How to Find and Delete WhatsApp Backups on Google Drive: From December 2023 on, all of your backed-up WhatsApp chats will count toward your Google Cloud Storage limit. This policy change is a big surprise for people who have been backing up their WhatsApp chats to Drive.
Even though the change will gradually affect Android users over the course of the year, you should still check your Google Drive WhatsApp backups and delete any that you no longer require.
People who use WhatsApp Beta will be the first to notice the change in December. Also, it’s best to get rid of your Drive WhatsApp backups unless you want to be forced to buy more storage space.
How to Find and Delete WhatsApp Backups on Google Drive
This is how you can get to and get rid of WhatsApp backups on Google Drive.
To get rid of the WhatsApp backup, go to drive.google.com, click on Storage on the left, then click on Backups on the right.
- Sign in to the Google account you use to back up your WhatsApp chat history at drive.google.com.
- In the left column, click on Storage.
- Back up is in the upper right corner.
- Your saved WhatsApp messages are here. It’s possible to delete just certain backups or the whole backup folder.
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How to do it:
Choice 1: Get rid of the backup folder and all of its contents.
- Find the backup for your WhatsApp number and click on it to choose it.
- To get rid of the WhatsApp backups, click on the trash can icon.
- To be sure, click on Delete.
Choice 2: Choose which backup files to delete (keep the most recent or important ones):
- To open the saved WhatsApp number, double-click it.
- List the backup files you want to keep and the ones you want to delete. Pick out the files you want to get rid of.
- Now, click on the trash can icon to get rid of the WhatsApp backup files you chose.
- To be sure, click on Delete.
All Google accounts get 15GB of free cloud storage, which can be used across Gmail, Drive, and Photos. However, this space can be used up quickly. It’s best to get rid of your WhatsApp chat backups on Google Drive if you don’t want that to happen.
