Snapchat's Memories storage rule, version by version

Eleven copies with the same text, the first from September 30, 2025, the last from January 14, 2026. Copy from September 30, 2025.

Past 5 GB without a paid plan: “Your oldest Snaps under the first free 5GB storage limit will be saved. More recent Snaps that are over the storage limit will be deleted.”

After cancelling, the same version gave 48 hours to resubscribe “before over-limit Memories are deleted.” It gives no date and no archiving.

A single copy, from February 6, 2026. Copy from February 6, 2026.

The sentence about more recent Snaps is gone. What's left: “5GB of your Snaps under the free storage limit will be saved.”

After cancelling, the 48 hours stay, but the end of the sentence becomes “before over-limit Memories are affected.” The plans also add “paid Annual or Monthly.”

C, March 6 to May 18, 2026 (6 copies): a link to the Snapchat+ plans is added, and two paragraphs are merged.

D, June 16 to July 7, 2026 (2 copies): only the path to the app's settings changes. The rule stays the same as in version B.

Copy from March 6, 2026, copy from June 16, 2026.

Three copies, from July 11 to August 6, 2026. Copy from July 11, 2026.

Only the Family Plan changes. Until then, “only the Family Plan admin gets the storage upgrade.” Now: “If you’re on a Snapchat+ Family Plan, each member on the plan gets the Memories storage upgrade.”

Everything else is the same as version D, the 48 hours after cancelling included.

First seen in the copy from October 1, 2026, word for word the text read through the help API on October 23, 2026. Copy from October 1, 2026, current article.

There's no English copy between August 6 and October 1. The API dates an edit of the text to September 8, 2026, without saying it's this one.

The question “Will Snapchat delete my Memories if I do not upgrade?” gets this answer: “No. Snapchat will not automatically delete your Memories because you do not upgrade.”

• Past 5 GB, “you’ll need to upgrade” becomes “you can upgrade.”
• Archiving appears. From January 2027, Memories more than a year old outside your oldest 5 GB will be archived. They stay as thumbnails, and opening, editing or sharing them takes a paid plan.
• Snapchat writes “No Memories will be archived before January 2027,” with a notice in the app first.
• The 48 hours after cancelling are gone. The app shows your storage status and your options instead.
• First published price, for the US: $1.99 a month or $20 a year for 100 GB. Lens+ joins the list of plans.
• The “Low Storage” banner, shown near 5 GB, becomes a notice shown above 5 GB.

From version A to version F: 5 GB free, a 100 GB Memories-only plan, 250 GB with Snapchat+ and 5 TB with Snapchat+ Platinum. Downloading stays possible throughout:

• Versions A to E: “You can always download your Memories to your device.”
• Version F: “downloading your Memories to access them outside the app.”

To do it, the export guide walks you through the steps.

• The past French text: French copies from December 2025 to April 2026 exist, but we haven't read them. Only the current French text is checked.
• The day version F went live: there's no English copy between August 6 and October 1, 2026. An in-between version can't be ruled out.
• The page's first weeks: the article has existed since September 16, 2025, and no copy covers its first two weeks.
• Fall 2025: between September 30 and November 24, 2025, only one other copy was read, from November 22, with the version A text.
• Between two copies: the help center's revision history isn't public.

Did Snapchat say it would delete Memories?

Yes, in the version of its help seen from September 30, 2025 to January 14, 2026. The sentence was gone on February 6, 2026.

What does Snapchat's help say now?

Your Memories aren't deleted for not upgrading. From January 2027, those more than a year old outside your oldest 5 GB are archived, and opening one takes a paid plan.

When did the rule change?

In two steps: the deletion sentence disappears between January 14 and February 6, 2026, and archiving appears between August 6 and October 1, 2026.

Do the 48 hours after cancelling still exist?

No. Versions A to E gave 48 hours to resubscribe. The current version shows your storage status and options in the app.

Where do these quotes come from?

From Snapchat's help article “How do I manage my Memories storage?”: 25 Wayback Machine copies, and the current text read through the help center's public API on October 23, 2026. GetMemoriesOut isn't affiliated with Snapchat.

• Memories storage plan and January 2027
• Deleted Memories and where copies may remain
• What's inside a real export
• Snapchat Download My Data, step by step