[GH-ISSUE #386] [Whatsapp] Decrypted databases in data/cache folder takes up too much space if whatsapp db is large #324

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opened 2026-02-26 00:36:50 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-02-26 00:36:50 +03:00

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Originally created by @asdofindia on GitHub (Oct 24, 2013).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/386

My phone specs:
Low internal memory
Huge whatsapp database (20 MB)
SMS Backup+ version 1.5.5

Issue:
Decrypted whatsapp databases (sqlite files) in /data/com.zegoggles.smssync/cache was taking about 200 MB space for me

Probable reasons:

I had used titanium backup twice to restore smssync along with data. This might have pulled the earlier cache too which smssync didn't delete because it didn't create it. In this case, please close this issue.
SMSsync doesn't delete cache immediately, in which case the internal memory will run out fast. In this case, please consider a patch.

Originally created by @asdofindia on GitHub (Oct 24, 2013). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/386 My phone specs: Low internal memory Huge whatsapp database (20 MB) SMS Backup+ version 1.5.5 Issue: Decrypted whatsapp databases (sqlite files) in /data/com.zegoggles.smssync/cache was taking about 200 MB space for me Probable reasons: 1) I had used titanium backup twice to restore smssync along with data. This might have pulled the earlier cache too which smssync didn't delete because it didn't create it. In this case, please close this issue. 2) SMSsync doesn't delete cache immediately, in which case the internal memory will run out fast. In this case, please consider a patch.