Hey Eli! That’s a fantastic question, turning Instagram into your own private digital scrapbook is a power move. The quickest trick is the “post-and-hide”—publish your photo and then immediately tap the three dots and select ‘Archive’. This whisks it away into a secret gallery that’s completely hidden from everyone but you.
For a more dedicated private space, many people create a second, private Instagram account (a “finsta”) where they are the only follower! You can also get creative with the “Close Friends” feature by making a list with only yourself in it. This is a brilliant way to post stories that you can save to your Highlights later without anyone else seeing them first. Speaking of which, once you’ve built up a collection of these private highlights, you can use DFViewer to easily browse or download them.