When you save a post on LinkedIn, where exactly does it go? LinkedIn stores saved posts in a few different places, depending on the context. In this article, we’ll explore the various storage locations for saved LinkedIn posts and how you can access them again later.
Saved Posts Folder
The most obvious and accessible place LinkedIn stores your saved posts is in the Saved Posts folder. This is a dedicated folder that lives within your LinkedIn profile. To access it, simply click on “Me” at the top of your LinkedIn feed, then click “Saved”.
This will open up your Saved Posts folder where you can browse through all of the updates, articles, and other content you’ve elected to save while scrolling through your feed. It’s a handy way to bookmark content you want to revisit or share later on.
The Saved Posts folder has some useful organization features as well. You can use the filters at the top to narrow down your saved content by type, like articles, videos, or posts from your connections. There is also a search bar to quickly find specific saved items.
Limitations of the Saved Post Folder
While the Saved Post folder is great for stashing away content, it does have some limitations:
- There is a limit of 500 saved posts. Once you reach 500, saving new posts will start deleting your oldest saved posts.
- The folder only houses saved posts. It does not include saved searches, jobs, events, courses, or other content types.
- There is no way to organize saved posts into subfolders. Everything sits in one long stream.
Bookmarks
In addition to the Saved Posts folder, LinkedIn also keeps track of your saved posts under the Bookmarks section. You can access these by clicking “Interests” next to “Me” at the top of your LinkedIn page. Then click “Bookmarks” on the Interests page.
This will display a feed of all your bookmarked posts. It looks and functions similarly to the Saved Posts folder, except bookmarked content is also organized by topic. This can help surface common themes in the content you’re saving.
Post saves appear in both the Bookmarks section and the Saved Posts folder. The Bookmarks feed simply provides an alternate view to easily access and manage your saved content.
Differences Between Bookmarks and Saved Posts
While the Bookmarks feed and Saved Posts folder contain the same information, there are some minor differences:
- Bookmarks are organized into topics using keywords. The Saved Posts folder has no organization system.
- You can remove topics in the Bookmarks feed. This does not delete the saved post.
- There is no post limit for Bookmarks. The Saved Posts folder caps at 500 posts.
User Profile Data
Behind the scenes, LinkedIn also stores your saved posts in your user profile data. This allows saved content to be carried across any LinkedIn apps and surfaces you interact with.
For example, if you save a post while browsing LinkedIn on your phone, that post will also show up if you check your saved posts on the desktop website. This is because the save action updates your user profile data, which is then referenced across LinkedIn properties.
As an end user, you don’t directly access saved posts through profile data. But it’s good to know this backend mechanism is what powers consistency across Saved Posts, Bookmarks, and other products.
How Long Are Saved Posts Stored?
Because saved posts are tied to user profiles, they will persist for as long as you have a LinkedIn account. Individual saved posts don’t have an expiration date and won’t be deleted on their own.
The only exception, as mentioned above, is the 500 post limit in the Saved Posts folder. But even posts removed from this folder due to the limit will still be present in your Bookmarks and user profile data.
Shared Posts
When you share a post instead of saving it, a copy of that post will be stored and associated with your account as well. Other LinkedIn members can then engage with your shared post through likes, comments, and reshares.
Shared posts appear in the Activity tab of your profile. To view posts you’ve shared, go to your profile, click Activity, then filter by Shares.
Similar to saved content, any posts you share are stored in your profile data and remain available unless you specifically delete your share.
Difference Between Saving and Sharing
It’s easy to confuse sharing and saving on LinkedIn, but they represent different actions:
- Saving a post adds it to your Saved Posts and Bookmarks for private access. Only you can see your saved content.
- Sharing a post publishes it to your profile feed. Your network can now see and engage with that post.
Typically, you would save a post to reference later and share a post when you want to broadcast it to your connections.
Search History
LinkedIn also tracks and stores your search history. When you perform searches on LinkedIn, whether searching for people, jobs, content, or other keywords, those queries get added to your search history.
You can review your recent search history by clicking on the search bar at the top of the LinkedIn homepage. A dropdown will appear showing your most recent searches.
View your full search history by clicking “See all” at the bottom of the search dropdown. This will take you to a page displaying your complete search history up to 18 months back.
LinkedIn states that they use your search history to provide more relevant content recommendations. However, they also claim to anonymize saved searches after 90 days.
Deleting Search History
If you want to manually remove your search history on LinkedIn, follow these steps:
- Go to your Search history page
- Click the “Remove” button next to any search you want deleted
- Click “Clear recent searches” to wipe your recent search dropdown
- Toggle “Search History” off to disable search tracking
Turning off Search History will prevent LinkedIn from keeping track of your searches going forward.
Other Storage Locations
In summary, here are the main places LinkedIn will store your saved and shared content:
- Saved Posts – Holds up to 500 of your saved posts
- Bookmarks – Provides an alternate view of your saved posts, organized by topic
- User Profile Data – Backend storage that syncs your saved content across LinkedIn
- Shared Posts – Saves posts you’ve shared to your profile Activity
- Search History – Stores your recent and past searches on LinkedIn
Together, these storage locations give you multiple ways to access or revisit content that you’ve elected to save or share within the LinkedIn platform.
Privacy Considerations
Now that you know all the places LinkedIn may store your activity, you may be wondering about privacy. Here are some key privacy points regarding LinkedIn’s data storage practices:
- Your network cannot see your saved posts or full search history. Those are only visible to you when logged into your account.
- Posts you explicitly share will be visible to your connections, unless you adjust your sharing settings.
- LinkedIn may use your saved/shared content to refine your feed recommendations and target advertising. This is outlined in their Privacy Policy.
- You can delete individual saved posts or searches anytime to remove them from LinkedIn’s storage.
- Fully deleting your LinkedIn account will erase all stored activity associated with your profile.
As with any social media platform, it’s wise to periodically review your privacy settings and saved content on LinkedIn to ensure you understand how your information is being stored and used. LinkedIn does allow users to customize privacy options for an extra layer of control.
Conclusion
LinkedIn leverages a few different storage features to keep track of posts you save, share, and engage with while using their platform. The Saved Posts folder and Bookmarks provide easy access to find content you previously saved. Your user profile data ensures saved and shared posts are available across LinkedIn. And your search history can be accessed to recall previous searches.
Understanding how LinkedIn stores your actions lets you manage your privacy, refer back to valuable content, and get the most out of the platform’s capabilities for saving and engaging with posts. So next time you save an interesting article or share an insightful update through LinkedIn, rest assured that content is being securely stored and synced for future reference.
