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If You Don’t Want to Pay to Store Snapchat Memories, Here’s How to Download Them for Free

We’ve detailed two ways to export your Snapchat memories so you don’t have to add another fee to your pile of subscriptions.

Snapchat is capping the storage limit for its Memories feature, the company announced last month. The feature has gained tremendous popularity since its 2016 launch, and Snapchat will eventually require users exceeding the new 5GB cap to pay for additional storage.

Snapchat users exceeding the new limit aren’t required to start paying immediately. You have a full year to sort out your existing storage situation. This gives longtime users time to delete expendable memories or export them for free to avoid the fee. The year of temporary storage begins when you first exceed the 5GB cap.

If you do need the extra storage, you’ll need to pay $2 per month for 100GB when you exceed the limit. If you’re already signed up for the $4 per month Snapchat Plus or the $16 per month Snapchat Platinum plans, you’ll have 250GB and 5TB of Memories storage included, respectively. A Snapchat spokesperson said these prices are for the US and may vary depending on the market.

Option 1: Save Memories to your Photos in batches

If you’re looking for a way to save your Memories to your camera roll, it’s easy, but there’s a limit on how many you can save at a time.

Open Snapchat and tap the Memories icon (stacked photos) to the left of the camera button.
Tap Select at the top.
Select up to 100 Snaps from the carousel.
Tap the Export button (arrow up icon).
Select your save destination and then tap download.

Option 2: Request your Snapchat data

If downloading all of your Snapchat Memories in batches of 100 sounds like something you’d rather avoid, and don’t mind a wait, you can request to download data from your account. The result will be available in a ZIP file that you can download to your computer and use to view your Memories.

Open Snapchat and go to your profile.
Tap the settings icon (gear) at the top right.
Scroll to select My Data.
Choose the data you want to download.
Tap Next.
Choose a time frame (All Time is an option).
Tap Submit.

The amount of data in your account determines how long it takes to receive the file. When it arrives, download the zip file and access your data.

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Get Ready for A Minecraft Movie 2: A Sequel Film Is in the Works

Fans and chicken jockeys alike will have to wait until 2027 to return to the world of the popular game.

Stay in practice, chicken jockeys. Warner Bros. has greenlit a sequel to A Minecraft Movie, according to Variety. The follow-up to the hit live-action video game adaptation will premiere in theaters on July 23, 2027.

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Plot details and casting are still unknown. The X account for Minecraft teased the news with a poster and the caption «building terrain.» The director of the first Minecraft movie, Jared Hess, will direct and co-write the screenplay for Minecraft 2 with Chris Galletta, according to Variety.

Building terrain. See you in theaters July 23 2027. #Minecraft pic.twitter.com/VqJSknMh0I

— Minecraft (@Minecraft) October 9, 2025

The first Minecraft film debuted in theaters in March and started streaming on HBO Max, then called Max, in June. A Minecraft Movie grossed $957 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo. Block Party screenings, where fans were encouraged to shout out popular lines, were held after certain scenes from the film — including one featuring a Chicken Jockey — went viral.

The story follows protagonists who end up in a world different from their own that thrives on imagination. The movie’s star-studded cast includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 10 #586

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 10, No. 586.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle might make you hungry. Some of the answers are a bit tough to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: I’m a ladle hungry

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Spoon it up

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

RATE, GOUT, TOUT, LONE, WETS, GATE, PLANE, MINE, GAMINE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: