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Here’s how to reduce WhatsApp storage space on Android
WhatsApp groups can run with memes and videos. All these media take up valuable storage space on Android phones. Here is how to reduce the storage space of WhatsApp without deleting the application.
WhatsApp has built-in storage management tools for Android. Using this tool, you can quickly see which conversations are taking up the most storage space, and then enter and clean up different types of media. For example, you can only delete videos from group chats.
Reduce WhatsApp Storage Space on Android
- You’ll find the storage management tool in the settings section.
- Open the WhatsApp app on your Android smartphone and tap on the three-dot menu button.
- Now, choose the “Data and Storage Usage” listing.
- Here, you’ll see a “Storage Usage” section. It will tell you how much storage space WhatsApp is using on your Android smartphone.
- Once you tap on the “Storage Usage” section, you’ll see a list of all the conversations in WhatsApp, sorted by how much storage space they’re taking up.
- Tap on a conversation from the top of the list.
- You’ll now see just how many text messages, images, videos, and GIFs are associated with the conversation.
- Tap on the “Free Up Space” button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Now, tap on the checkmark next to the media type you want to delete.
- Next, tap on the “Deleted Items” button.