Welcome to <\/span><\/i>TNW Basics<\/span><\/i><\/a>, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Tired of Facebook too? We\u2019ve got a guide for that<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Social platforms like Instagram walk a fine line between being handy and <\/span>consuming your whole life<\/span><\/a>. Whether your screen time notification says you\u2019ve spent a horrendous amount of time on your phone today, or you just don\u2019t feel the need to share every inch of your life on an app anymore \u2014 it might be time to finally pull the plug on your online life and delete your account temporarily\u2026 or <\/span>forever<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n If you think now\u2019s the time to cure your Instagram addiction, you can decide to deactivate your account or delete it off the face of the earth permanently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But if you\u2019re still on the fence about deleting your Insta for good, you have the option to simply deactivate your account. If you decide to go with this temporary measure, your profile, photos, comments, and likes will be entirely hidden <\/span>\u2014<\/span> but if you log back on, your activity will be restored.<\/span><\/p>\n If you decide to delete your account <\/span>forever<\/span>,\u00a0<\/i>your profile, photos, videos, comments, likes, and followers will vanish as though they were never there. And be warned: it\u2019s impossible to reactivate a deleted account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also, the chances are, that if you decide to one day re-register on the platform, you may not be able to have the same username as another account could\u2019ve taken it\u00a0\u2014<\/span> so be ready to wave good-bye to AwesomeRippedDude69.<\/span><\/p>\n To temporarily delete your Instagram account and its content, here\u2019s how you do it:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n If you decide you want to take more permanent steps, consider downloading your Instagram content beforehand, which includes a copy of everything you\u2019ve ever uploaded to the platform including photos, videos, comments, and your profile information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To download your Instagram activity, follow this <\/span>link<\/span><\/a>, enter your password, and select the \u2018Request Download\u2019 button. According to Instagram, it can take up to 48 hours to receive your data which is sent to your chosen\u00a0email address.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Big decisive action, good on you! Similarly to permanently deleting your Facebook account<\/a>, make sure this is what you want to do since it\u2019s an <\/span>irreversible<\/span><\/i> step. But if you\u2019re sure you don\u2019t need Instagram to get through the day, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n And you\u2019re done. Goodbye Instagram\u2026 forever<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s a deep pool of social networking sites out there, but most don\u2019t make it as tricky to delete your account for good. If you\u2019re wondering how to delete you account on other social sites, head to their FAQs page or search on Google for an easy guide.<\/span><\/p>\n \n Read next:<\/b>I just want to deactivate my Instagram, but where do I begin?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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