6 Steps to Delete WhatsApp Status Cache So Your Phone Isn't Slow and Full
Here's how to clear WhatsApp status cache.
The purpose of clearing the WhatsApp status cache is so that the cellphone doesn't become slow and full.
Many users complain that their cellphones are slow and full.
One of the reasons is because there is a large cache of WhatsApp statuses.
Not many people know what WhatsApp status cache is.
For your information, the WhatsApp status cache is the remaining files in the form of WhatsApp statuses that are stored in the device's memory or storage.
Well, did you know, all this time if we view other people's WhatsApp status via cellphone, the status, both photos and videos, will be saved in the device storage. Then, how to clear WhatsApp status cache?
Read more below.
Illustration. Here's what WhatsApp status cache means and how to delete it. (Freepik designed by xvector)
1. Open the file manager application on your cellphone.
The name of this file manager application may vary on several cellphone brands.
On Samsung brand phones, it is called "My Files", while on Xiaomi brand phones the file manager application is called "File Manager".
Even so, the steps or method for saving WhatsApp status can be said to be similar between one file manager application and another similar application.
2. Open the application settings menu
In the "My Files" application, users can access the settings menu by clicking the "three dots" icon at the top right of the application then selecting the "Settings" menu.
3. In the settings page, enable the "Show hidden files" option
By activating this option, as the name suggests, the "My Files" application will be able to display some hidden folders and files on the internal storage media.
4. After activating the "Show hidden files" option, return to the initial display of the file manager application
Here, select the "Internal Storage" menu in the "Phone" column.
5. Then, after clicking "Internal Storage", the user will be presented with a list of folders and files on the internal storage media.
Scroll down the screen and select the "WhatsApp" folder.
6. In the "WhatsApp" folder, select the folder named "Media" then select the ".Statuses" folder.
So, in this folder users will find images or videos that originate from statuses in the WhatsApp application.
Please remember, to display the status (video or photo) in this folder, you have to view the status in the WhatsApp application first.
After the status is viewed, the photo or video that was in the WhatsApp status earlier will automatically appear in the ".Status" folder.
Various WhatsApp contact lists will appear in the WhatsApp status cache.
Select the contacts you want to clear the cache for and then select the data to delete.
That's the meaning of the WhatsApp status cache and how to delete it, good luck! (*)
6 Langkah Menghapus Cache Status WhatsApp Supaya HP Tidak Lemot dan Penuh
Berikut cara menghapus cache status WhatsApp.
Tujuan untuk hapus cache status WhatsApp adalah agar HP tidak lemot dan penuh.
Banyak pengguna yang mengeluhkan karena HPnya lemot dan penuh.
Salah satu penyebabnya di antaranya karena banyaknya cache status WhatsApp tersebut.
Tak banyak yang tahu soal apa itu cache status WhatsApp.
Untuk diketahui, cache status WhatsApp adalah sisa-sisa file berupa status WhatsApp yang tersimpan pada memori atau penyimpanan perangkat.
Nah, tahukah Anda, selama ini jika kita melihat status WhatsApp orang lain melalui HP, status tersebut baik foto maupun video akan tersimpan dalam penyimpanan perangkat.
Lalu, bagaimana cara menghapus cache status WhatsApp?
Simak selengkapnya berikut ini.
Ilustrasi. Berikut yang dimaksud cache status WhatsApp dan cara menghapusnya. (Freepik designed by xvector)
1. Buka aplikasi file manager di ponsel Anda.
Aplikasi file manager ini namanya mungkin berbeda-beda di beberapa merek ponsel.
Di ponsel merek Samsung, dinamakan"My Files", sementara di ponsel merek Xiaomi aplikasi file manager bernama "File Manager".
Meskipun begitu, langkah-langkah atau cara untuk menyimpan status WhatsApp ini bisa dibilang memang mirip antara satu aplikasi file manager dengan aplikasi serupa lainnya.
2. Buka menu pengaturan aplikasi tersebut
Di aplikasi "My Files", pengguna bisa mengakses menu pengaturan dengan meng-klik ikon "tiga titik" di kanan atas aplikasi kemudian pilih menu "Settings".
3. Di halaman pengaturan, aktifkan opsi "Show hidden files"
Dengan mengaktifkan opsi ini, seperti namanya, aplikasi "My Files" akan dapat menampilkan beberapa folder dan file yang tersembunyi di media penyimpanan internal.
4. Setelah mengaktifkan opsi "Show hidden files", kembali ke tampilan awal aplikasi file manager
Di sini, pilih menu "Internal Storage" yang berada di kolom "Phone".
5. Lalu, setelah meng-klik "Internal Storage", pengguna akan disodori tampilan daftar folder dan file yang ada di media penyimpanan internal.
Gulir layar hingga ke bawah dan pilih folder "WhatsApp".
6. Di folder "WhatsApp", pilih folder bernama "Media" kemudian pilih folder ".Statuses'.
Nah, di folder inilah pengguna akan menemukan gambar atau video yang sumbernya dari status-status di aplikasi WhatsApp.
Perlu diingat, untuk memunculkan status (video atau foto) di folder ini, Anda sudah harus melihat status itu di aplikasi WhatsApp terlebih dahulu.
Setelah status dilihat, foto atau video yang berada di status WhatsApp tadi akan secara otomatis muncul di folder ".Statuses".
Akan muncul berbagai daftar kontak WhatsApp dalam cache status WhatsApp.
Pilih kontak yang ingin dihapus cachenya lalu pilih data yang akan dihapus.
Itulah pengertian cache status WhatsApp dan cara menghapusnya, selamat mencoba! (*)
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