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How to Transfer WhatsApp Photos to SD Card

By: Waseem Patwegar

Over a period of time WhatsApp can easily fill up your device with tons of Photos and Videos. Hence, we are providing below the steps to Transfer WhatsApp Photos to SD Card on Android Phone.

Transfer WhatsApp Photos to SD Card

Transfer WhatsApp Photos to SD Card

The default tendency in WhatsApp is to automatically download and save all received Photos and Videos to the internal device storage on your Android Phone.

While this default setting makes it convenient to access WhatsApp Photos, it eventually leads to build up thousands of WhatsApp Photos taking up storage space on your device.

To free up storage space on your device, you can either Delete WhatsApp Photos or Transfer WhatsApp to SD Card.

1. Transfer WhatsApp Photos to SD Card on Android Phone

Follow the steps below to transfer WhatsApp Photos to SD Card.

1. Open the File Explorer App on your Android Phone.

My Files App on Android Phone

Note: If File Explorer App is not available, download ‘ES File Explorer’ from Google Play Store.

2. On the next screen, scroll down and tap on Device Storage.

Device Storage Settings Option on Android Phone

3. On Device Storage screen, tap on WhatsApp.

WhatsApp Folder on Android Phone

4. In WhatsApp Folder, tap on the Media Folder.

WhatsApp Media Folder on Android Phone

5. On the next screen, tap on WhatsApp Images Folder.

WhatsApp Images Folder on Android Phone

6. Once you are in WhatsApp Images Folder, tap on More > and select the Edit option in the drop-down menu.

Edit WhatsApp Sent Media Folder

7. Next, select the Photos that you want to move to SD Card.

Select WhatsApp Photos on Android Phone

Note: You can select ‘Sent’ and ‘Private’ Folders, if you also want to transfer Sent WhatsApp Photos and Photos received or Shared in WhatsApp Groups.

8. After selecting Photos, tap on More and select the Move option in the menu that appears.

Move WhatsApp Photos Option on Android Phone

9. On the next screen, select SD Card as the new storage location for WhatsApp Photos on your Android Phone.

Select Storage Location on Android Phone

10. On the next screen, tap on Move Here option.

Move Here Option in Android SD Card

All the selected Photos will be move to SD Card.

2. Delete WhatsApp Photos From Android Phone

Another way to clear the storage space on Android Phone is to delete WhatsApp Photos from your device.

1. Using File Explorer go to Device Storage > WhatsApp > Media > tap on WhatsApp Images Folder.

WhatsApp Images Folder on Android Phone

2. In WhatsApp Images Folder, tap on More > and select the Edit option in the drop-down menu.

Edit WhatsApp Sent Media Folder

3. On the next screen, select the Photos that you want to delete and tap on the Delete option.

Delete WhatsApp Photos on Android Phone

All the selected WhatsApp Photos will be deleted from your Android Phone.

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