How to delete memes and other content received by WhatsApp to make space on your Android
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Are the memes and all the multimedia content that you share on WhatsApp consuming too much space on your mobile? Although you can use third-party apps to solve this problem, you can use the new WhatsApp file manager.
Yes, a WhatsApp tool that will help you get rid of all those files that you don't even remember exist in chats, but that are wreaking havoc on your mobile storage space.
How to use the new WhatsApp file manager
Don't worry, you won't have to install anything to use this WhatsApp tool, since it is within the same configuration. Just go to Settings >> Storage & data >> Manage storage.
As you can see in the image, at the top you will see how much space WhatsApp media files are taking up,and how much free space it fits the mobile. So far it is only useful information, but this WhatsApp tool offers much more.
For example, it will show us the files that we have forwarded the most times, and those that are larger. So with a simple glance, and in an organized way, we can know which files can be useful to us and which ones we should delete.
And at the bottom, the chats are shown ordered from largest to smallest taking into account the total size of the files that are include in conversations. Yes, all the multimedia content that you have shared on WhatsApp, from the famous memes, GiF, audio files, images to documents.
If there are some chats you don't see in this WhatsApp breakdown, don't worry as it ignores those that take up little storage space.
How to delete WhatsApp memes and multimedia content
We have already seen that WhatsApp shows how your files are distributed in the chats and allows you to locate those that take up the most space. And how can you delete these files? Using the same WhatsApp tool.
Without leaving this “Manage storage” section, you just have to access each chat on the list. To do this, simply click on the corresponding chat, and you will see all the files that are included in the conversations You can filter the files using the filters “Most recent”, “ Older” or “Larger. Or you can simply delete all the files at once, using the option you see in the image.