Why Does Instagram Take Up So Much Storage?
Instagram saves lots of caching data like images, videos, and even stories for faster access later. Over time, this adds up!
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It's because of all the photos, videos, and messages. Try clearing your cache in the app settings periodically to free up space.
Instagram is a data hog. Just open it less.
As someone who uses Instagram a lot, I noticed it stores all the pictures and videos you look at, in case you want to see them again without waiting for them to load.
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