Your Snapchat export came in several ZIPs?
Pick your ZIPs and the tool sorts your Memories into a folder on this phone.
No export yet? The 4-step guide
Updated November 8, 2026 · Not affiliated with Snapchat.
By GetMemoriesOut. We wrote these guides from a real Snapchat export that we opened and counted, with Memories from 2016 to 2026. When something couldn't be checked, the guide says so.
Handle a big export in 3 steps
- Download every ZIP from a computer, without opening or renaming them. No export yet? Follow the export guide.
- Drop them all into GetMemoriesOut at once. A new drop replaces the previous one, so you can't add ZIPs in several goes.
- Pick a folder to write to, with enough free space. Once your files are sorted and checked, you can delete the ZIPs.
The recap is free. Getting your whole library back, dated, costs €9.90, once.The recap is free. Getting your whole library back, dated, costs $9.99, once.
The space you need
Unzipping doubles the space taken: the ZIPs, plus everything that comes out of them. With an export of several tens of GB, that quickly gets too much for a laptop.
GetMemoriesOut reads the ZIPs as they are, entry by entry, without unzipping them. Then it writes a sorted copy of each Memory, one file at a time. Plan for at least as much free space as your ZIPs weigh. The tool doesn't measure free space before it starts.
If your Memories go over the 5 GB Snapchat stores for free, the Memories storage plan guide explains what gets archived in January 2027.
Writing to an external drive
In Chrome or Edge, the tool asks you to pick a folder in your system's folder window, where a plugged-in drive may show up. If it's there, you can pick a folder on it.
In Safari or Firefox, everything arrives in a single ZIP, wherever your browser saves downloads. To send it to the drive, change that folder in the browser's settings.
We haven't tested every drive. Before you pay, save the 500 free Memories to that drive and open them to check.
- Keep the drive plugged in while it writes. Unplugged, writing stops with the code FOLDER_LOST.
- Keep the tab open and the computer plugged in. Writing also stops if the computer goes to sleep. To carry on, click “Resume”, or drop the same ZIPs again and pick the same folder: files already written are kept.
If a ZIP is dropped twice
A ZIP dropped twice is spotted and ignored. Before you pay, the recap counts the Memories in your export, year by year.
FAQ
- How many ZIP files does a Snapchat export have?
- It depends on how much is in your Memories and chats. Snapchat splits the export into ZIPs of about 2 GB. An export covering several years can weigh tens of GB.
- Do I need to unzip the files?
- Not for GetMemoriesOut, which reads them as they are. Unzipping would double the space taken on your drive.
- Can I write my Memories to an external drive?
- Yes, if Chrome or Edge offers it when you pick the folder, or if Safari or Firefox saves downloads there. We haven't tested every drive, so try the 500 free Memories first.
- What happens if writing stops?
- Your ZIPs stay as they are, and files already written stay in the folder. Click “Resume”: the tool carries on in the same folder and writes only what is missing, with no duplicates. If the tab closed, drop the same ZIPs again and pick the same folder.