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title: "Discussion on \"How Instagram Stores Reels, Photos, and Drafts Behind the Scenes\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"How Instagram Stores Reels, Photos, and Drafts Behind the Scenes\". This Blog covers how instagram handles millions of reels , photos and drafts uploaded on it. How it stores data in local storage. Why Local storage used"
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# [How Instagram Stores Reels, Photos, and Drafts Behind the Scenes](https://anshdeep.hashnode.dev/how-instagram-stores-reels-photos-and-drafts-behind-the-scenes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

This Blog covers how instagram handles millions of reels , photos and drafts uploaded on it. How it stores data in local storage. Why Local storage used

May 25 · 7 min read · anshdeep.hashnode.dev  
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