When you are tired of seeing the name of the same person in your inbox to whom you haven’t talked in a while, groups that you are part of and cannot leave yet don’t want to communicate in, you can easily archive those chats. You will not be notified consistently about the new messages until you are mentioned or people reply to you. You can also delete those chats to clean your list and organize your account better. If you are unaware of how to delete archived chats in WhatsApp, worry no more because,, with this article, we have you covered.
How to Archive Chats on WhatsApp?
The first thing you must know before you are proceeding to delete archived chats in WhatsApp is how to actually archive them. As mentioned earlier, WhatsApp chats are a lot easier to organize and put in order if you keep the chats you don’t want to be a part of or old chats archived. To archive chats in WhatsApp, follow the given steps:
1. Open WhatsApp and go to the chat you wish to archive.
2. Press on the chat for a few seconds.
3. Click on the ‘Archive’ icon as shown below.
4. Your chat will have been archived.
In this way, you can archive chats in WhatsApp. Along with archiving chats, there are also various methods through which you can hide WhatsApp chat. By doing so, you can ensure that your privacy does not get tampered with and you also won’t get constantly notified.
How to Delete Archived Chats in WhatsApp?
WhatsApp archived chats can be deleted and removed from the app permanently without restoring it first. When you do so directly, you can save time as well as your chat box does not get crowded again before getting rid of those not wanted conversations. You can delete archived chats in WhatsApp by:
- Using Phones
- Using Desktop/PC
1. Using Phones
To delete archived chats in WhatsApp using your mobile phone, follow the given steps:
1. Open WhatsApp on your phone.
2. Click on the ‘Archived’ section at the top of your chats.
3. Press the chat of the person you wish to delete for a few seconds.
4. Tap on the ‘Delete’ icon at the top.
5. Select if you also wish to delete the media received from the person.
6. Click on ‘Delete Chat’.
7. The chat gets deleted from the archives.
In this way, you can delete archived chats in WhatsApp using your phone.
2. Using Desktop/PC
In order to delete archived chats in WhatsApp using your computer devices, follow the given steps:
1. Open WhatsApp on your desktop or personal computer.
2. Click on the ‘Archived’ section at the top of your chats.
3. Right-click on the chat box of the person you wish to delete.
4. Select ‘Delete Chat’.
5. Hit ‘Continue’.
6. Click on ‘Delete Chat’ option again.
7. The chat gets deleted.
In this way, you can delete archived chats in WhatsApp using your desktop/PC.
How to unarchive chats in WhatsApp?
To unarchive the archived chats in WhatsApp, go to the Archived section then press on the chat box of the person whose chat you wish to unarchive for a few seconds. Click on the ‘Unarchive icon’ as shown below. The chat gets unarchived and restored back to your Chats section.
How to delete all chats on WhatsApp?
To delete all chats on WhatsApp, open the app and go to WhatsApp settings. Then, click on Chats>Chat History>Delete all chats. Confirm and then proceed to delete all chats on WhatsApp.
Can I recover deleted archived chats on WhatsApp?
As weird as it may seem, you can actually use WhatsApp backup and recover the chats you delete. However, you can only recover those chats that were there before the last backup took place i.e. you cannot restore the messages that you received after the backup.
Conclusion
Hence, by using the steps mentioned above in the article, you can now archive chats on WhatsApp, delete archived chats in WhatsApp and unarchive them when necessary. You can also restore the deleted once from the backup and keep backing up the app to ensure that your data always remains secure. Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.
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