Where to Find Telegram Downloaded Files on Android, iPhone, & PC

Telegram has an auto download feature that works with all file types received on the app. Photos and videos are generally saved on the Gallery app on your phone, but files like PDFs, Office files, etc., are treated differently.

If you use Telegram for business purposes, you may receive hundreds of different file types daily, making it difficult to trackย where all downloaded files are stored.

So, to clarify where to find Telegram downloaded files, I created this easy-to-understand guide.

What are the options to download Telegram Files?

Telegram mobile app offers you two different options for dealing with downloads. Automatic Media Download and Save to Gallery.

Auto Media Download: This one downloads the files but makes them accessible only on the app. You won’t find the auto downloads in the Gallery or Files app.

Save to Gallery/Save Photos: Save to Gallery on Android or Save Incoming Photos on iPhone are the same feature. This feature directly saves the downloaded media files in the Gallery or Photos app.

Where to Find Telegram Downloaded Files on Android?

To find the Telegram downloaded files, you need to make sure that the Save to Gallery or Auto Download feature is enabled. If you don’t know whether it’s enabled or how to enable, here’s what you need to do.

1. Launch the Telegram app on your Android phone.

2. When the app opens, tap the hamburger menu at the top right of the screen and select Settings.

Settings

3. On the Settings, tap on Data and Storage. On the next screen, scroll down to the Save to Gallery and enable the categories you want.

Save to Gallery

4. If you want to save either Photos or videos, select one of the categories and customize them further.

select one of the categories

Manually Download and View the Telegram Files on Android

If you don’t want to keep the Save to Gallery feature enabled but instead want to save the files manually, here’s what you need to do.

1. Launch the Telegram app and open the chat containing the Photo or video you want to download.

2. Next, tap on the Photo and tap the three dots at the top right corner.

three dots

3. On the menu that appears, select Save to Gallery.

Save to Gallery

4. If you want to download a different file type, such as a Doc file, tap the three dots on the file and select Save to Downloads.

three dots

Where can you find the downloaded files on Android?

If the Save to Gallery feature is enabled, your Photos and videos will be in the Gallery app of your Android phone.

Internal Storage > Download > Telegram

Other file types, such as PDF, TXT, DOC, etc., are saved in the Internal Storage > Download > Telegram folder. You can access this folder from your phone’s file explorer or from the Google Files app.

Where to Find Telegram Downloaded files on iPhone?

If the Save To Photos feature is enabled on the Telegram app for iPhone, the downloaded Telegram photos will be found in the Photos app for iPhone.

To use this feature, you must ensure the Save To Photos feature is enabled on the app. Here’s how.

1. Launch the Telegram app on your iPhone. Next, tap the Settings at the bottom of the screen.

Settings

2. On the Settings, scroll down and tap on Data and Storage.

Data and Storage

3. Scroll down a bit and find the Save To Photos section.

Save Photo

4. You need to enable the toggle next to the categories from which you want to save photos automatically.

enable the toggle next to the categories

Manually Download and View the Telegram Files on iPhone

Like Android, the Telegram app for iPhone also allows you to download the files manually. You can manually download the files and keep the Save To Photos feature disabled.

1. Open the Telegram app on your iPhone and select the chat containing the media file you want to download.

2. Tap the Photo or Video that you want to save.

3. Next, tap the three dots at the top right and select Save Image or Save Video.

Save Image

4. To download any other file type, open the file and tap the Share menu at the bottom.

Share

5. On the Share menu, select Save to files and choose the save location.

Save to files

Where to find the Downloaded files on iPhone?

The media file you download will be found on the Photos app. Other file types, such as PDF, Doc, etc., can be accessed through the Files app.

Where to find the Downloaded files on iPhone

Open the Files app on your iPhone and navigate to the Document folder. In this folder, you will find the saved files. If there’s no Document folder, you may have saved the files in a different location.

Where to Find Telegram Downloaded Files on PC?

On PC, you don’t get any auto download or save to gallery feature. The only way to download files from the Telegram desktop is to manually save them. Here’s how.

1. Open the Telegram desktop client app.

2. Open the conversation containing the file you want to save.

Open the conversation

3. Right click on the file you want to download and select Save As.

Save As

This will download the file you’ve selected. You can find the downloaded files in the Downloads folder of your PC. You can access it from This PC > Downloads.

This PC > Downloads

Frequently Asked Questions:

Why is Telegram download not showing in File Manager?

Telegram Download may not show up in the File Manager if you have the Auto Media download feature or Save to Photos disabled. Telegram also chooses to keep these files hidden to reduce the storage mess.

Where does Telegram store my data?

Telegram offers cloud chat features, saving your messages, photos, videos, and documents from your cloud chats to its servers.

How can I recover my downloaded Telegram files?

You can navigate to Android > Data > org.telegram.messenger > Cache to see if you can recover any downloaded files.

Now that you know where to find Telegram downloaded files, you can easily find the files you’re looking for. Let us know if you need more help on this topic in the comments.

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