How to Delete Saved Posts on Instagram

Have you ever looked for a post and got lost in your Saved section? Or do you have all your saved posts in one folder, and it contains hundreds of them? If that’s what you’re struggling with, don’t worry, this article has got you covered.

In this guide, you will learn all you need to know about deleting saved posts and organizing this section of your Instagram profile. What’s more, you’ll also get detailed instructions on deleting unnecessary collections and making room for new ones.

How to Delete Saved Posts on Instagram

How to Delete Saved Instagram Posts on iOS

The process of deleting saved posts is a simple one. All it takes is a few taps :

1. Open the Instagram app.
   
   
   
2. Click on your profile photo and the three lines on the upper right corner.
   
   
   
3. Click on “Saved” and select the collection that you wish to delete.
   
   
   
4. Tap on the three-dot icon and select “Edit Collection.”
   
   
   
5. From the options, choose “Delete Collection” and “Delete” to remove all those posts from your Saved folder.
   
   
   

How to Delete Saved Instagram Posts on Android

When you decide that it’s time to delete some of your saved posts on Instagram, here’s how you can do this using your Android phone:

1. Open the Instagram app.
   
   
   
2. Click on your profile photo and three lines on the upper right corner.
   
   
   
3. Click on “Saved” and select the collection that you wish to delete.
   
   
   
4. Tap on the three-dot icon and select “Edit Collection.”
   
   
   
5. From the options, choose “Delete Collection” and “Delete” to remove all those posts from your Saved folder.
   
   

How to Delete Saved Instagram Posts on Chrome

If you prefer using Instagram on your computer, here’s how you can delete saved posts in a few simple steps:

1. Open Chrome and go to Instagram.com
   
   
   
2. Log in and click on your profile photo on the upper right corner.
   
   
   
3. Click on “Saved,” and you’ll see all your saved posts.
   
   
   
4. Click on the photo you want to delete and click on the “Saved” button to unsave a post.
   
   

How to Mass Delete Your Saved Instagram Posts

The only way you can mass delete your saved posts on Instagram is to use a Chrome extension, “Unsaver for Instagram.” With this, you can unsave and download all your selections in just a few seconds. Once you install the extension, here’s how you can delete all your collections:

1. Open your Instagram account.
   
   
   
2. Select “Saved” icon extension and select all the folders you want to remove.
   
   
   
3. Click on “Unsave,” and you’ll no longer be overwhelmed next time you open this folder.
   
   

How to Edit Posts on Instagram

When you think it’s time to edit your collections and change their names or cover photos, here’s how you can do so:

1. Open the Instagram app.
   
   
   
2. Click on your profile photo and the three lines on the upper right corner.
   
   
   
3. Click on “Saved” and select the collection that you wish to delete.
   
   
   
4. When you tap on the three-dot icon, select “Edit Collection.”
   
   
   
5. Now you can change the name of the collection, choose a new cover photo, or delete the entire collection.
   
   

How to Unsave Single Posts on Instagram

There are two ways you can save and unsave all your Instagram posts, either directly on the post or in the collection. The first way is quite simple, and all here’s what you should do:

1. Open the Instagram app.
   
   
   
2. Click on your profile photo and three lines on the upper right corner.
   
   
   
3. Click on “Saved” and select the collection where the post you want to unsave is.
   
   
   
4. Tap on the post.
   
   
   
5. Tap on the save icon that’s on the lower right corner, right under the photo.
   
   
   

Here’s another way to do it:

1. Open Saved Collection.
   
   
   
2. Tap on the three-dot icon on the upper left corner and choose “Select…”
   
   
   
3. Select a post and tap on “Remove from saved.”
   
   

Additional FAQ

Does Instagram Delete Saved Posts?

Instagram can’t delete anyone’s collections or posts unless they violate Instagram’s terms of use. That means that the posts can disappear from a user’s collection only if the person who posted them decided to delete the post.

Keep on Posting

Now that you know more about how to clean up and organize your Instagram collections, you’ll manage your account more successfully.

How often do you clean up your Saved collections? Do you organize everything in folders, or do you only have one? Have you tried doing this on your computer?

Let us know in the comments section below.