In most cases, creating an account on any social network becomes one of the simplest, fastest and easiest options. However, when we need to delete or delete the account , the most common is that the steps to follow are a little more complicated.
As you surely know, Instagram has managed to become one of the most popular photo sharing platforms, with more than a billion users, spread throughout the world. And it becomes, for example, a great way to keep up to date on what our family and friends do and share, as well as the celebrities we follow.
But, at times, it could end up being exhausting to feel like we were “obliged” to have to document everything we do, while the avalanche of “perfect” moments in the lives of the users that we follow through this social network can reach cause us even a little anxiety.
It may also happen that, at a certain point, we prefer to move away from social networks, which means that we are forced to delete all the accounts that we have created over the years. In the case of Instagram , this time we explain how you can delete your account easily and in a few minutes, following a few simple steps.
How to delete an Instagram account
Before continuing with the process, we must take into account some fundamental aspects. The most important has to do with the fact that, once the account is deleted, it will not be possible to re-register with the same username , or add it to any other account.
In addition, in order to start and complete the process it is necessary to do it ourselves. This is because, for security reasons, no one from the Instagram team can delete or delete the account for us, but we must do so by logging into our account, to finally proceed to request its deletion.
On the other hand, another essential step to follow, highly recommended (incidentally), is to download a copy of our information , which would include downloading our photos and publications through the Instagram Data Download tool.
Requesting the definitive deletion of our account
We must access the Delete your account page from the browser of the computer or mobile phone. In case you have not logged into Instagram on the web (instead of the application), it will be necessary to do so. This is because it is not possible to delete the account directly from the official Instagram app.
We will find a drop-down menu, within which we must select the option Why do you want to delete your account? This time we will have to re-enter our password.
Of course, the option to permanently delete our account will not appear until we have chosen a reason in the menu, such as “I am concerned about privacy” or “I have created another account”, among others. Finally, click on Permanently delete my account .
Once we have completed the request for deletion, a period of 30 days elapses. When this time has passed, the account and all the information will be permanently deleted, and their recovery will not be possible. Sometimes it may take up to 90 days for the system to delete everything we publish.
In any case, and for greater security and peace of mind, it is necessary to bear in mind that the information will not be available to other Instagram users from the moment we have started the process of eliminating the account.
Finally, remember that Instagram, like Facebook, offers us the possibility of temporarily disabling our account , a tremendously useful option when, for example, we only want to give ourselves a break and / or we are not entirely clear what to do with our account.
