How to Delete WhatsApp Backup in Android Phone

Most Android users are looking for a way to backup WhatsApp chats and media files and it’s only natural to want the same. However, sometimes less is more and a little bit of order is more than welcomed. If your wish is to delete the WhatsApp backup permanently on your Android phone, then be sure that here I am to help. Just keep on reading to find out more.

The local backup which WhatsApp creates is indeed useful when you have removed WhatsApp from the phone, and reinstall with the same number. The handset can detect the local backup, and if the name is the same, you will be prompted to restore from local backup. Anyway, this isn’t a potential scenario for everyone.

The point is that it could all turn into a privacy leak if somebody gets a hold on to that files that are for your eyes only. So, looking for a way to delete the WhatsApp backup makes perfect sense.

I want to tell you from the very start that you will need a file manager app to browse your device’s storage and delete Databases. Also note that chat history is available at this path–./sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/. Even if nobody can open it outside WhatsApp, it is best to delete them manually using a file manager at your choice.

How to Delete WhatsApp Backup in Android Phone:

  1. At first, you need to open the File Manager app on your Android phone. If you don’t have one you can install some third party apps from the Google Play store or ask our help for some suggestions;
  2. You can now navigate to the folder path–./sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/;
  3. Up next, when you tap the WhatsApp folder, a list of all WhatsApp sub-folders will appear;
  4. What you must do next is to tap and hold the Databases file;
  5. In the end, you have to select the option that says Delete.

That was all! Like that, the Whatsapp backup of your chats will be deleted on your Android phone for good.

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