Make a backup of photos and videos posted to your Instagram account by downloading a zipped archive.
To be able to comply with the European Data Protection Regulation which is due to come into force on May 25, Instagram has announced that it is working on a tool allowing its users to download a complete archive of the content published on the website. platform.
As the date of availability of this tool is still unknown, it is still possible for users of the platform to turn to third-party solutions. While they seem plentiful on paper, few solutions work satisfactorily. There is, however, an extension for Google Chrome that gets the job done quickly and without you having to do anything complicated.
1. Download the extension
Download and install the Instagram Downloader extension on your Google Chrome browser
Download Instagram Downloader for Google Chrome (Free)
2. Go to Instagram
Now go to Instagram from your web browser. Then log into your account and navigate to your profile page.
3. Upload your content
At the top right of the window, a new button, showing a down arrow has appeared. Click on it and check that the number of posts found by the extension matches the number of photos / videos in your account. If not, scroll within the page for them to load in the browser.
Then click on the “Download” button. The extension prepares the files and, after a few seconds, retrieves them from Instagram’s servers as a zipped archive on your computer.
