How to Free Up Space on Snapchat

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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete the data Snapchat stores to clear up some space on your device.

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Open Snapchat. The Snapchat icon looks like a yellow box with a white ghost in it. Snapchat will open up to the camera screen.
- If you don't have a Snapchat account yet, you will need to download the app and set up an account before you proceed.
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Swiping down on the camera screen will bring down your Snapchat Home screen.

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This is the Settings button, and it's located in the upper-right corner of your Home screen.
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This option is under the heading Account Actions towards the end of your Settings menu.
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Tap Clear to confirm. This will permanently delete all image data Snapchat stores on your device.
- This option does not delete your conversations, stories, or saved chats. Clearing browser cache is similar to deleting your browser history and cookies.
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Tap Clear to confirm. This will delete all image data that Snapchat stores for your Snap Memories on your device.
- This option does not delete your memories. When you view a memory, your device stores some data for easier and faster access to the image file. Clearing Memories Cache will only delete this data; you will not lose any of your memories.
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Snapchat has to restart after clearing memories cache.

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