Every time the survey of "what functions are you most looking forward to adding to WeChat", we can always get a warm response from everyone, and many of the needs put forward by netizens are very practical and represent the voices of the majority of users.
Among them, "WeChat takes up too much memory, hurry up and add a deep cleaning function" is a major demand. After all, it is now very common for a WeChat to account for a dozen or even dozens of gigabytes.
Now, the official version of WeChat Android platform 8.0.46 has been updated, and the deep cleanup that everyone is looking forward to has finally been arranged. In addition to the previous regular cleanup, "Other Data" can now also be subdivided into cleanups.
You can go to "Me" - "Settings" - "About WeChat" to see if your WeChat version is 8.0.46. If not, click "Check for New Version" below to update.
If there is no updating, you can go to the official website of WeChat, or click "Read the original text" in the lower left corner at the end of the article to download the latest version of WeChat and install it.
01
Deep cleanup
Help WeChat lose weight
After updating to version 8.0.46, click "Me" - "Settings" - "General" - "Storage", and you will find that the classification in the storage space has changed. Cache and Chat History can still be cleaned. "Other data", which could not be cleaned up before, is now split into "resource files, chat history of other accounts", and "necessary files".
Let's take a look at each of them here.
The "Cache" section can be cleaned up with confidence. If you find that the existing page or applet cannot be opened when using WeChat, it is likely that the cache has accumulated too much. After clearing the cache and trying again, there is usually no problem. If you often play games through Mini Programs, the cache will accumulate very quickly and need to be cleaned up in time.
The cleanup of the "Chat History" section is now very intimate. You can filter or sort by time, type, and size.
For example, if I want to delete all the chat history from one year ago, click "All Time" and select "One Year Ago" from the drop-down list to filter out the chat history from one year ago. Click "Select All" in the lower left corner, and you can delete them all, which is simple and fast. It is worth mentioning that now the chat history filter also supports custom time, which is very intimate.
The types can be categorized by images, videos, and files. If you have uploaded a lot of videos through WeChat, it takes up a lot of space and wants to delete them. You can click "All types" and select "Videos" in the drop-down list, and the videos in all chat history will be filtered. If you want to delete all of them, click "Select All" in the lower left corner to delete them with one click. If you want to delete only part of it, you can click "..." on the right side of a chat partner to selectively delete it.
You can also select "From largest to smallest" or "From old to new" to arrange your chat history according to your needs, making it easier to delete.
"Resource files and chat history of other accounts" can now only be deleted as a whole, and you can't customize the selection. If you select Cleanup, the resource files for some features will be cleaned up and reloaded when you use them again. At the same time, the chat history of other accounts that have been logged in on the current phone will also be cleared, and it cannot be restored after cleaning.
By removing unnecessary data through the above methods, we can greatly compress the memory space occupied by WeChat.
02
What should I do if I make a mistake?
Backing up ahead of time is key, and a repair tool is here to help
Although I am very careful, sometimes it is inevitable that the chat history will be deleted by mistake, can I restore it?
We recommend that you back up your chat history before deleting it. In this way, if you delete it by mistake, you can restore it through a backup.
If you forgot to back it up, here's how to do it. However, it is important to note that before taking the following measures, remember to back up your current WeChat chat history.
The method is very simple, open the computer version of WeChat, click on the "three bars" in the lower left corner - "Migration and Backup" - "Backup and Restore", you can back up the chat history to the computer, and you can also restore it from the computer to the mobile phone at any time in the future.
After deleting the chat history by mistake, you can try to recover it through the "WeChat Repair Tool".
Method 1: On the main interface of WeChat, click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner, and a search box will pop up. Enter "REC" in the search box, and "WeChat Repair Tool" will be automatically listed below, click to enter.
Method 2: Click "Me" - "Settings" - "Help & Feedback" - "Small Wrench" icon in the upper right corner" - "Fault Repair", and you can also enter the "WeChat Repair Tool".
As you can see from the picture above, the WeChat repair tool can fix chat history, fix search glitches, deep cleanup, etc.
You can try to fix the chat history that was deleted by mistake here. By the way, the "deep clean" function here will move some hidden data into the "cache" that can be cleaned. This way, more space can be cleared by clearing the cache.
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