# Can I delete WhatsApp’s data folder on Mac?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/whatsapp-media
- Item: WhatsApp messages and media
- Location: `~/Library/Group Containers/group.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.shared`
- Verdict: Keep — your data — Your data. Shrink it from its app; don’t delete the folder.
- Comes back on its own: no
- From the app: WhatsApp > Settings > Storage > Manage storage.
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

WhatsApp for Mac’s shared container: your local message database and the photos, videos, voice notes and documents you have sent and received. With active groups it often reaches several GB or more.

## What happens if you delete it?

Deleting the folder signs you out and removes local chat history and media on this Mac; when you link again, only what WhatsApp syncs from your phone comes back.

## How to remove it properly

Do not delete the folder. Reduce it inside WhatsApp: open a chat’s info to review and delete large media, clear or delete chats you no longer need, and limit automatic media downloads in WhatsApp’s storage settings.