As a national-level app, WeChat has more than 1.3 billion monthly active users.
As an app that uses chat communication as its basic function, it naturally generates a large number of chat records every day. The generation of a large number of chat records will inevitably cause some users to have "storage anxiety".
Many netizens on social media also said that 128GB of memory is "simply not enough" at the moment, and 256GB or even more storage space is often needed to meet daily storage needs.
If you have also encountered "storage anxiety", you should pay attention to the following WeChat memory cleaning tips.
1. Turn off the auto-save setting
Photos taken or edited in the WeChat app are often automatically saved to the album. Over a long period of time, the storage space is becoming more and more insufficient.
Open "Me" - "Settings" - "General" - "Photos, Videos, Files & Calls" in order, and turn off the "Photos" and "Videos" settings.
In this way, pictures taken and cropped in the WeChat app will not be automatically saved to the system album, effectively saving space.
In addition, it is recommended to turn off the "Automatic Downloads" setting at the top. When this setting is enabled, images and other files viewed on other devices such as computers and tablets will also be automatically saved to the WeChat app on your phone, and you can avoid duplicate downloads after closing them.
2. Clean up WeChat cache data
There is also a "cache" design in the WeChat app, which is mainly used to preload text, pictures, emojis, mini programs, etc., to reduce the time it takes for users to open these contents.
Clearing this part of the cache can also free up a part of the storage space, the specific path is: "Me" - "Settings" - "General" - "Storage Space" - "Cache" - "Go to Clean".
3. Clean up useless chat history
Have you ever encountered a situation where you can't open a picture or file that expires earlier? Even if a picture or file expires, it will still occupy the storage space of your phone.
In the following paths, you can manage specific chat history, including friend chat history, group chat history, and so on. The path is: "Me" - "Settings" - "General" - "Storage" - "Chat History" - "Manage".
In this part of the settings, you can also choose the time range and chat history type to "slim down" the chat history more accurately.
4. External expansion releases storage
In addition to the above three cleaning tips, you can also use external storage to free up the memory space of the phone itself.
There are many types of external storage devices, such as USB flash drives, portable hard disks, and hard disk enclosures. Storing infrequently used pictures, videos, and files on an external device can leave your phone's storage space for important apps.
If your phone's memory is already stretched thin, but you don't want to expand it by changing to a new one, using an external storage device such as a hard drive enclosure is also a good way to try.
I hope the above memory management tips will be helpful to you.