Should I disable my account?

rancho12

rancho12

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Hi everyone
What happens to Instagram direct messages when you temporarily disable your account?
People can still send you messages, but how will they find your account if it's disabled?
 
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I don’t think it’s possible to send messages once an account has been deactivated. could there be a misunderstanding in your question?
 
When you temporarily deactivate Instagram, your profile and message history are hidden, so people generally can’t find or message your account normally. Existing DMs may still appear in their inbox, and your account should return when you reactivate it.
 
When you deactivate your account, you won't appear in Instagram searches; it’s also a great way to perform a sort of "reset" for your account.
 
The deactivation is temporary, so when you reactivate your account, your friends will still be able to message you as usual ,there are no issues with temporarily disabling and then reactivating an account.
 
rancho12 said:
If the account is disabled, will those messages still be fully visible, or will they be lost completely while the account is hidden?
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it will be visible to those people, you talked before deactivating your account. but no can find your account by searching, and aslo no one can massage you before you reactivate your account again.
 
rancho12 said:
If the account is disabled, will those messages still be fully visible, or will they be lost completely while the account is hidden?
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Only messages from people who have messaged you before your deactivation will appear. When an account is deactivated you cannot search, or dm it. But if you reactivate it you can receive DMs normally...
 
When you temporarily disable Instagram, your profile and messages won't be visible as usual. People generally can't find your profile or send you new messages until you reactivate it.
 
If you deactivate your account, no one will be able to find your account or send you messages.
 
rancho12 said:
Hi everyone
What happens to Instagram direct messages when you temporarily disable your account?
People can still send you messages, but how will they find your account if it's disabled?
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It's simple when you disable your account even temporarily no one will able to search your profile and DM you. If you want to keep receiving DMs you should not disable it.
 
rancho12 said:
Hi everyone
What happens to Instagram direct messages when you temporarily disable your account?
People can still send you messages, but how will they find your account if it's disabled?
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from what I have seen, in case of a temporary deactivation of the Instagram account, the mg that were exchanged previously will remain in the inbox of the other person. your profile page will not show up in the usual way, and people will not be able to message you until your account is back online. In order to continue receiving mgs you could simply log out from the application.
 
It can possible in specific case like whenever you disable or temporarily deactivate your instagram account your profile, posts, comments and likes become hidden for the new comers until you reactivate it again, but your previous direct message conversations are still visible to that people whom are connected with you when you were active. So that's why then can still open the existing chat and may able to send you messages, even your profile is not visible at that time.
 
Your profile gets hidden, but existing DM conversations remain in people's inboxes until you reactivate.
 
You basically get shadowbanned, so your content won’t show up in searches so I wouldn’t expect much new incoming messages while that’s active.
 
When you disable your Instagram, the profile disappears from search and the chat, so new messages can't be delivered.
Senders will see 'User not found' and can't start a conversation until you reactivate the account.
 
Your existing chats usually stay in other people's inboxes, but your profile won't be visible while it's deactivated. You can access your account again by logging back in.
 
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