In this quick tutorial, we’ll show you how to delete one or more photos or videos from an Instagram carousel post without removing the entire post.
Instagram lets you select up to 10 images or videos and publish them all in one post on your Instagram profile and feed. This is also called a carousel.
However, after you have published an Instagram carousel and want to remove one or some of the added media, you have the option to delete parts of the posts without deleting everything entirely.
Delete a photo or video from an Instagram carousel without deleting the entire post
1) Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android phone. You can also access it on a computer browser at Instagram.com.
2) Go to your profile screen and tap the carousel post. Carousel posts have a two-square icon to represent multiple images.
3) Tap the three dots icon for the Instagram post and select Edit.
4) Swipe the carousel post to find the individual image or video you want to delete. Now tap the X icon (previously the trash can icon), then tap Delete to confirm.
5) Repeat step 4 to delete other media from the published carousel post. After that, tap Done to save your changes and exit editing mode.
If you have just two media in a carousel
You cannot delete one of the pictures or videos if the carousel post has just two images or videos.
This is also true if the carousel had more than two media, but then you deleted them and are now down to just two. In this case, the X icon will no longer appear on the remaining two images or videos.
In other words, you can only delete parts of the Instagram carousel if it has at least three or more pictures and videos.
If you see “There was an error saving your changes”
After you delete a part of the Instagram carousel and hit Done, you may see a banner saying, “There was an error saving your changes.”
Ignore it and force-quit the Instagram app and reopen it. Now, go to that Instagram carousel, and you’ll notice that the image or video you intended to delete is, in fact, deleted. In the rare case that it isn’t deleted, make sure you have a reliable Internet connection and retry the steps above to delete it again.
Restore the deleted image or video to the Instagram carousel post
After you delete a photo or clip from your carousel post, you have 30 days to recover it. After recovery, that deleted post will return to your Instagram carousel post as if it were never deleted.
1) Go to your profile screen in the Instagram app and tap the three-line menu icon.
2) Tap Your activity.
3) Select Recently deleted.
4) Tap the image or video you deleted.
5) Tap the three dots icon and choose Restore.
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