How to Safely Unfollow Unfollowers
Instagram follow trains are great, and they are an amazing way to make new friends on Bookstagram, but it doesn't take long before you realize that something isn't adding up. Many of the participants in the follow trains follow just to unfollow. Especially the hosts. Why? There can be many reasons, but one reason is to build up their follower numbers even though they've maxed out the number of accounts they follow. Yes. There is a max limit. Wondering how many accounts you can follow on Instagram?
How Many Accounts Can You Follow on Instagram?
Unfollow Instagram Accounts Without Punishment
When I first started my author account, I began trying to unfollow those who unfollowed by using the tools available on Instagram, but Instagram surely didn't like it, and I kept on getting shut out of my account.
There is a safe way to unfollow, but it takes a little effort. I learned how to do so from this Find out who unfollowed you video.
How To Unfollow Safely on Instagram:
- Click the 3 lines at the top right corner of your Instagram profile.
- Go to Your Activity
- Click Download Your Information
- Request a Complete Copy
- Enter your email and password
- Request your information
- It may take 1 - 2 days to arrive, but usually it arrives almost instantly.
- You have 4 days to download your information.
- Save the information to your computer.
- Open the zip file
- Open the followers_and_following file
- Open the followers_1 file
- Open the following file
- Copy all the info in the followers file and paste it into List A (Ctrl + A)
- Copy all the info in the following file and paste it into List B (Ctrl + A)
- Click the Compare List tab
- Now, go click sort from A -Z
- click Compare Lists again
- List B are those who do not follow you
- Copy everything above and below the dates
- Create a document on your computer, Google docs, Word etc.
- At the top of the page you put the name of your Instagram account and the date
- Then paste all the information on List B (except for the dates - copy any accounts listed above and below the dates)
- Now you can go through the list slowly. To be on the safe side, do not unfollow more than 10 -15 people per hour.
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