To download more apps and media, or help your device run better, you can clear space on your Android device.
Clear app cache or data storage
- Open your device’s Settings app.
- Tap Apps & notifications.
- Tap See all apps the app Storage.
- Tap Clear storage or Clear cache. If you don’t see “Clear storage,” tap Clear data.
How can I reduce my Android system storage?
Steps
- Find the apps that are using the most memory.
- Delete old apps.
- Disable apps that you don’t use and can’t uninstall.
- Transfer your pictures to a computer or the cloud.
- Delete the files in your downloads folder.
- Use alternatives for RAM-hungry apps.
- Avoid apps that claim to free up RAM.
- Update your system software.
How do I clear my system memory?
You can make space available by deleting unneeded files and programs and by running the Windows Disk Cleanup utility.
- Delete Large Files. Click the Windows “Start” button and select “Documents.”
- Delete Unused Programs. Click the Windows “Start” button and select “Control Panel.”
- Use Disk Cleanup.
What happens when you clear data on an app?
While the cache can be cleared with little risk to app settings, preferences and saved states, clearing the app data will delete/remove these entirely. Clearing data resets an app to its default state: it makes your app act like when you first downloaded and installed it.
Why is my internal storage full Android?
Apps store cache files and other offline data in the Android internal memory. You can clean up the cache and the data in order to get more space. But deleting data of some apps may cause it to malfunction or crash. Now select Storage and tap on Clear Cache to erase cached files.