This will make many Instagrammers very happy – the platform is today adding a new ‘Recently Removed’ folder that will allow users to restore any feed post they have deleted for 30 days after the fact.
As explained by Instagram:
“Now, for the first time, you can review and restore deleted content in the Instagram app. […] Photos, videos, rolls, IGTV the videos and stories you choose to delete are removed from your account immediately and moved to the Recently Deleted folder. “
Given the ephemeral nature of Stories, they do not remain for 30 days and will only remain in the Recently Deleted folder for a maximum of 24 hours. But everything else will be available for a month, giving you plenty of time to restore any accidentally deleted IG masterpieces.
Or perhaps, maliciously deleted. Instagram also notes that many people who had their accounts hacked also ended up having their content deleted, with no way to get it back.
“We know that hackers sometimes delete content when they gain access to an account and, until now, people have not been able to easily retrieve their photos and videos. “
Recently deleted will offer some feature in this regard, although it does not fully solve the problem. Users can still delete the contents of their recently removed folder – so if a hacker really wants to, they can go further and delete and remove their posts from the folder to ensure that they will completely burn your account. If that was your intention.
But Instagram is trying to resolve that too, with a new protection process for deleting and restoring content:
“Beginning February 2, we will ask people to first verify that they are the legitimate account holders when deleting or permanently restoring recently Deleted content.”
So today – starting today, Instagram will implement this new process.
To access your Recently Deleted folder, you must first update your Instagram app to the latest version. You can then access the folder by going to:
Settings> Account> Recently deleted
From there, you can permanently delete and / or restore any posts as you wish.
It can be a useful addition, providing extra protection for your posts.