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How to delete pins on Pinterest
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Looking to give your Pinterest boards a spring clean? We’ve put together this guide to show you how to delete pins in just a few simple steps.
Deleting a pin you’ve created or saved from Pinterest isn’t a particularly lengthy process, but it’s important to note that once you delete a pin it’s gone. That means you’ll need to go and find the image if you want to save it again later in time.
If you’ve interested in changing the board, section, title, description or website attached to a pin, you can edit it instead of hitting delete and starting from scratch. Scroll to the bottom of this page to learn how to edit a pin, or keep reading for more information on how to delete any old or unwanted pins cluttering your Pinterest boards right now.
What you’ll need:
The Short Version
How to delete pins on Pinterest
Step1
Open Pinterest
The following screenshots are taken from the website, but you can also delete pins from the mobile app. Scroll down to the troubleshooting section of this guide to learn how.
Step2
Click on your profile icon in the top right corner
This will either look like your profile picture or will be your initial if you don’t have an image set.
Step3
Click on the pin you want to delete
You can find one in your Saved section or in your boards. These steps will work for pins you’ve created yourself as well as ones you’ve saved from Pinterest.
Step4
Click on the three dots
This will open a menu with more options.
Step5
Click Edit Pin
This should be the first option available.
Step6
Click Delete
You can find Delete in the bottom left corner of the pop-up.
Step7
Hit Delete again to confirm
That’s it! You’ve deleted a pin.
Troubleshooting
You can also delete pins on the iOS and Android apps. To do this, simply download the Pinterest app and follow the exact same steps shown above on your smartphone.
If you don’t want to delete the pin entirely, you can follow the instructions up to step 5 and then edit the pin instead. Editing a pin will allow you to change the board, section, title, description or website attached for pins you created, or just the board and section for pins you saved from Pinterest.
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