How To Let People Save Your TikToks?

Are you having trouble letting people save your TikTok videos?

Ever noticed how some videos you can download from TikTok while others you can’t? The reason you can download all videos on TikTok is that the creator of those videos has chosen not to let people save their videos. Are you a creator on TikTok? You need to learn how to let people save your TikToks.

TikTok videos have the tendency to go viral as they are short-form videos that are fun to watch and easy to share. Of course, they are only easy to share if the creator enables the option of letting people save and share the video. So if you think your TikTok content has the potential to go viral you first need to let people save your TikTok videos. If you’ve been trying to change the settings to let people download your TikToks and haven’t had any success maybe your TikTok account isn’t the right type.

Let’s see how to enable TikTok video downloads:

How To Turn On Saved Video On TikTok?

Are you creating content on TikTok that you wish people would save and share with their friends? enable-save-video-on-tiktokIf yes, then you need to enable the setting that lets people download your TikToks.

To let people save TikToks follow these steps:

  1. Go to your TikTok profile and tap on the Hamburger icon at the top right corner of the screen.
  2. Tap on Privacy and under the safety tab select Downloads.enable-download-video-on-tiktok
  3. Turn the toggle on for ‘Video downloads’ to let people save your TikToks.video-downloads-on-tiktok

You have successfully allowed TikTok video downloads for anyone on TikTok.

How To Turn Off Save Video On TikTok?

Turning off the save video feature is as easy as turning it on. As a TikTok creator, you can set the privacy of your videos to whatever setting you want. If you do not wish that people should be able to download your TikToks, you can turn this setting off.

  1. Open the TikTok profile and tap on the hamburger icon.
  2. Tap Privacy and select ‘Allow your videos to be downloaded’ under the Safety tab.
  3. Select Off to turn the video downloads option off.

You can check whether the video is still downloadable by going to any of your TikTok videos and trying to save video. You will not see an option to save the video now.

Why Can’t People Save My TikToks?

Are your friends telling you that they are still not able to download your TikTok videos? It could be a glitch or a bug from TikTok that’s not letting others see ‘Save video’ on your TikTok video, but it could also be some other problem.

Let’s see how to fix the problem if people can’t save your TikTok video:

Make sure your TikTok account is Public

If you’re concerned about your safety and haven’t made your TikTok account public, TikTok won’t let people save your TikToks. So make sure your account isn’t set on private, and if it is switch it to public.

Here are the steps to make your TikTok account public:

  1. Go to your TikTok profile and tap on the Hamburger icon at the top right corner of the screen.
  2. Then tap on Privacy and if the toggle on the ‘Private account’ is on then turn the toggle off.public-account-on-tiktok

This will make your TikTok account public and people should be able to save your TikTok videos. Ask a friend to check if they are able to see the ‘Save video’ button for your TikTok videos.

Clear Cache On TikTok

Another thing you can try to give your TikTok a fresh start is clearing your cache. Clearing cache on TikTok has many benefits to it. One such benefit is resetting your preferences.

We have created a detailed guide to help you clear cache on TikTok.

Report The Issue

Sometimes TikTok issues aren’t in our hands. So when everything else fails, even after making your TikTok account public and clearing your cache your friends are still unable to save your TikToks you need to contact TikTok support.

Follow these steps to report the issue to TikTok:

  1. Go to your TikTok profile and tap on the Hamburger icon at the top right corner of the screen.
  2. Scroll to find the Support tab and tap on ‘Report a problem’.
  3. Tap on the Feedback button at the top right corner of the screen.report-a-problem-on-tiktok
  4. Then tap the Write button at the top right corner of the screen.
  5. Type your issue and tap on the Report button.feedback-on-tiktok

And that’s it! You have done everything you can to let people save TikToks on their devices to share. Once you have sent your report it will take a few days for TikTok to get back to you.

TikTok is only fun when you are able to share the videos with people on and off the platform. There are many TikTok videos that go viral on other platforms such as Instagram reels. So make your TikTok account public and let people save your TikToks so that they can share them off-platform too.

As a creator, you won’t be able to tell who saves your TikToks but you will get a report of the number of saves when you look at the performance of your TikToks.

Hopefully, this article taught you how to let people save your TikToks.