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You can now download all your Instagram photos at once

Instagram has rolled out a way for users to download all their photos on the app's desktop version.
Credit: Carl Court
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A person poses with an iPhone displaying the Instagram logo on August 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Photo-sharing app Instagram has released a new feature that allows users to download all their photos at once.

The tool comes as Facebook, which owns Instagram, has come under scrutiny for how it collects and uses users' personal data.

The "data download" tool on Instagram is currently only available on desktop. It can be accessed by going to settings, privacy and security, and then clicking "request download."

Once a user requests a data download, Instagram will email a link to a file that has all the user's photos, comments and profile information. Instagram warns that the transfer might take up to 48 hours.

The new feature might be useful for users who are considering going off the Instagram grid, but don't want to part with their beloved snapshots.

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