1. Open the Instagram app.
2. Tap the profile icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
3. Tap the photo you want to delete.
4. Tap the icon with the three horizontal dots "⋮".
5. Tap the "Delete" button.
6. Repeat the process for each image you want to delete.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Delete Photos from Instagram
Step 1. Tap the Instagram app to launch the application
Step 2. Tap your profile icon
Step 3. Review the photos
You can change the way photos are displayed from "Grid" format to "List" format (where images are displayed sequentially), according to your preferences
Step 4. Tap the photo you want to delete
Step 5. Tap the "Options" button
Step 6. Tap the "Delete" option
Step 7. Tap "Delete" from the "Delete Photo?" Menu
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Step 8. Repeat the process for each image you want to delete
At this point you should already know how.
Method 2 of 2: Delete the Tagged Photos
Step 1. Tap the Instagram app to launch the application
Step 2. Tap your profile icon
Step 3. Tap the "Photos of me" icon
Step 4. Tap the photo you want to remove the tag from
You could also tap the "Tags" icon located on the right side of the gallery bar to view all images that contain a tag
Step 5. Tap the photo anywhere
A list of people who have been tagged with you will appear.
Step 6. Tap your name
Step 7. Tap "More Options"
Step 8. Tap the "Remove Me from Photo" button
Step 9. Tap "Remove" in the confirmation message window that will appear
Step 10. Tap "Done" to save your changes
At this point you should no longer see this photo in your profile.
To delete multiple tags at once, tap the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of the "Tags" menu; finally, tap "Hide Photos"
Advice
- Sometimes a photo remains visible even after being deleted, but this is due to the cache not being updated yet. However, if the photo remains visible for a long time, contact the Instagram support center.
- If the photo you want to delete is recent, set the view to "List", so you can immediately see the actions available under the photos. This way you save yourself a couple of clicks.
- Think carefully before deleting a photo; the operation is not reversible.
- Searching becomes easier if the photo you want to delete appeared in the feed recently. In that case, just get there from the feeds.
- If the photo you deleted was shared, the links will continue to work for approximately 4 hours, before they are no longer valid.
- If you are interested in backing up your photos before deleting them, you can do an online search to find out how to do it.
Warnings
- If you want to delete an old photo, the search can take a long time, as you will have to wait for them all to load. For example, if you have 600 photos and you want to delete those taken immediately after your registration to the social network, it will be hard to get there (Instagram shows 16 photos at a time).
- Think carefully before deleting a photo, because the process is not reversible and there is no way to recover it.
