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Saving photos and videos from Instagram to my PC

Anonymous
2018-10-12T17:51:25+00:00

Is there a way to save photos and videos from Instagram accounts that I am following?  I want to keep them in my photos or video folders.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-10-12T17:57:39+00:00

    Hello

    You can check the source code of the Instagram video page and extract the download link to download the videos from Instagram onto your computer.

    Step 1. Open the Instagram video that you want to save, then right-click on it and select "Inspect element" (or "View page source" depending on your browser).

    inspect element of instagram video

    Step 2. Then press "Ctrl" + "F" keys on keyboard to open Find feature, and enter ".mp4" into the blank. Then the search will open a section of code.

    Step 3. Then copy the link next to "src=" and the link ends with ".mp4", and paste the download link to a new tab. Then the video will start to play.

    copy instagram video download link

    Step 4. Now you can right-click on the video and select "Save video as..." option to download the video on your computer right now.

    i hope it helps

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-05T16:50:16+00:00

    Thank you.  It worked!

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-10-12T18:00:07+00:00

    Hi SN59,

    The videos I don't believe you can save, but if you wanted to save a photo, you can probably use the Snipping Tool and take a screenshot of?

    C:\Windows\system32\SnippingTool.exe

    Give that a shot!

    You could also use a full screen screenshot.

    Press the Windows Key + PrntSc and a photo will save within a screenshot folder in your Pictures folder.

    Let me know if this helps!

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