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# [How Instagram Stores Reels, Photos, and Drafts Behind the Scenes](https://sanjeevsaniel.hashnode.dev/how-instagram-stores-reels-photos-and-drafts-behind-the-scenes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Mobile Development · React Native Think about the last time you recorded a Reel. You pointed your phone at something, tapped the big red button, filmed a few seconds, maybe added a song — then either

May 31 · 15 min read · sanjeevsaniel.hashnode.dev  
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