HOW CAN YOU DOWNLOAD YOUR DATA FROM INSTAGRAM?
Instagram in April launched a 'Data Download' tool. It lets Instagram users download a copy of all the content they've uploaded on the platform.
That includes data such as photos, videos, Stories, profile info, comments and messages.
To access the Data Download feature, open the Instagram website on your desktop browser.
From there, navigate to your profile, then click on the gear icon and select 'Privacy and Security'.
Scroll down the Privacy and Security page until you get to the 'Data Download' section and click on 'Request Download'.
Until now, Instagram has lacked a data portability tool and users don't have the option of saving their photos after they've already been posted to the app
Instagram them prompts you to enter an email address in order to access all your data.
The firm noted that it may take up to 48 hours for it to send a download link.
Until now, Instagram has lacked a data portability tool and users don't have the option of saving their photos after they've already been posted to the app.
That's despite Facebook introducing a similar feature, called the Download Your Information tool, in 2010.
Importantly, the tool lets users control the data they've uploaded to the platform, but not necessarily all the data Instagram has collected on them.
Thus far, users have been forced to use potentially unsecure or scammy third-party apps to download their data from Instagram, via apps like Instaport.
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