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How to unarchive a post on Instagram and show images you've hidden on your profile

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  • To unarchive a post on Instagram, go to your Posts archive and click Show on profile. 
  • Unarchiving on Instagram can restore posts to your feed that you've previously archived. 
  • You can archive or unarchive Instagram posts at any time to re-arrange your grid.

The ability to archive posts on Instagram is a handy tool, as it hides posts from your feed without deleting them. When a post is archived, the likes and comments are preserved should you want to revisit it later or even unarchive it. 

Maybe you've had an Instagram account for over a decade and want to declutter your feed from the overfiltered, low-res snapshots — or you've pivoted to using your account for business and want to hide more personal posts. 

Unarchiving an Instagram post can be done in a few simple steps, which we've outlined below.

How to unarchive Instagram posts

1. Open the Instagram app.

2. Navigate to your profile page by tapping your profile icon on the bottom-right.

3. Tap the three lines icon on the top-right of the screen, then tap Archive.

Access profile settings and more by tapping the menu icon. Abigail Abesamis Demarest

4. Under Posts archive, tap to open the post you want to unarchive.

You may need to tap the arrow at the top to navigate to the Posts archive (instead of Stories or Live archive). Abigail Abesamis Demarest

5. Tap the three dots icon on the top-right of the post, then Show on profile.

Use the same method to archive an Instagram post. Abigail Abesamis Demarest
Abigail Abesamis Demarest is a contributing writer for Insider based in New York. She loves a good glazed donut and nerdy deep dives into the science of food and how it's made.  Read more Read less

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Update: 2024-09-20