
Once you request to download your data, Instagram can take hours compiling it all for you to download. Just a heads up, this is not an instantaneous process. You can request a data download from either a web browser or from the app itself. I got to meet and interview Laura Dern as part of a coding event for young women hosted by the travel site.

Seriously you don't want that photo when you met Laura Dern to be gone forever. If you're permanently deleting your account, this will be the only time you can retrieve any photos or videos you took or comments you want to save. Request your data for download: photos, videos and moreīefore you decide to delete or disable, take a moment to download your data. It's kind of like when you buy that bag of cookies and push it to the back of your cabinet so you won't be tempted to scarf them all down in one sitting, but you know it's there for that tough day when you need some emotional cookie support. On the other hand, disabling your account hides it until you reactivate it by logging back in. Your profile, photos, videos, comments, likes, and follower list are gone forever - SNAP! Deleting your account removes it permanently - like Thanos snap permanent. You have two main options for walking away from Instagram: Delete it or disable it. If you need a break or are ready to walk away from Instagram, you have a couple of options for your account.

Check out the How To Delete Instagram video at the top from CNET's How To Do It All YouTube channel to follow along or get an overview of the process. Unfortunately, there isn't a simple way to delete your Instagram account from the app. If you're like me and want to delete or deactivate your Instagram account, here's how to do it. All this has gotten me to the point where I want to delete Instagram. To make matters worse, researchers discovered that Instagram's website leaked user contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses.

There are ads everywhere, and it feels more like Snapchat and Facebook than the hip photo-sharing site it once was. Instagram has changed drastically over the years. It's a happy space for me, or at least it used to be. I share photos with friends and see their pictures as well.
