How to delete all photos from Instagram from computer
If you are currently in front of your computer, here are some solutions you can turn to to delete photos from Instagram without using your smartphone or tablet.
Instagram for Windows 10
Per delete Instagram photos from a computer, you can use the official app of Instagram for Windows 10, which allows you to easily manage all the photos and videos uploaded to your account. In fact, it supports the deletion of photos uploaded as a profile picture, those published within the account and those shared in the Stories.
If you have not done so before, then download the application from the Microsoft Store (just click on this link, press the button Allow and then on the button Install), then start it and log in with your account data (username and Password).
Now, if your intent is to delete the photo uploaded as a profile picture, click the button Edit profile, which you can see in the section dedicated to your profile (symbol of a little man), presses on the wording Change your profile picture e finally, click on the entry Remove current photo.
Instead, to delete the images published in the profile, press the button with the symbol of a little man, locate the image uploaded to your profile that you want to delete and click on it. Now click the button with the three dots symbol located in the upper right corner e, from the drop-down menu that opens, press the button Delete per due turn consecutive.
Alternatively, after pressing the button for the first time Delete, you can press the button Archive (also visible by tapping the button with the three dots symbol), to archive the media that will only be visible to you.
Archived posts are viewable and restorable at any time - just click the button with the dell'orology symbol, located in the upper right corner, and then, to retrieve the archived images, press on the thumbnail of the photo. Now, click the button with the three dots symbol and then on the wording Show in profile.
To delete the multimedia elements shared within the Stories, you have to press the button with the little man symbol and then on yours your profile picture; then click the button with the three dots symbol, located at the bottom right, and finally click on the button Delete per due turn consecutive.
Instagram Web
In case you are in possession of a Mac (or if you do not want to use the app for Windows 10), you can succeed in deleting the photos from Instagram by acting through the Web version of the social network, which, however, only allows you to delete the profile photo and the images uploaded in the Stories.
In the first case, start the browser you usually use to browse the Internet and log in to the web version of Instagram. Then click the button with the little man symbol, on the wording Edit profile e, finally, on the rumors Change your profile picture e Remove current image.
If, on the other he, you want to delete the images you uploaded to Stories, click on yours profile picture, presses the button with the three dots symbol located at the top right and then click on the item Delete.
As for the deletion of the photos uploaded to Instagram, I want to propose the use of an alternative solution that can also be performed from Mac. modification of the browser user agent, thus “masking” the operating system in use on the computer.
If you are using the browser Chrome, I suggest you install the free User-Agent Switcher extension, by connecting to the page of the Chrome Web Store that hosts it and pressing the buttons + Add and Add Extension. Then, connect to the official Instagram website and log in via a new browser tab.
Then go to your Instagram profile by clicking on the icon with the little man symbol, presses the extension icon (world map symbol) e, from the drop-down menu you see on the screen, click on the wording of the user agent of a mobile device, such as iOS > iPad.
Once this is done, click on the image you want to delete, press the button with the three dots symbol e then on the voice Delete twice in a row. To restore the browser's default user agent, press the extension icon again and select the wording Default, from the drop-down menu.
The browser Safariinstead, it doesn't need an extension for modifying the user agent: just click on the entries Safari> Preferences e, from the window you see on the screen, click on the wording Advanced and then put the check mark next to the wording Show Develop menu in the menu bar.
Once this is done, you can connect to the web version of Instagram to log in with your account data, after which you have to click on the items Development> User agent, from the top bar, to select the user agent of a mobile device, such as Safari - iOS - iPad.
Once you have done this, you can follow the exact same procedures that I indicated in the previous lines, regarding the Chrome browser: the steps to delete the images uploaded to Instagram are exactly the same. To restore the default user agent, click on the words again Development> User agent.
How to delete all photos from Instagram from smartphones and tablets
Deleting photos from Instagram is even easier if you use the application for Android or iOS, as this social network is designed for use on mobile devices.
Android
If you are using a device Android, start the Instagram application, which you will surely have downloaded previously, and log in with your account data. If you haven't downloaded it yet, proceed to do so immediately, by going to the Play Store via this link and then pressing the button Install and Accept.
To delete your profile photo, you need to tap the button with the symbol of a little man, press on the voice Edit profile, its Change photo and finally on Remove your profile picture.
To delete an image uploaded in the Stories instead, you have to tap on yours profile picture, then on the button with the three dots symbol and finally on the voice Delete.
Do you want to delete the images uploaded to the social network? No problem: you have to press on the image to be deleted, then on the button with the three dots symbol and then on the wording Delete, twice in a row.
Alternatively, after pressing the button with the three dots symbol, you can press the button Archive, so that the photo is hidden from your profile and only visible to you. This option allows you to recover the image at any time: you can do it by pressing on dell'orology symbol at the top right, then on the image to be recovered and then on the button with the three dots symbol; finally press on the wording Show in profile.
iOS
You are using a device iOS and wondering how to delete all photos from Instagram? No problem, I'll help you immediately; don't worry, the procedure is just as simple.
From your iOS device, start the Instagram application by tapping its icon. How do you say? Haven't you installed it yet? Then fix it immediately, starting the App Store via this link and then install the application by pressing the button Get and then on the button Install. If prompted, place your finger on the touch ID, identified by Face ID or type the Password of your account, for confirmation purposes.
From the main screen of the application, log in with your Instagram account data, then press the button with the symbol of a little man, to view your profile screen. Then tap on the item Edit profile, on the wording Change your profile picture and finally on Remove current photo, to delete the uploaded image.
To delete the images shared in the Stories, first tap on your profile picture, then on the button with the three dots symbol at the bottom right and finally on the wording Delete per due turn consecutive.
If, on the other he, you want to delete the images you have uploaded to the platform, you have to press on them, then on the button with the three dots symbol at the top right e, finally, on the item Delete per due turn consecutive.
Alternatively, you can carry out the image archiving procedure so that it can be restored at a later time. To do this, you have to tap the button again with the three dots symbol e then on the wording Archive.
To restore a previously archived image, you need to tap the button with the dell'orology symbol, then on the archived image, then on the button with the three dots symbol e, finally, on the voice Show in profile.
App to delete all photos from Instagram
Instagram, by default, does not allow you to mass delete all the photos uploaded within its platform; however, you can succeed in your intent through the use of an application for mobile devices. It is, however, about unofficial applications, which take advantage of the Instagram API and may no longer function correctly at any time.
Cleaner for Instagram (Android)
One of the first applications I want to advise you to use is called Cleaner for Instagram, and is agolable for free on Android. This has a limitation of 50 actions that can be performed in total (so you can delete a maximum of 50 photos), after which, you must purchase the paid version to continue using it.
If you are interested, you can download it via the Play Store, by pressing the buttons Install and Accept. At the end of the download, start the application, by tapping on its icon, log in with your Instagram account data and then press the button Agree to accept the terms and conditions of the service.
From the home screen, then presses on the item Media, to view the images uploaded to your profile, then presses the buttons Quick Select > Select All, to select all multimedia elements at the same time. Then tap the button with the lightning bolt symbol, then on the voice Delete and finally on the wording Start now. Once the upload is complete, all the photos you have selected will be deleted.
Mass Delete for Instagram (iOS)
On devices iOS I recommend you to use the application Mass Delete for Instagram, by downloading it from this link of the App Store. This free application allows you to delete Instagram photos en masse, presenting practically the same features as the previously mentioned Android app. The main difference is the absence of advertising banners and the fact that the actions that can be performed are limited to 25; for unlimited use it is necessary to purchase the version For (5,49 euro).
To use this application, once downloaded, you need to log in with your Instagram account data and then tap the button Login. If an acceptance window for receiving notifications appears, press the voice Allow. Once logged in, click on the item Agree and then tap the button Media, located in the bottom bar.
Now, to mass select all photos, press the button with the √ symbol at the top e, from the drop-down menu you see on the screen, tap on the wording Select All. Now press the button with the symbol of sharing (a quadrato with the freccia verso l'alto) and then select the item Delete; finally press on Delete the confirmation notice that appears on the screen to confirm the operation.
If the apps mentioned above didn't fully satisfy you, here is a list of other apps that, agolable for both Android and iOS, will allow you to delete Instagram photos in bulk.
- Mass Unfollow for Instagram (Android) - is an application that allows you to carry out the mass deletion of multiple multimedia elements. It is free but has somewhat invasive banner ads. These can be removed with the purchase of the version For, a monthly subscription that also allows its unlimited use.
- InstaCleaner (iOS) - is an application exactly identical to Mass Delete for Instagram, both in terms of functionality and its user interface. You can use it for free to mass delete 25 photos; after which it is necessary, also in this case, to purchase the version For.
