How to Archive Multiple Posts on Instagram

It’s probably time to remove all those photos of you and your ex from your Instagram feed. It’s a shame, however, because they represent some fond memories, and those Reels you posted of you on the beach are some of the best content you’ve ever made.

Well, there is a way to remove posts from your Instagram feed without deleting them completely. Instead of deleting your posts, you can archive them. This removes the posts from your feed and places in them in a hidden archive where the posts and all their likes and comments are saved. You can restore the posts to your feed whenever you wish, with all of the likes and comments still intact.

If you have a lot of posts you want to archive, manually archiving each one in turn can take some time, but there is a quicker way. Here’s how to archive multiple posts on Instagram.

How to Archive Multiple Instagram Posts on Mobile

If you want to archive multiple posts on Instagram, there may be a large number of posts you decide to archive. The good news is that you don’t need to go through and archive each Instagram post individually. It’s possible to archive as many posts as you want all in one go. All you need to do is select the posts you want to archive, and you can archive them all at once.

Open Instagram and tap the Profile icon in the bottom right of the screen.

Tap the Menu icon at the top right of the screen.

Under How You Use Instagram, select Your Activity.

In the Content You Shared section, tap Posts.

Tap Newest to Oldest, or select Oldest to Newest if you want to sort your posts in reverse order.

Tap All Dates if you want to filter your posts to a specific date range.

Select Includes Location if you want to filter only posts that include location data.

In the top right corner of the screen, tap Select.

Select all of the posts you want to archive. Tap Archive at the bottom of the screen.

The selected posts are removed from your feed and moved to the archive.

How to Archive Multiple Instagram Posts on Desktop

If you’re using Instagram on desktop, it’s also possible to archive multiple posts at once. For some reason, on desktop, you can only archive multiple posts at once; it’s not possible to archive individual posts straight from your feed like you can on mobile. It’s also not possible to see or restore your archived posts on desktop, either; you’ll need to do so using the mobile app.

Open Instagram in your browser and click More at the bottom of the screen.

Select Your Activity.

Under Your Activity, select Photos and Videos.

Ensure that Posts is selected at the top of the screen.

Click Sort & Filter if you want to sort your posts by date order, or to set a date range.

Click Select.

Choose the posts that you want to archive. At the bottom of the screen, click Archive.

Your selected posts are removed from your feed and placed into the archive.

How to Archive a Single Instagram Post on Mobile

If you’re using Instagram on your mobile, you can quickly archive a single post directly from your feed. This isn’t possible on desktop; you’ll need to be using the Instagram mobile app.

Open Instagram. Tap the Profile icon at the bottom of the screen.

Select the post you want to archive. Tap the Three Dots icon in the top right of the screen.

Tap Archive.

Your post is removed from your feed and placed in the archive.

How to See Your Archived Posts

If you want to see the posts that you’ve archived at any time, you can find them all tucked away in your archived content folder in Instagram’s settings. Once again, this is only possible using the mobile app; it’s not possible to see your archived posts if you’re using Instagram on desktop.

Open Instagram and tap the Profile icon in the bottom right of the screen.

Tap the Menu icon at the top right of the screen.

Under How You Use Instagram, tap Your Activity.

In the Removed and Archived Content section, select Archived.

Tap the name of the archive at the top of the screen.

Select Posts Archive.

You can now see all of your archived posts.

How to Restore an Archived Instagram Post

If you decide that you want to restore an archived Instagram post to your feed, you can do so through the Instagram mobile app, although it’s not possible to do so on desktop. Restoring your post will return it to your Instagram feed, with all of the likes and comments from the original post still visible. It’s only possible to unarchive one post at a time; you can’t unarchive multiple posts at once.

Open Instagram and tap the Profile icon at the bottom of the screen.

In the top right of the screen, tap the Menu icon.

Tap Your Activity under How You Use Instagram.

Select Archived under Removed and Archived Content.

Tap the archive type at the top of the screen.

Select Posts Archive.

Tap a post you want to restore from the archive. In the top right corner, tap the Three Dots icon.

Select Show On Profile.

Your post is restored to your feed, with all of the previous likes and comments.

Why Archive Posts on Instagram?

There are a few reasons why you might want to archive posts on Instagram. The first is that it gives you the option to change your mind. It may not always be possible to retrieve an Instagram post once you’ve deleted it, but if you archive it, you can restore it at any time.

Archiving posts allows you to remove older or off-brand posts but keep them on hand if you need them. It also allows you to still see the likes and comments from archived posts without those posts appearing in your feed.

Some big accounts have used archiving to great effect. For example, Taylor Swift famously archived her entire Instagram account before the release of a new single to build up a buzz before its release. If you want to draw attention to a specific post, for example, you can archive everything else so that it’s the only post visible on your account, and you’ll still be able to restore your other posts whenever you want.

Archiving Posts on Instagram

Learning how to archive multiple posts on Instagram allows you to quickly archive a large number of posts without having to go through and archive each one in turn. However, there’s currently no quick way to unarchive multiple posts, so if you are archiving a large number of posts, remember that if you want to restore them again, you’ll need to go through each one in turn. If you’re not planning to restore the posts, you always have them safe in your archive if you ever want to see them again or check their likes or comments.

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