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2 WhatsApp MsgStore Functions and Dangers of Delete WA Files

By Yama

If you have the WhatsApp application, the file manager will likely find the WA msgstore. So what is the function of the WhatsApp MsgStore file and is it dangerous to delete it from your cellphone? Please continue to read the discussion.

WA users are often confused, why the internal storage memory on their smartphone fills up quickly. Even though it only installs a small number of applications, while photos and videos are stored on the SD Card.

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Did you know, even if you just install WhatsApp, your phone’s internal memory can fill up quickly. Why is that? The answer is: Msgstore file which is also in msgstore.db.crypt.12 format.

What is Msgstore WhatsApp

Msgstore is a file that appears and is automatically saved on a smartphone with the WhatsApp application in it. Usually the msgtore file is located in the internal memory.

You can directly check the location of the WA msgstore through the default File Manager application. There is a WhatsApp folder which is quite large in size.

When opened, there are many other sub-folders that are equally large in size. Including the msgstore file, one of them and usually the location of the file is in the DB or database. Read also: WhatsApp Squid Game Stickers.

WhatsApp MsgStore Functions

There are two main functions of the WA msgstore file. The first is that msgstore is a database containing chat history or chats that you have done on WhatsApp with other people.

The task of the msgstore is to back up or back up the contents of your WA chats. So if one day you delete the WhatsApp application and then install it again at a later date, the contents of the chat will not be lost.

Now the second is to back up media content in the form of videos and photos that you receive from other people. Not only chat, the msgstore file serves to back up images as well.

For example, one time your WA application was accidentally deleted, then simply login using the same WhatsApp number and all photos/videos can be recovered thanks to this msgstore. Including WhatsApp Web on PC that you use.

Danger Risk Delete WA Msgstore

Maybe you are curious, is it okay to delete the WhatsApp msgstore from the file manager of an Android cellphone? Then is it dangerous and risky to delete the msgstore file?

The answer is: It depends. If you feel there is chat content that is very important to be immortalized, please backup it first before deleting Msgstore.

Once backed up, the file will be stored on your HP’s external or internal memory. Kibezaka’s suggestion is to upload all backup files online, for example via Google Drive, OneDrive or other cloud storage.

Because it’s useless if you delete the msgstore with the intention of freeing up internal memory, but the backup file is still stored on the smartphone. It’s the same as adding to the full memory, while the internal capacity cannot be increased.

Deleting the msgstore file is also mandatory if the cellphone you are using now will soon change hands or be sold to someone else. All files in various applications must be clean, not just WhatsApp. For the convenience of new users and maintain your own privacy.

The average total Msgstore file size is above 500MB. Obviously, for some smartphones it will cover or narrow the internal storage space on the cellphone. So when I checked via the Play Store, WhatsApp suddenly contained 4GB or even 10GB.

Such is the function of the WhatsApp msgstore and the risk of deleting the Msgstore file on WA which you can use as a reference whether you want to delete it or not.