Unused apps, media and cached files can fill Android storage
Android storage is often taken up by unused apps, photos, videos, forgotten downloads and less visible files such as duplicates and cached data. The article explains how to find these items and clear space, while preserving app settings and backed-up media where possible.
Users can review app sizes in Settings and uninstall or archive apps; Android’s auto-archive feature can reportedly free nearly 60 per cent of an app’s storage. Photos and videos can be backed up with Google Photos before removing local copies, though free Google storage is capped at 15GB across services; Google One plans cited cost $2 a month for 100GB or $3 for 200GB. Storage settings can also identify large and duplicate files, old downloads, image backups and app caches.
- Unused apps and overlooked files can quickly fill Android storage.
- Archiving apps can free nearly 60 per cent of their storage.
- Back up media before removing local copies.
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Originally published by Engadget as “What’s actually eating all the storage space on your Android Phone?”.