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How To Reduce WhatsApp Storage Space on Android

WhatsApp data and cache can take up a considerable amount of storage space, especially group chats where videos and audios are always posted.

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3 years ago

February 8, 2020

Okpara Kenneth

How To Reduce WhatsApp Storage Space on Android

WhatsApp data and cache can take up a considerable amount of storage space, especially group chats where videos and audios are always posted. Those media takes huge amount of storage space, that is why WhatsApp has provided a built-in storage management tool for Android phones.

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Using the WhatsApp management tool, you can be able to see which conversation is really consuming your memory and you can individually clear out the media you don’t want.

Reducing WhatsApp Storage Space on Android

Below are various steps to guide you in reducing your storage space:

Step 1:Open your WhatsApp app and click on the “three-dots”menu button located at the top right screen of your Android phone.

How to Reduce WhatsApp Storage Space on Android

Step 2: Click on “settings”.

Step 3:Click on “Data and storage usage”. It will show you how much storage space consumed by WhatsApp on your Android device.

Step 4:Click on “storage usage”. Displays a list of all your conversation and how much storage space each has taken up.

Step 5:Click on a conversation in the list. All the media associated with the conversation will appear.

Step 6:Click on the “Free Up Space” located at the bottom right corner of the screen and then check-mark the media you want to delete and click on “delete items”.