Top 4 Ways to Make Space on Telegram

Do you think Telegram takes up too much storage for an instant messaging app? Well, there’s a good reason: Telegram allows you to send and receive files up to 2GB in size. Combine this media size limit with automatic video playback and download and the app will stop consuming storage space on your phone.

While this is alarming, it’s definitely not the end of the world. There are some steps you can take to prevent Telegram from storing unwanted photos and videos. In this article, we will show you some ways to free up space on Telegram. So let’s get started.

1. Clear Cache

Telegram allows you to send and receive files up to 2 GB in size. Once downloaded, these files are stored locally in your phone’s storage in the form of a cache. How often Telegram is used to exchange files can consume valuable storage space quite quickly.

Fortunately, Telegram also offers an option to clear cache data within the app. Read on to learn how to clear and manage cache in Telegram app.

Stage 1: Launch the Telegram app on your phone. Tap the three horizontal lines in your upper left to open Settings.

Step 2: Next, go to Data & Storage and tap on Storage Usage.

Stage 3: Under device storage you will see how much space Telegram Cache is taking up. Tap on the Clear Telegram Cache button to remove it.

This should free up a significant amount of storage and help the app run smoothly. Although useful, clearing the cache regularly can be quite troublesome for some. Fortunately, you can also automate this process by following the steps below.

Stage 1: Open Settings in the Telegram app. Now go to Data and Storage and select Storage Usage option.

Step 2: Now adjust the slider under Keep Media to define a period of time after which Telegram should automatically clear its cache data. You can set it to 3 days, 1 week or 1 month.

2. Disable Automatic Download

You know what they say: Prevention is better than cure. The same goes for automatic media downloads in the Telegram app. You can easily prevent Telegram from filling up your storage by disabling automatic media downloads. Here’s how.

Stage 1: Launch the Telegram app on your phone. Tap the three horizontal lines in your upper left to open Settings.

Step 2: Next, go to Data and Storage. Under ‘Automatic media download’, turn off automatic media download using mobile data, Wi-Fi and roaming.

This should stop Telegram from automatically loading unwanted media and help save a lot of storage and data.

3. Disable Autoplay

Just like Instagram, Telegram app automatically plays videos by default. And all these videos are stored as cache in your phone’s memory. Fortunately, unlike Instagram, Telegram lets you block autoplay of GIFs and videos. Read on to find out how.

Stage 1: Open Settings in the Telegram app and go to Data & Storage.

Step 2: Under Autoplay media, turn off the switches next to GIFs and Videos.

Once disabled, Telegram will no longer automatically play GIFs and videos, saving you a lot of storage and data.

4. Remove Unwanted Label Packs

Stickers are arguably the best thing about using Telegram. Although they can be found everywhere from Facebook to WhatsApp, Telegram has an extensive library that is certainly not limited to official packages. Users can also develop and share sticker packs for Telegram.

All these sticker packs can fill up a good amount of storage on your device. You can free up this valuable space by removing sticker packs that you no longer use. Here’s how.

Stage 1: Launch the Telegram app on your phone. Tap the hamburger menu in your top left and select Settings from the list.

Step 2: Next, go to Chat Settings and scroll down to tap on Stickers & Masks.

Stage 3: Here you will find all the sticker packs downloaded to your phone. Use the three-dot menu icon next to the sticker pack and select Remove to delete the sticker pack from your device.

Once removed, you will no longer see these stickers in the app and you should unlock valuable storage as well.

Free Space

By following the tips mentioned above, you can ensure that Telegram does not fill your storage with unnecessary cache data. And because Telegram saves all your uploads and downloads in its cloud, you can download it anytime, even after deleting your media and files.

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