{"id":4384,"date":"2022-07-10T13:05:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T13:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2022-07-10T13:05:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T13:05:17","slug":"how-to-deactivate-an-instagram-account-temporary-and-permanent-deactivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-deactivate-an-instagram-account-temporary-and-permanent-deactivation","title":{"rendered":"How to Deactivate an Instagram Account &#8211; Temporary and Permanent Deactivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e23ad1338aa\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e23ad1338aa\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e23ad1338aa\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-deactivate-an-instagram-account-temporary-and-permanent-deactivation\/#How_to_Deactivate_an_Instagram_Account_-_Temporary_and_Permanent_Deactivation\" title=\"How to Deactivate an Instagram Account &#8211; Temporary and Permanent Deactivation\">How to Deactivate an Instagram Account &#8211; Temporary and Permanent Deactivation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-deactivate-an-instagram-account-temporary-and-permanent-deactivation\/#Temporary_deactivation\" title=\"Temporary deactivation\">Temporary deactivation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-deactivate-an-instagram-account-temporary-and-permanent-deactivation\/#Permanent_deletion\" title=\"Permanent deletion\">Permanent deletion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-deactivate-an-instagram-account-temporary-and-permanent-deactivation\/#Alternatives\" title=\"Alternatives\">Alternatives<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Deactivate_an_Instagram_Account_-_Temporary_and_Permanent_Deactivation\"><\/span>How to Deactivate an Instagram Account &#8211; Temporary and Permanent Deactivation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to deactivate an instagram account\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/qq13cYJ.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to permanently delete an Instagram account, you can follow these steps. Learn how to deactivate an Instagram account permanently, as well as Temporary deactivation. Also, discover Alternatives. After you&#8217;ve decided to deactivate your Instagram account, you&#8217;ll want to know how to make it back to normal. Luckily, Instagram has made this process incredibly easy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Temporary_deactivation\"><\/span>Temporary deactivation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When a user has had enough of the Instagram community, it might be time to delete his or her account. Instagram is a popular social networking platform and has been around for years. It is used by millions of people every day and in the first three months of 2022, it was the second most downloaded app. But if you don&#8217;t want to leave the social network, you can temporarily deactivate your account.<\/p>\n<p>Performing a temporary deactivation will not permanently remove your account, but you won&#8217;t be able to access the site for several hours. Once you reactivate your account, you will no longer be able to view any posts or see any of your followers. You will also no longer be able to unfollow other accounts. However, your followers will still be able to see your content, and it won&#8217;t be as easy to unfollow people as they would be if you&#8217;d simply deleted your account.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve successfully disabled your Instagram account, you can reactivate it by following a few simple steps. Firstly, you&#8217;ll need to sign into Instagram with your username and password. Next, you&#8217;ll need to select the reason for disabling your account. After that, you&#8217;ll need to enter your password again. You may want to change your password to make sure you don&#8217;t make any mistakes in the future.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Permanent_deletion\"><\/span>Permanent deletion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t used Instagram for a while and are considering deleting your account, you can do it permanently. To do so, visit the Instagram website and click &#8220;Delete account.&#8221; If you&#8217;re logged in as the account you wish to delete, enter your password to confirm the process. You&#8217;ll receive an email with a download link within 48 hours. Click it to download all the content on your account. After the deletion is complete, you&#8217;ll have to re-enter your password and log back in as the account you wish to delete. However, you can restore your account if you need to.<\/p>\n<p>In case you want to regain access to your Instagram account, you should backup any posts you may have made before deleting it. You should also inform your followers about the deletion and redirect them to a new account if necessary. If you want to continue using Instagram after deleting your account, the username you have used to sign up for the service will no longer be available. Therefore, you should be very sure you&#8217;re ready to remove it before deleting it permanently.<\/p>\n<p>In order to permanently delete your Instagram account, you&#8217;ll need to know your username and email address. To do this, simply follow the instructions given in the email. After you enter these details, you&#8217;ll be guided through the process until you&#8217;ve reached the confirmation page. After you&#8217;ve completed the process, you can permanently delete your Instagram account. However, you should keep in mind that any data you&#8217;ve uploaded to the account will no longer be available on your new account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternatives\"><\/span>Alternatives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You might be wondering whether there are any alternatives to deactivating your Instagram account. The good news is that you can. In this article, we&#8217;ll go over two methods to temporarily suspend your account, and discuss the pros and cons of each. You can disable your account for a week and then re-activate it any time you want. But how long do these methods work? First, you&#8217;ll need to wait one week for Instagram to process your request.<\/p>\n<p>The most common reason for people to deactivate their Instagram accounts is the amount of time they spend using the app. Adverts placed on the app are a common cause. Some users spend too much time styling videos or cropping pictures. 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