Deleting your WhatsApp backup is very easy. However, you should know that this app keeps its copies in both Google Drive and your device’s internal storage. Therefore, in this article, we will tell you how to delete them in both cases.
How to Delete WhatsApp Backup on Google Drive
Before you do that WhatsApp backup to Google Drive delete, it is important that you disable its automatic creation. To do this, go to Chats in the app settings.
Open chat settings
Click on Chat Backupto continue.
backup settings
tap back up in Google Drive.
Google Drive backup options
From the list of options that appears on the screen, choose Never out. WhatsApp will then stop using Google Drive to create backups.
Disable backup to drive
After making the appropriate settings in this case, it’s time to open Google Drive. Go to the main menu and tap Backup.
View all backups in Google Drive
Find your WhatsApp copy. Tap the three vertical dots for more options.
backup options
Use the button Delete Backupto delete the backup.
Delete WhatsApp Backup on Google Drive
After confirming, the copy of your conversations and media files will disappear. You should be aware that it is not possible to recover this information later. So make sure you don’t delete anything important.
How to delete local copy of WhatsApp
Additionally WhatsApp creates a local copy all content associated with your profile. To delete them, all you need is a file explorer like ES File Explorer or any built-in file explorer if you have one, like in this case.
Find the folder in it WhatsApp. It is located in the root directory of the internal storage.
WhatsApp folder in storage
Tap on the directory Databasesto select it. Then use the button delete. This will prompt the browser to delete the folder.
Delete the folder from the database
Confirm the deletion with Delete.
Delete the folder from the database
After doing this, WhatsApp local backup will be gone from your device.