The Instagram application has become one of the most popular worldwide due to its simplicity and the large number of editors it brings to the videos and photos that you upload to stories and publications. One of the features that people like the most is the Reels feature. If you are one of those who use this section, we will show you how to delete the Reels that you have saved in the draft.
Why are Instagram Reels posts added to drafts?
There are few reasons why some posts from your Reels are saved in Instagram drafts. Here we will show you why this happens.
Exit without posting
Normally, when you are making a Reels and you close the application without having finished this video or having saved it, it will automatically move to the drafts.
Forget that a Reel was not finished editing
The other reason Reels are saved to drafts is that after editing them you forgot to save them. This option is automatically established in the Instagram application, precisely so that we do not lose the progress of this edition. So it’s also moved to drafts.
What are the advantages of deleting Instagram Reels drafts?
Removing some videos from Reels drafts can offer you several advantages. Some of the most important advantages will be:
Storage space
The main advantage that you get by deleting Reels videos in Instagram drafts is that you can free up a lot of space on your phone. If your phone’s camera is very good, the resolution of the videos will be as well. The higher the resolution, the heavier the videos. That is why it is recommended that you review these drafts often and clean them up.
Organize the Reels
Another of these advantages is to keep this section of drafts more organized, since many times we add many videos to these drafts and it becomes a complete disaster and we do not know which video is which. Therefore, deleting the videos that you do not plan to finish is good for the organization of this section and so that you can find the videos more easily.
How do I remove draft Reels on my Instagram?
In order for you to be able to eliminate some videos from Instagram drafts, we are going to show you the simple steps that you must follow so that you can achieve your goal.
From the app
If you want to delete some videos that are in your drafts, you have to enter the Instagram application and go to the Reels section in your profile. Then, you are going to enter the drafts, there you are going to leave the video you want to delete pressed until it is selected and you can select the others. Then at the top of the screen you will click on discard and then you will confirm by clicking on accept.
being on the website
From the web version of Instagram there are certain actions which you cannot perform and this is one of them, since from here you will not be able to manage the drafts of your Reels. That is why it is recommended that you do this process from your phone in the mobile application.
Where do you check that the drafts of the Instagram Reels have been deleted?
It is possible that after having deleted one of the Reels from among the drafts on your Instagram you want to recover one that has been deleted by mistake. That is where a new option that Instagram has integrated comes into the picture. This is the ‘Recently Deleted’. In this section, each of the files that you have deleted from your Instagram are stored, including your stories.
To get to this ‘Recently deleted’ section you have to enter the Instagram settings from your profile. Then you will touch on ‘Account’ and here you will see the recently deleted option. When you enter there, you will be able to see all the Reels that you have deleted from the Instagram draft, you will only have to choose if you are going to restore it by leaving it pressed and then touching restore.
Why do Instagram Reels keep saving drafts automatically?
As we mentioned before, there are only two reasons why Reels are automatically saved in drafts. Therefore, we recommend that when you are creating a new video of this nature, make sure to upload it to your account so that it is not stored in the drafts.
If in this case this continues to happen, you have to delete the data of the Instagram application so that it remains original as if you just installed it. This is done from your phone’s settings, you will enter ‘Applications’ and then ‘Manage applications’. In this list of apps you will enter the Instagram one and click on ‘Clear application data. This way the application will be restarted and the automatic saving in the draft will be deactivated.
