[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":355},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fwhatsapp-manager":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":347,"extension":348,"meta":349,"navigation":350,"path":351,"seo":352,"stem":353,"__hash__":354},"features\u002Ffeatures\u002Fwhatsapp-manager.md","WhatsApp File Manager for Android — Clean Up Storage",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":330},"minimark",[9,18,23,35,145,152,156,161,168,172,175,179,182,186,195,199,212,216,233,237,244,248,309,315,319],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"WhatsApp silently fills your storage with forwarded images, videos, voice messages, stickers, GIFs and documents. AnExplorer provides a ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"dedicated WhatsApp file manager"," — browse every media category, see sizes at a glance, and delete what you don't need.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"where-whatsapp-stores-your-files","Where WhatsApp Stores Your Files",[10,24,25,26,30,31,34],{},"WhatsApp writes received and sent media to folder paths under ",[27,28,29],"code",{},"\u002Fsdcard\u002FWhatsApp\u002F"," (or ",[27,32,33],{},"\u002Fsdcard\u002FAndroid\u002Fmedia\u002Fcom.whatsapp\u002FWhatsApp\u002F"," on newer Android):",[36,37,38,51],"table",{},[39,40,41],"thead",{},[42,43,44,48],"tr",{},[45,46,47],"th",{},"Folder",[45,49,50],{},"Typical Content",[52,53,54,65,75,85,95,105,115,125,135],"tbody",{},[42,55,56,62],{},[57,58,59],"td",{},[27,60,61],{},"WhatsApp Images\u002F",[57,63,64],{},"Received photos, screenshots from chats",[42,66,67,72],{},[57,68,69],{},[27,70,71],{},"WhatsApp Video\u002F",[57,73,74],{},"Received video clips",[42,76,77,82],{},[57,78,79],{},[27,80,81],{},"WhatsApp Audio\u002F",[57,83,84],{},"Voice notes, music files",[42,86,87,92],{},[57,88,89],{},[27,90,91],{},"WhatsApp Voice Notes\u002F",[57,93,94],{},"Only recorded voice messages",[42,96,97,102],{},[57,98,99],{},[27,100,101],{},"WhatsApp Documents\u002F",[57,103,104],{},"PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, APKs",[42,106,107,112],{},[57,108,109],{},[27,110,111],{},"WhatsApp Stickers\u002F",[57,113,114],{},"Downloaded sticker packs",[42,116,117,122],{},[57,118,119],{},[27,120,121],{},"WhatsApp Animated Gifs\u002F",[57,123,124],{},"Received GIFs",[42,126,127,132],{},[57,128,129],{},[27,130,131],{},"Backups\u002F",[57,133,134],{},"Encrypted local backup files",[42,136,137,142],{},[57,138,139],{},[27,140,141],{},"Sent\u002F",[57,143,144],{},"Files you sent via WhatsApp",[10,146,147,148,151],{},"Over time these folders consume ",[14,149,150],{},"2–15 GB"," on a typical phone.",[19,153,155],{"id":154},"features","Features",[157,158,160],"h3",{"id":159},"one-tap-whatsapp-access","One-Tap WhatsApp Access",[10,162,163,164,167],{},"AnExplorer surfaces WhatsApp media folders in the sidebar for instant navigation — no digging through nested ",[27,165,166],{},"\u002FAndroid\u002Fmedia\u002F"," paths.",[157,169,171],{"id":170},"browse-by-category","Browse by Category",[10,173,174],{},"Switch between sub-folders to see Images, Video, Audio, Documents, Stickers and Animated GIFs each in their own view, sorted by size or date.",[157,176,178],{"id":177},"sort-by-size-and-date","Sort by Size and Date",[10,180,181],{},"Find the biggest videos first. Sort any WhatsApp sub-folder by file size to identify what's consuming the most space.",[157,183,185],{"id":184},"bulk-delete","Bulk Delete",[10,187,188,189,194],{},"Long-press to select multiple files across a folder → delete all at once. Files move to the ",[190,191,193],"a",{"href":192},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Ftrash-bin","Trash Bin"," first — 30-day recovery window before permanent deletion.",[157,196,198],{"id":197},"view-before-deleting","View Before Deleting",[10,200,201,202,206,207,211],{},"AnExplorer's ",[190,203,205],{"href":204},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fimage-viewer","Image Viewer"," and ",[190,208,210],{"href":209},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fvideo-player","Video Player"," work inline — preview any file before deciding to keep or delete it.",[157,213,215],{"id":214},"backup-whatsapp-folder","Backup WhatsApp Folder",[10,217,218,219,222,223,227,228,232],{},"Before a factory reset or phone upgrade: select the entire ",[27,220,221],{},"\u002FWhatsApp\u002F"," folder → ",[190,224,226],{"href":225},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Farchive-manager","Archive Manager"," → Compress to ZIP → upload to ",[190,229,231],{"href":230},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fcloud-storage","Cloud Storage"," or copy to USB OTG. One file contains everything.",[157,234,236],{"id":235},"manage-whatsapp-backups","Manage WhatsApp Backups",[10,238,239,240,243],{},"The encrypted backup files in ",[27,241,242],{},"WhatsApp\u002FBackups\u002F"," grow to several GB. AnExplorer shows their timestamps and sizes so you can delete outdated daily\u002Fweekly backups while keeping the latest.",[19,245,247],{"id":246},"how-much-space-can-you-recover","How Much Space Can You Recover?",[36,249,250,260],{},[39,251,252],{},[42,253,254,257],{},[45,255,256],{},"Category",[45,258,259],{},"Typical Savings",[52,261,262,270,278,286,293,301],{},[42,263,264,267],{},[57,265,266],{},"Forwarded videos",[57,268,269],{},"500 MB — 3 GB",[42,271,272,275],{},[57,273,274],{},"Status photos\u002Fvideos",[57,276,277],{},"100–500 MB",[42,279,280,283],{},[57,281,282],{},"Sticker packs",[57,284,285],{},"50–200 MB",[42,287,288,291],{},[57,289,290],{},"Old voice notes",[57,292,285],{},[42,294,295,298],{},[57,296,297],{},"Old backups",[57,299,300],{},"1–5 GB",[42,302,303,306],{},[57,304,305],{},"Received documents",[57,307,308],{},"100 MB — 2 GB",[10,310,311,314],{},[14,312,313],{},"Total: 2–10 GB"," recoverable on an average phone used for 1+ year.",[19,316,318],{"id":317},"related-features","Related Features",[10,320,321,322,326,327,329],{},"Use ",[190,323,325],{"href":324},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fmemory-cleaner","Memory Cleaner"," to also clear app caches and other junk system-wide; ",[190,328,226],{"href":225}," to compress WhatsApp export before backup.",{"title":331,"searchDepth":332,"depth":332,"links":333},"",2,[334,335,345,346],{"id":21,"depth":332,"text":22},{"id":154,"depth":332,"text":155,"children":336},[337,339,340,341,342,343,344],{"id":159,"depth":338,"text":160},3,{"id":170,"depth":338,"text":171},{"id":177,"depth":338,"text":178},{"id":184,"depth":338,"text":185},{"id":197,"depth":338,"text":198},{"id":214,"depth":338,"text":215},{"id":235,"depth":338,"text":236},{"id":246,"depth":332,"text":247},{"id":317,"depth":332,"text":318},"Browse, manage and delete WhatsApp files on Android. 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