Archiving and restoring posts
How to archive a post to take it off your profile without losing it, where archived posts live, and how to restore one or delete it for good.
Archiving takes a post off your profile and the feeds without deleting it. It's stored privately, ready for you to bring back whenever you want. This is the gentle alternative to deleting a post outright.
Step by step
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Archive a post
Open the post, tap the three-dots menu, and choose Archive. The post leaves your profile and the feeds straight away, but nothing is lost.
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Open your archive
Go to Settings → Archive. Every post you've archived is here, each showing the date you archived it.
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Restore a post
Tap Restore on a post and confirm. It goes back to being visible on your profile and in the feeds, exactly as before.
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Delete a post for good
Tap the trash icon and confirm Delete Forever. This permanently removes the post along with its likes, comments, and bookmarks. It can't be undone.
Frequently asked questions
- What's the difference between archiving and deleting?
Archiving hides the post but keeps it — you can restore it any time. Deleting removes it permanently, along with its likes, comments, and bookmarks, with no way back.
- Can I archive a post straight from the feed?
Yes — the Archive option is in the three-dots menu on the post itself, wherever you see it.
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