How to archive all photos on Instagram

As a foresighted person, you would really like to create a backup copy of the photos and videos you shared on Instagram, but you don't know how to do it? Would you like to download all the photos you have posted on Instagram to your computer but, being inexperienced in technology, you don't know how to do it? Don't worry, I'm here to help you today.

If you want to know how to archive all photos on instagram, take a few minutes of your time and read what I have to offer: in the next lines, in fact, I will explain how to archive and save Instagram photos, proceeding both from smartphones and tablets and from computers. In addition, for completeness of information, I will show you how to save photos from Instagram Direct and how to save profile photos of the famous photo social network.

How do you say? Are you looking forward to discovering the tips I have prepared for you? So sit comfortably in front of the computer, hold the device you intend to use to put into practice the instructions I am about to give you and get to work. There is nothing left for me to do but wish you a good read and, above all, a good time!

How to archive all photos on Instagram

If you want archive all photos on Instagram, you must keep in mind that the famous photographic social network does not allow automatic mass archiving of the contents published on your profile. However, it is possible, through the operations I am about to show you, to manually archive, in a special section, the images published in posts and stories.

To do this, you must have already downloaded, started and logged into your account in the Instagram for Android and iOS. Then tap onicona dell'omino located at the bottom right, to go to your profile screen, locate the image you want to archive, tap it, press the icon (...) at the top right and, in the menu that is shown to you, tap on the item Archive.

Per accere alla sezione archive, fai tap sull 'icon dell'orologio at the top of your profile screen, tap on the item archive in the top menu and presses on the item Post.

If you want to ensure that even the images published in the stories are archived after 24 hours from their publication, click on the icon (...) and, in the menu that is shown to you, click on the item Settings and set on ON the lever placed in correspondence with the item Save in the archive.

To see archived stories, tap onicon dell'orologio located in the menu at the top of your profile and select the item Stories in the menu you see, by pressing on the option archive. If you have any problems, please refer to my tutorial on how to recover photos stored on Instagram.

Alternatively, start the story creation tool, pressing on your profile picture, tap on the gear icon at the top left and move to ON the lever at the wording Save to Camera Roll: in this way, the images published in the stories will be saved in the memory of your device.

How to save all Instagram photos

If you want save all instagram photos, you can act through the app Instagram for Android and iOS or from a computer, by connecting to the official Instagram website. In the following lines I'll explain how to proceed.

On Android and iOS, after downloading the Instagram and logged into your account, press onicona dell'omino in the menu bar at the bottom, then tap the ☰ button and, in the side menu, press the wording Settings.

Now, tap on the items Privacy and security> Download data, enter a email address valid and press the button Request the download. To confirm the operation, enter the Password of your account and first press the button NEXT and then end. At the indicated email you will receive a link through which you can download all the contents of your account.

To act from computer, log in to your profile from the official website of the social network. Then press onicona dell'omino top right, then onicona dell'ingranaggio and, finally, on the voice Privacy and security.

Then click on Request the download, corresponding to the item Data download. It then indicates a email address valid and type the Password of your account for confirmation purposes, to receive the link through which to download the data and photos of your account to your computer.

Once you have received the email (it may take up to 48 hours), press the button Download the data twice in succession to get the file. The link received will expire within 4 days.

For more information on how to perform this procedure and on third-party programs such as 4K Stogram o JDownloader that allow you to download photos from Instagram, read my guide dedicated to the topic.

How to save photos from Instagram Direct

Save a photo received on Instagram Direct it's very simple and, to do it, you need to act through the social network app for Android and iOS.

Then start the Instagram app previously downloaded on your smartphone and log in to your account, then press on theairplane icon at the top right to access the section relating to private messages.

Now locate the conversation you are interested in, tap it and then hold your finger on the image you want to save. Finally, click on the button Save in the menu that is shown to you, to save the received image in the memory of your device.

How to save Instagram profile photos

If you want save profile pictures of a user on Instagram, you can act through the social network app for Android and iOS or from your computer, by connecting to the official Instagram website.

From smartphones and tablets, after downloading the app and logging into your account, locate the user's profile using the search engine (the magnifying glass symbol) and, in his profile screen, click onicon (...) at the top right, then tap on the item Copy the profile URL.

Then start a browser to browse the Internet, in order to paste the previously copied URL into the address bar. Finally, in the new screen that is shown to you, press and hold on the profile picture and press pulsating Download Image (from Chrome on Android) or Save Image (from Safari your iOS).

Da computer, connected to the official Instagram website and log in to your account so that you can identify, through the search engine, the profile of the user of your interest. Then right click on theprofile picture of the person in question and press on the item Save the image like in the context menu.

In case of doubts or problems in carrying out the above operations, refer to my tutorial in which I tell you about how to see Instagram profile photos.

How to archive all photos on Instagram