# WhatsApp Desktop Cache

## Overview

**Evidence:** WhatsApp Desktop Cache\
**Description:** Collect WhatsApp Desktop Cache\
**Category:** Applications\
**Platform:** windows\
**Short Name:** whtc\
**Is Parsed:** No\
**Sent to Investigation Hub:** No\
**Collect File(s):** Yes

## Background

WhatsApp Desktop stores cached images, media, and web content in cache directories. These files include profile pictures, shared images, videos, and other media exchanged in conversations.

## Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about whatsapp desktop cache.

## Collection Method

This collector gathers WhatsApp cache directories from app packages and Roaming directories, collecting cached media and web content.

## Forensic Value

WhatsApp cache contains visual evidence from conversations including shared images, profile pictures, and media files. This helps recover deleted content, identify participants, and understand the context of communications in investigations.