WhatsApp Cache: How to Empty and Free Up Space or Fix Errors

There is no doubt that WhatsApp is one of the applications that we use the most every day on our mobiles. Through the famous messaging app we can receive hundreds of text messages every day and dozens of photos, memes, videos, etc. This can cause that at certain times we find that the application becomes slower than normal or even with problems when downloading or receiving photos or videos. If this has happened to you, we are going to show you how to clear the WhatsApp cache and why we should do it.

The cache of an application is a space in which the apps themselves save or store temporary files that they have to create on numerous occasions or to which they have to access repeatedly. In this way, its creation or access is faster and consequently the user experience is much better and not as many system resources are consumed.

WhatsApp Cache

Why should we clean the cache of an app

Although its function and objective is to store this type of files for its best performance, on certain occasions it may happen that a large accumulation of files in this cache can cause some problems in the operation of the app.

When an application of our mobile phone is blocked at certain times or starts to go very slow , the first thing we usually do is check if there is any update available or we will directly uninstall and reinstall the application. However, in most cases we could solve these problems by cleaning the cache.

In the case of the famous messaging application, the same happens, therefore, emptying the cache of WhatsApp can solve this type of problem without having to uninstall and reinstall the app, in addition to the freeing of space it implies. Also, in this case the uninstallation and installation process can cause us to lose certain messages that are not included in the daily backup of the application.

We should not confuse all the files that are saved by default in the memory of our phone automatically after opening or receiving them on WhatsApp with the temporary files of the app itself. The first ones are usually saved in the mobile’s own gallery, in certain albums or on the memory card of the device, if we have it. We can easily delete these files simply by going to the path where they are stored, selecting it and sending them directly to the trash.

However, to empty the WhatsApp cache we must follow other very different steps as shown below.

How to empty the WhatsApp cache

Depending on the version of Android that we have installed on the mobile or the manufacturer’s customization layer, it is possible that the options may vary a little, but these are the steps to follow to empty the WhatsApp cache:

  • We enter the System Settings .
  • We tap on the Applications option.
  • From the list of apps installed on the device, we search for and mark WhatsApp .
  • Next we touch on the Storage option.
  • And once there, the only thing we have left is to tap on the Empty memory cache button .

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In a few moments, all the space occupied by these temporary files stored in the WhatsApp cache will be emptied and we will be able to check how the app works again correctly without stops, blockages and full performance.

In the Apple environment, things change since in iOS it is not possible to empty the WhatsApp cache as it happens in Android. If we enter the System Configuration and then Data and Storage we will find two options, Data Use and Storage Use.

In the first option, we can see the number of messages sent and received, bytes sent and received in messages and chat files or states, as well as the amount of data consumed in calls. However, there is no option to empty the WhatsApp cache.

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In the Storage use section, we can select a WhatsApp chat and we can see the messages sent to that person, the amount of space that our messages and files shared with them occupy and if we click on Manage, we can empty the chat from the messaging app . But beware, this will remove everything we have selected and we will lose it, so we should not delete anything from there.

Therefore, since there is no WhatsApp cache in iOS, if at any time we have problems with the application because it becomes slow or gets caught, what we will have to do is update it if there is any version available or make a copy of security and proceed to its uninstallation and installation .