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Quickly remove your saved pins or boards you don't want anymore
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Want to unsave something on Pinterest? You can easily delete pins and boards from your profile. You'll just need to go into the editing options. Keep in mind that you can only remove pins that you pinned yourself. Here's how to unpin a pin on Pinterest using your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.
Quick Steps
- Tap your profile icon.
- Tap a pin.
- Tap ••• .
- Tap Edit Pin .
- Tap Delete this Pin .
- Tap Delete .
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Open Pinterest. It's a red app with a white, stylized "P" on it. If you're logged into Pinterest, doing so will open the home page.- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password, then tap Log In .
- You can only delete pins that you pinned yourself.
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Tap your profile icon. This is the person-shaped button at the bottom-right corner.Advertisement -
Tap the pin you want to unpin. You can tap a board to look through a board, or tap Pins at the top to search individual pins.- The pin should open in full-view.
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Tap ••• . You can find this below the pin. -
Tap Edit Pin . This is the first option. -
Tap Delete this Pin . This is in the pop-up menu. -
Tap Delete to confirm. The pin will be deleted from your board or saves.
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Open Pinterest. It's a red app with a white, stylized "P" on it. If you're logged into Pinterest, doing so will open the home page. -
Tap your profile icon. This is the person-shaped button at the bottom-right corner. -
Tap the board you want to edit. If needed, use the search bar to quickly find boards. -
Tap ••• . This is in the top-right corner. -
Tap Edit board and header image . This is the first option. -
Scroll down and tap Delete board . You can find this at the very bottom.- Alternatively, you can make the board secret to keep it hidden from others.
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Tap Delete forever . The board will be deleted permanently.- If you want to recover the board, you'll need to add the pins again.
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Go to https://www.pinterest.com/ . If you're already logged into Pinterest, this will open your home page. -
Click the "Profile" icon. This is in the top-right corner. -
Click the pin you want to unpin. You can click a board to look through a board, or use the search bar at the top to find specific pins. [1] X Research source- The pin should open in full-view.
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Click ••• . You can find this below the pin. -
Click Edit Pin . This is the first option. -
Click Delete . You can find this in the bottom-left corner. -
Click Delete again. The pin will be deleted.
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Go to https://www.pinterest.com/ . If you're already logged into Pinterest, this will open your home page. -
Click the "Profile" icon. This is in the top-right corner. -
Click a board. If needed, use the search bar to quickly find boards. -
Click ••• . You can find this at the top, next to the board name. -
Click Edit board . This is the first option. -
Scroll down and click Delete board . This is at the very bottom of the pop-up window. -
Click Delete . The board will be deleted.- You have 7 days to restore deleted boards in the Recently deleted section. After 7 days, it will be permanently deleted.
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- To hide a pin from your home feed, select ••• next to the pin. Then, select Hide Pin .Thanks
- You can also unfollow boards on Pinterest to remove them from the "Following" tab on your profile.Thanks
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