WhatsApp: how to delete the videos that you thought you had deleted, but they continue to take up space? – 2024-02-21 06:54:55

2024-02-21 06:54:55

Of all these apps, one of the most famous (which is available in Android y iPhone) es WhatsAppthe instant messaging platform most downloaded in the world. Because? We tell you.

WhatsApp Not only does it offer the possibility of chatting with your friends through text messages, it alsoallows you to send other types of files (such as photographs and videos), which are not usually a problem. However, there are times when they could greatly affect the performance of our device. For this reason, it is recommended to delete them permanently.

Do you think you have deleted WhatsApp photos and videos?

Many people who installed WhatsApp They think that by deleting a photo or video from a conversation (group or personal) that multimedia file will completely disappear from their smartphone. The truth is that this content will not be permanently removed from the mobile device, that is, it will still take up space, we just won’t see it. Is there any way to get rid of it?

The answer is yes and no need to install any unknown apps on your smartphone. The way to delete unnecessary multimedia files that we receive (or send) through WhatsApp is quite simple, you will only have to follow these simple steps from your cell phone, which can be an iPhone or a device that runs the Android operating system.

How to delete WhatsApp photos and videos permanently?

1. Enter WhatsApp settings
2. Go to the Storage and data section
3. Click on Manage storage and wait a few seconds for the files to load
4. You will see a graph that shows the free space on your cell phone and how much WhatsApp is taking up.
5. Below you will find the “Review and delete items” section.
6. Enter and you will find the photos and videos that you thought you had deleted from WhatsApp

That would be all. Select files that you consider unnecessary or that you downloaded by accident. Once you’ve checked them all, hit the Delete button (top of the app) to permanently delete them. It is worth noting that this section will also show the heaviest conversations you have, that is, those that have the most multimedia files. You can empty them, if necessary.

How to prevent WhatsApp from filling your smartphone’s memory?

A classic problem with WhatsApp is that it is configured so that photos and videos are downloaded automatically. This is usually not a problem; However, if we are part of several public groups, sooner or later, our cell phone may experience performance problems, due to the immense amount of multimedia files that are shared in these chats.

To avoid this, follow these instructions:

1. Go to WhatsApp settings
2. Go to Storage and data
3. You will see the Automatic Download section, which shows two options: Download with mobile data and Download with Wi-Fi.
4. Access each of them and deactivate the options.

That would be all. From now on, when a friend or another person sends you a photograph, video or audio, it will not be automatically downloaded to the internal memory of our cell phone, we will have to accept so that it does so. This way, we will have more control over what we download to our cell phone and prevent it from being filled with unnecessary multimedia content.

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