"When Memories first launched, I was living in California and constantly snapping with friends and family in New York. My group chats were filled with quick photos and videos from my daily life, and I saved all of them to Memories. Fast-forward nearly a decade, and I'm still using those same group chats, which means I've probably got thousands of photos and videos stored in the app."
"But here's the thing: Although I automatically saved my snaps to my Memories, I didn't save them to my camera roll. Why would I, even though the option exists, when Snapchat stores them in the cloud for me and makes them easy to access and reshare? Unfortunately, Snapchat just changed how I can save Memories. The app will keep my existing ones, but going forward, I will only get 5GB free."
Memories acts as a built-in cloud locker that can automatically save snaps or let users choose what gets archived, with annual recaps for easy resharing. Many users accumulated thousands of photos and videos in Memories and often did not save snaps to local camera rolls. Snapchat will retain existing Memories but is reducing free storage to 5GB going forward. Paid tiers are offered for additional space (for example, 100GB, 250GB with Snapchat+, and 5TB with Snapchat Platinum). Users receive 12 months to export content or upgrade to a paid storage plan, altering Memories' role as a primary backup for some users.
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