Mind-blowing WhatsApp tip helps free up storage without deleting messages

A NIFTY WhatsApp tip can help quickly free up storage on your phone - and you don’t have to delete messages.

Going through messages and deleting all the things you no longer need is a mind-numbingly boring task.

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But there is a nifty solution and it takes seconds to complete.

WhatsApp users can delete all the message, photos, videos, GIFs, contacts, locations, voice messages, documents and stickers from each chat.

They can choose what they want to keep and what they want to get rid of.

For iOS and Android users the process is the same:

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Settings > Storage and Data > Manage Storage > Select Contact > Manage > Select

Then tick the relevant boxes next to what you want to delete.

Tap on the bin and they’re gone.

You can also sort by which files are taking up the most room -whether it's the newest or the oldest - by tapping the circle in the bottom left corner after you tap on the contact.

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Users can also see which files are larger than 5MB and which files have been forwarded on multiple times.

Once again, the process is the same for iOS and Android users.

Settings > Storage and Data > Manage Storage.

In the Review and Delete Items section you can click on either the larger than 5MB tab or the forwarded multiple times tab and then select the ones you want to delete.

They can also be sorted by tapping on the circle in the bottom left corner.

The tips come after tech sleuths found a sneaky hidden trick that can help you reduce your usage when using the app.

We previously revealed how you can read your WhatsApp messages without your friends knowing with this crafty trick.

Or why not take a look at our list of mind-blowing WhatsApp tricks added in 2022 that you may have missed.

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And there are more fun features set to be rolled out in 2023 - so check out what WhatsApp is preparing.

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