You’ve been thinking about it for a while, you would like to, but unfortunately you don’t know which way to go to get back to a personal account on Instagram? Whether your current account is ” Professional ” Where ” Creator “, you can change it to ” Staff ”at any moment. In addition, you can do it from the terminal of your choice: computer (Windows, MacOS), smartphone or tablet (Android, iOS). We show you with screenshots the procedure to follow to switch to a personal account on Instagram.
Instagram: How to return to a personal account from your smartphone?
If you often log in to Instagram from your Android or iOS smartphone, you can follow the path below to switch back to a personal account. Rest assured, we have detailed and illustrated each step to make the process of changing account type as easy as possible. You will therefore have no difficulty following this tutorial even if you are not used to social networks.
Step 1: Log in to your Professional or Creator account
To be able to switch back to a personal account, you must first access your current business account. Whether it’s a Professional or Creator account, it doesn’t matter, open the Instagram app and log in to Instagram to make the settings below.
Step 2: Access your business account settings
After successfully passing the first step, you now need to go to Instagram settings to change your account type. To do this, first click on your profile picture icon at the bottom of the screen in the menu bar.
Once your profile is displayed, then select the three horizontal lines icon. You will find it in the upper right tab of the screen.
A pop up should now appear in the lower part of the screen. There you will find many options. The one that interests us here is the very first in the list, that is to say the option ” Settings “. Tap it to access Instagram settings.
Step 3: Switch back to a personal account
- Once in the Instagram settings, you must access the account settings. To do this, find and then choose the section “ accounts“. You should find it by looking through the list.
- After selecting” accountsa new page will appear. On it are different options and functionality specific to your professional or Creator account. Scroll down the page until the ” Change account type appears. The latter is distinguished from the others by its title written in blue. Select it to return to a personal account.
- As soon as you click on this feature, a pop up will appear at the bottom of the screen. And you’ll then be prompted to upgrade to either a personal account or a Creator or Professional account. Choose the first option to switch back to a personal account.
- Note, however, that when you choose to switch back to a personal account, you lose all the benefits associated with the business account. For example, the statistics provided in the social application will no longer be accessible to you. Your ads will also be permanently deleted.
- If you are aware of all that such a change implies, then confirm your choice by clicking again on ” Switch to a personal account“.
How do I switch back to a personal Instagram account from a computer?
Logging into Instagram mostly from your computer and not sure how to switch back to a personal account? The method to follow here is slightly different from the one described above. But don’t worry, it is still very easy to apply.
Step 1: Log in to your Instagram business account
The first thing you need to do to change the type of account you currently use on Instagram is access the official website of the social network. For this you will need a Web browser (Safari, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, etc). Choose the one that suits you best, then connect to the address instagram.com.
Step 2: Access your Professional or Creator account settings
- Once logged into your business account, the next step will be to go to Instagram settings. To get there, first left click on the profile icon which is located in the top right section of the homepage.
- Then choose in the small window that appears just below, the option ” Settingsto access your account settings.
Step 3: Switch to a personal account
- The page of ” Settings» opens by default on the section « Edit profile “. But this is not what interests us here.
- The heading you should look for instead is titled “ Switch to a personal account“. Depending on your screen resolution, you may need to scroll down the page to make it appear in the left side menu bar. Do this if it doesn’t show up the first time, then click on it.
- A pop up should now appear in the middle of the screen. In it, you are asked to confirm your decision to switch to a personal account by clicking on ” Back to old version“.
- But before doing so, take the time to read the disclaimer it contains so that you are aware of all the changes it will cause. Do not click” Back to old versiononly if you are convinced that it is the best thing to do.
