WhatsApp backups can melt the data rate


WhatsApp backups can melt the data rate



Some users have lost 5GB due to a copy error



One of the battles that are fought each month on the smartphone is to arrive at the end of the month without having passed the megas limit. Unlimited data rates in Spain are still something from another world. Watch Netflix, share memories of summer on Instagram, send a photo to a group of friends or family or put a tweet with a funny meme.

These are some of the most common actions of the day to day with the new technologies and that usually take a bite to the data rate. Although, one of the big 'bites' can come from WhatsApp and from an application error.

It has nothing to do with the number of messages, nor the photos, nor the gifs, nor the videos. The problem comes with the backup copies that the app makes of the conversations on the platform.

WhatsApp allows all its users to save in the cloud, either Google Drive or iCloud, all messages sent and received in the instant messaging app. However, this task, which should consume only a dozen megabytes, has managed to hoard up to 5 gigabytes in the case of some users, completely exhausting their rate in just a few hours.

The problem, reported by several users on WhatsApp, occurs when making the backup. The data is uploaded to the Google or Apple cloud and the action is repeated continuously until the user manually stops the action or the data rate runs out.

Other users say that the problem is that they do not copy only the files of the last 24 hours, but all the history (with chats, photos and videos) of the application, which entails a great expense of megabytes.

At the moment, WhatsApp has not commented on the matter and the solution is to monitor the backup copies of the app. The simplest option is to activate copies only when a Wi-Fi network is available.

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