Photos, videos, documents and voice messages are exchanged daily on WhatsApp. All this seems convenient in the beginning, but gradually these files fill the phone’s storage. The constant flow of family group photos, forwarded videos and memes inadvertently takes up a lot of space.

Often people think that deleting chats will free up space, but in reality the media files remain saved in the phone. Therefore the problem of storage persists.

To deal with this problem, a special storage management tool has been provided in WhatsApp. With its help, you can see which chat or group is taking up how much space and can delete unwanted files from there.

Why does storage fill up quickly?

• Photos and videos are downloaded automatically


• Forwarded media keeps coming to the group continuously


• Old files are never deleted


• Same files are saved multiple times

Over time thousands of files accumulate that are almost never used.

What does WhatsApp’s inbuilt storage tool do?

This tool shows you data in different ways:

• Files larger than 5MB


• Frequently forwarded files


• Storage taken by each chat and group

This lets you immediately know who is taking up the most space.

How to view storage by chat

1. Open WhatsApp on your phone.


2. from top menu Settings got into.


3. Storage and data Tap on.


4. Then Manage storage Select.

Now the screen will show how much total memory WhatsApp is using.

Know which chat is the heaviest

scrolling down Chats Section will be available.
Here the storage taken will be written in front of every chat and group.

The chats shown above usually take up the most space.

How to delete files from an individual chat or group

1. Tap a chat or group from the list.


2. All the media files of that chat will be visible.


3. If you want to remove everything then above Select all Press.
   
   
   
   • Or select individual files by long pressing on one file.
   
   
   
   


4. now looking up Delete Tap the icon.


5. The files will be deleted as soon as you confirm.

This will delete only the media, chat messages will remain.

Repeat for the rest of the chats

You can clear large groups and chats one by one. Clearing groups with the most media frees up the most space.

How to avoid filling storage further

• keep auto download off


• Delete large and unnecessary videos instantly


• Check the storage management page from time to time

What this cleaning does and doesn’t do

• Frees up phone memory


• Deletes selected files


• Doesn’t delete the entire chat


• Nothing gets deleted from other people’s phones

Using this storage tool from WhatsApp regularly keeps your phone light and organized, without losing important chats.