All the files you see in Telegram are usually stored somewhere unless you download them, by default the photos are automatically downloaded up to a certain size that can be changed by you, but These photos are not saved in your gallery and are saved in another folder, and if you want, you have to save it in the gallery.
By default, the files downloaded by Telegram are stored in your phone forever, but this will fill up the memory and slow down your phone, so it is better to use the settings of the files that you do not need or periodically and Delete heavy files.
How to Find Telegram Downloaded Files on Android
Find “File Manager” on your phone and enter it. On the opened page, find “Internal Storage” (by default, files downloaded in Telegram are stored in the internal memory). Scroll and find “Telegram Folder” and then enter it, you will find 6 different folders inside.
· Telegram Images: Stores all the images you’ve downloaded.
· Telegram Video: Contains all the videos downloaded from Telegram.
· Telegram Audio: Holds audio files.
· Telegram Documents: Stores documents and other files.
· Telegram Voice: Contains voice messages.
· Telegram Animated: Stores GIFs and other animated files.
According to the type of file you are looking for, you can enter the corresponding folder, and if that file is important to you, be sure to move it to another folder, because if you clean the files inside Telegram, all these files will be deleted. became.
How to Find Telegram Downloaded Files on Apple iPhone IOS
In the iOS operating system, due to security issues, you cannot directly access the downloaded files. There are two suggestions and solutions:
1- First, “Open Telegram” and then “Go to the Chat” and find the message containing the file you downloaded. Tap on it to open or preview it and then “Save the File” so that you can access it in the files.
2 – Enter Telegram and click on “Settings” in the menu, look for “Data and Storage” and after finding it, click on it and enter, then click on “Storage Usage” which is one of the first options to Enter the new page.
Then by scrolling the list of all the chats, channels, groups from which you have downloaded a file can be displayed and it also shows the amount of storage used, you can delete them separately if needed. Make files related to a conversation.
How to Find Telegram Downloaded Files on PC (Windows)
First, open “File Explorer“, if you don’t find it, you can open it using the Win + E buttons on the keyboard, then to open “Download Folder“, just enter the following path. (You can find the folders in order or copy it in the address bar)
C:\Users\YourUsername\Downloads\Telegram Desktop
Replace “YourUsername” with your actual username on the PC. You can see all the downloaded files now.
If your Telegram settings included (Custom Download Path):
Please first find Telegram in the system and enter the Telegram app, then find “Settings” and enter it. Look for “Download path” in the “Data and Storage” section and then enter the Custom Path link.