Table of contents:
- WCleaner, get rid of what you don't use
- EN File Explorer, delete voice memos
- Google Photos, save your images in the Google cloud
With use, mobile terminals end up losing a lot of storage space Thousands of photographs and videos that fill up the gallery, applications and games that become obsolete after using them only a couple of times and other residual content that prevents the installation of new applications and updates, or that limit the storage of new content.But how do you get rid of them without deleting all these items? There is a trick for this and it is related to WhatsApp: get rid of all the residual files that this application generates.
The WhatsApp messaging application is usually the cause of limited storage on our mobiles. Received photos and videos usually consume the bulk of this space. What is generally forgotten, however, is that voice messages also end up consuming part of this space, as well as downloaded profile photos, or the different backups that save WhatsApp messagesItems that could be removed to get more space without getting rid of photos and videos.
WCleaner, get rid of what you don't use
A comfortable way to do it is through the application WCleaner This tool focuses on collecting all content received and sent through of WhatsApp With it you can see all the photos sent and received, but also other files such as voice memos, downloaded profile pictures,files backup and so on. Just go through the different sections to see all these elements and mark those you want eliminar This application is available for free through Google Play Store for mobile Android
EN File Explorer, delete voice memos
Another option to do so is using the terminal's file explorer, or the application EN File Explorer on AndroidThis application allows the user to move through the different folders of the mobile to see the files stored in them. Thus, you only have to look for the WhatsApp, within the internal memory, access the folder Media This is where all the multimedia contents of WhatsApp are stored, from photos to audio files or recent text documents.
On the one hand it is possible to find audio files such as songs and other types of recordings in WhatsApp Audio Inside this folder are all received audio files, while those sent are in the folder Sent Here It will be necessary to assess whether or not it is interesting to get rid of these files to get memory without touching the photos and videos.
On the other hand, there is the WhatsApp Voice Notes folder, which refers to the voice notes that are created by pressing and holding the microphone button.These notes are usually heard at the moment and forgotten, so it can be a good option to delete and free up space In your case, inside the folder, you can find other folders sorted by date, where all these recordings are collected. Selecting the desired ones and pressing the delete selection button, the space is freed although the content is lost.
We must not forget about the backup copies This function allows you to safeguard messages to be able to retrieve them on other mobiles. WhatsApp accumulates up to seven backup copies of the last days to ensure the survival of messages . However, it is enough to keep the most recent file (they are dated) to recover all saved messages. In this case, the files are located in the Databases folder inside the WhatsApp folderJust look at the date in each file name and get rid of all but the most current.
Google Photos, save your images in the Google cloud
A third option is to use the service Google Photos This application is capable of storing unlimited all the photos and videos of the mobile on the Internet, privately and securely. By using this service, the user can create backup copies of their photos from WhatsApp, gallery and other folders directly in the cloud, being able to access all of them even if they are lose or steal the mobile, and recovering them at any time.
In addition, the application Google Photos has a function to free up space on the terminal In this case, just click on the tab Wizard and select Space CleanerThis feature takes care of delete photos and videos from the terminal that have already been saved on the Internet. Thus, the user can continue to see them in the application, but recovering the space they occupied on the mobile.
