It would be nice to imagine an afterlife for those Snaps that disappear after their 24-hour shelf life. But Snaps are the furthest thing from living things, and tend to have a pretty cold dead end unless they’re properly backed up. While there are provisions within Snapchat itself to ensure you have access to those Snaps that are no longer public, there’s an almost hostile attitude when it comes to keeping anything without the user’s permission unless it’s absolutely necessary.

So does Snapchat save your Snaps? Here’s everything you need to know.

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Snapchat only saves your Snaps to Snapchat Memories, a feature that’s only available within the app. The other ways include diving deep into your phone’s file manager and searching for them. Regardless, we’ve explored all the ways Snaps can be saved.