Which Snapchat Memories get archived in January 2027?
In January 2027, if your Memories add up to more than 5 GB, Snapchat will archive some of them: the ones over a year old, beyond your oldest 5 GB. An archived Memory stays on Snapchat, but you'll have to pay to open it, unless you downloaded it first. Drop the list of your Memories here, from your Snapchat export, and the page tells you how many are affected. The file is read locally on your computer and sent to no one.
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Drop the list of your Memories
Drop the first ZIP of your Snapchat export. The page reads only the list of your Memories from it, in the “json” folder.
What Snapchat says
From Snapchat Support's article on Memories storage:
“Starting in January 2027, Memories that are more than one year old and are not part of your oldest 5GB of Memories will be archived and remain stored on Snapchat.”
So an archived Memory stays on Snapchat, and you see its thumbnail in the app. To open, edit or share it, you need the paid storage plan, or to have downloaded it first. In the US, the plan costs $1.99 a month or $20 a year for 100 GB. The archiving guide quotes the rest of the page.
How the page counts
- All the Memories in your list, photos and videos.
- That number year by year, from the date Snapchat gives each Memory.
- How many will be over a year old on January 1, 2027. Snapchat gives no exact day in January, so the page uses the 1st, which gives the lowest possible number. Each month after that, another month of Memories goes over a year.
It can't say which ones will be archived one by one, because that needs the size of each photo and video, and the list doesn't give it. It also doesn't know exactly what Snapchat counts toward the 5 GB.
Where to find the list of your Memories
It comes with Snapchat's “My Data” export, in the json folder of the first ZIP. On a computer, drop that ZIP here. The page reads only this list from it. No export yet? The export guide shows how to request one from Snapchat.
FAQ
- Will Snapchat delete my Memories?
- No. According to Snapchat Support, archived Memories stay stored on Snapchat. To open them, you need a paid storage plan, or to download them first.
- How much is Snapchat's storage plan?
- Snapchat Support gives US prices: $1.99 a month or $20 a year for 100 GB of Memories storage.
- Is my file sent anywhere?
- No. The page reads it locally, on your computer. No date, count or place from your file goes over the internet.
- Why January 1, 2027?
- Snapchat says “starting in January 2027” with no exact day. The page counts on January 1, which gives the lowest possible number. Later on, more Memories will be over a year old.