Free up Mercado Libre storage

Mercado Libre caches listing photos, question images, and shipping labels you opened. Purchases and sales stay on your account. The local pile is catalog media.

See how much space Mercado Libre is using

iPhone

Open the iPhone Settings app.
Tap General > iPhone Storage.
Tap Mercado Libre.

Android

Open your phone Settings > Apps (or Apps and notifications).
Tap Mercado Libre.
Tap Storage or Storage and cache.

The number is mostly product photos, listing videos, and browse cache on this phone. Orders stay on your account.

Clear product photos and video cache

Mercado Libre keeps listing images and product videos so the feed scrolls smoothly. That cache is safe to drop. Saved items, orders, and your cart stay on the account.

Open Mercado Libre and tap your profile or the person icon.
Open Settings (or Account > Settings).
Look for Clear cache, Storage, or Free up space.
Confirm the clear if Mercado Libre shows a size.

If there is no in-app button, use Android Clear cache below. The next browse will download images again.

Labels and chat photos

If you sell, shipping labels and buyer photos can sit in cache or Downloads. Move a label you still need into Files before a big clear. Clearing cache does not cancel a sale.

Clear Mercado Libre cache on Android

Open your phone Settings > Apps > Mercado Libre.
Tap Storage or Storage and cache.
Tap Clear cache.

Do not tap Clear storage / Clear data unless you mean to reset Mercado Libre on this phone. That signs you out. Buys and sales stay on the Mercado Libre account.

iPhone does not offer a separate Mercado Libre cache button. Use the in-app steps on this page, or offload the app in iPhone Storage if the system total stays high.

Reinstall the app if storage is still high

If you already cleaned media and Mercado Libre still looks huge, a fresh install can clear leftover cache and temp files that are hard to reach by hand.

Orders, saved items, and your account stay with the store. You only need to sign in again after reinstall.
Delete the app from your phone.
Restart your phone.
Install Mercado Libre again from the App Store or Google Play.
Sign in and restore from backup if the app offers it.

This often frees a lot of space. You may need to download some media again after restore.

What to do next

After Mercado Libre is lighter, check your photo library for duplicates and similar shots. That is what Dedupo is for.

More app guides: Free up app storage.