account
Account and Notification Settings
Adding Accounts
Verified Badges
Step 3 – Click on Delete Your Account.
How do I temporarily disable my account?
How do I delete my account?
Step 4 – Click on How do I delete my account?
After clicking on these options, you will get a detailed page, which in the beginning notify you that you cannot recover your deleted account and all data will be lost permanently. Here you get 3 options.
- Go to the Delete Your Account page.
- Select an option from the drop-down menu next to Why are you deleting your account.
- Click or tap Permanently delete my account.
Step 5 – Click on “Delete Your Account page”. This option is highlighted in blue.
Step 6 – Here you will need to log in to your Instagram account. Enter your username or email address and password and click on Log in.
After you log into your account. Instagram will ask you Why are you deleting your account?
Giving you a list of reasons See :
- Trouble getting started
- Created a sent account
- Privacy concerns
- Want to remove something
- Too busy/too distracting
- Can’t find people to follow
- Too many ads
- Something else
Step 7 – From the suggested list, select the reason for your account deletion. If you do not want to choose any reason, select the option Something Else. After you finish this step, a red tab displays saying
Permanently delete my account
Step 8 – Here you will need to re-enter your password. This is the confirmation stage for – you permanently want to delete your account.
Step 9 – Click on Permanently delete my account. Now Instagram will ask you :
Are you sure you want to delete your account?
OK / Cancel
Step 10 – Click on OK. Your account will be deleted permanently.
Deleting Instagram Account From Windows Android: Elaborated Method
For those who do not want to carry forward with their Instagram account on their Android phones, this is a detailed step-by-step method.
Step 1 – On your Android, click on the Instagram app icon. You will enter the home page of your account.
Step 2 – Touch the screen on your profile picture. You can see this button on the right bottom of your screen.
Step 3 – Tap on three horizontal lines located on the top right corner of your screen. Then click on the gear icon, which is the indicator of Instagram’s setting page.
Step 4 – Scroll down and tap Help
Step 5 – Click on Help Center and you will get the list as below:
Using Instagram
Manage Your Account
Login Troubleshooting
Privacy Safety
Instagram for Business
Step 6 – Click on Managing Your Account. Which will open further options?
Privacy Settings Information
Delete Your Account
Account and Notification Settings
Adding Accounts
Verified Badges
Step 7 – Select Delete Your Account
How do I temporarily disable my account?
How do I delete my account?
Step 8 – Click on How do I delete my account?
Here you will get two options
Go to Delete Your Account
- If you are not logged into Instagram through a search engine, Instagram will ask you to log in first. Because you cannot delete your account within the Instagram Application.
- Select one option from the drop-down menu to answer Why are you deleting your account. Re-enter your password. The option to permanently delete your account will appear after you select a reason from the menu.
Step 9 – Tap on the “Delete Your Account page” option which is highlighted in blue.
Step 10 – Log into your Instagram account by entering your username or email address and password. Click on the login. Here Instagram will give you some suggestions like :
If you are looking to take a break, you can always temporarily disable your Instagram account instead.
Why are you deleting your account?
Step 11 – Select the reason you want to delete your account. Tap the drop menu and select the reason for the deleting decision. If you are not willing to state any of the reasons, choose the option – Something else.
Step 12 – Re-enter your password. Type your password in the password box. Which will confirm that you are very sure about deleting the account?
Permanently delete my account
Step 13 – Touch on Permanently delete my account. This command will display you the final prompt.
Are you sure you want to delete your account?
Cancel / OK
Step 14 – When you click on OK, Instagram will give you a message.
Your account has been permanently deleted.
Conclusion:
We share myriad information on multiple subjects whatsoever. But as we see in the current time many scandals bear one of the reasons as publicity on social media like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram. The media can understand what might be the possibilities for users to disable or delete their accounts and it is obvious.
Instagram is a popular social media. In the line of Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp, and international WeChat, QQ, and Viber, Instagram comes on the eighth number. After waxing and wanes in the media world and after prolonged contemplation and encountering reasonable situations people choose to permanently delete their account.