Updated – November 27, 2019
You can clear the cache on Instagram to free up space and solve some problems.
You can do this on Android and iPhone (iOS) for a couple of simple action.
How to clear the cache on Instagram
On Android:
- Go to the phone settings.
- Open the “Applications” section.
- Find and touch “Instagram.”
- Select the item “Memory” (or “Storage”).
- Touch “Clear Cache”.
- On different versions of the OS, the cache section may differ in name, but you can find it only in the application settings Instagram
- You can transfer the application to a memory card if Instagram takes up a lot of space.
On iPhone (iOS):
- We go to the “Settings” application.
- We open the section “Basic”.
- Go to the iPhone Storage.
- Find and touch “Instagram.”
- Touching “Uninstall a program.”
- Confirm the deletion.
- Follow the link and install the application on your device.
- Log in and continue to use.
- Without reinstalling the application, it is impossible to clear the cache.
If problems after deleting the cache did not resolve, then read following articles:
- White screen on Instagram (what to do if it does not open Instagram);
- What to do if stories have disappeared (5 reasons for missing stories and ways to solve them);
- What to do if Instagram does not work (5 reasons for the failure applications and methods for solving them);
- Sound lost on Instagram (4 ways to solve problems with sound in stories and videos);
- How to mark the upload of a photo or video (solving problems with application freezing);
- Photos do not load (4 ways to solve the upload problem a photo);
- I can’t subscribe to a person (what to do if you can’t subscribe to people);
- How to download an old version of Instagram (installing stable application version);
- How to update Instagram to the latest version (installing a new version).
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