Notes
Working notes on how Pinterest stores what you save, and what that means when you want to keep it.
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What Pinterest actually stores behind a pin
A single pin is not one file. It is a small pile of them — several video renditions, several image widths, and a streaming playlist — and knowing which is which explains a lot of odd behaviour.
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Saving Pinterest recipes so they survive the app
Pins disappear, links rot, and a saved board is not a cookbook. A practical way to keep the recipes you actually cook.
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Which Pinterest video file will actually play on your device
The small copies of a Pinterest video are HEVC and the large one is H.264. That single difference decides whether the file opens or shows a black rectangle.