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title: "WhatsApp Messages with Large File Attachments"
slug: "whatsapp-messages-with-large-file-attachments"
updated: 2025-07-31T11:42:24Z
published: 2025-07-31T11:42:24Z
canonical: "docs.smarsh.com/whatsapp-messages-with-large-file-attachments"
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# WhatsApp Messages with Large File Attachments

WhatsApp Phone Capture captures all file attachments exchanged. However, when the file attachment size exceeds 25 MB, only the file metadata is captured and not the actual file. Displaying the messages with file attachments exceeding 25 MB differs as follows:

In WhatsApp Phone Capture versions prior to Nov 28, 2023:

**Figure 1: File less than 25 MB**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-messages-with-large-file-attachments-image-1ez47ttb.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A04%3A06Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A04%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbAnUq0rcyJsXZ04prvcl5FhmEo7Twfj30YQYxyPk3M%3D)

**Figure 2: File exceeding 25 MB**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-messages-with-large-file-attachments-image-nuz8ynm9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A04%3A06Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A04%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbAnUq0rcyJsXZ04prvcl5FhmEo7Twfj30YQYxyPk3M%3D)

In WhatsApp Phone Capture versions after Nov 28, 2023:

**Figure 3: File less than 25 MB**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-messages-with-large-file-attachments-image-jpmq9pwh.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A04%3A06Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A04%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbAnUq0rcyJsXZ04prvcl5FhmEo7Twfj30YQYxyPk3M%3D)

**Figure 4: File exceeding 25 MB**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-messages-with-large-file-attachments-image-hecvv5iq.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A04%3A06Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A04%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbAnUq0rcyJsXZ04prvcl5FhmEo7Twfj30YQYxyPk3M%3D)