Instagram guides
Deactivating, deleting and recovering accounts, seeing who unfollowed you and more: up-to-date, honest answers to the most asked Instagram questions.
How to See Who Doesn’t Follow You Back on Instagram
How to see who doesn’t follow you back on Instagram without giving your password, using Instagram’s official data export. Step-by-step guide.
Read guideHow to See Sent Follow Requests on Instagram
Instagram hides the follow requests you sent, but the “Followers and following” data export lists every pending one. Step-by-step 2026 guide to see them and cancel them one by one.
Read guideHow to Temporarily Deactivate Instagram
Steps to temporarily deactivate your Instagram account, how to reactivate it, and the rules you should know. Updated for 2026.
Read guideHow to Delete Your Instagram Account Permanently
Steps to permanently delete your Instagram account, the 30-day window to change your mind, and how to back up your data first. Updated for 2026.
Read guideHow to Recover Your Instagram Account
Forgot your password or got hacked? Instagram account recovery steps, the official ways to get a hacked account back, and how to stay protected.
Read guideHow to Know If Someone Blocked You on Instagram
Did someone block you on Instagram? The signs of being blocked, how it differs from restricting or deleting, and the real ways to check.
Read guideHow to Recover Deleted Instagram Messages
Can deleted or unsent Instagram messages be recovered? How to save your messages with the data export, and the scam apps to avoid.
Read guideCan You View a Private Instagram Account?
Do private Instagram viewer sites and apps really work? Why it isn’t possible and how these sites scam people.
Read guideWho Viewed My Instagram Profile?
No, Instagram doesn’t show who viewed your profile, and no app can. What you can really see in 2026: story viewers, profile visits with a professional account, and the fake apps to avoid.
Read guideInstagram Story, Reels and Post Sizes
All Instagram sizes for 2026: story and Reels 1080×1920 (9:16), portrait post 1080×1350 (4:5), square 1080×1080, profile picture 320×320. Plus the story safe zone and how to avoid blur.
Read guideHow to Get on the Instagram Explore Page
How to get on Instagram Explore: Reels, first-hour engagement, hashtags, posting times and the signals the algorithm cares about.
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