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How To Clean Internal Storage Of Phone

If your phone is starved for internal storage and you can't spare any of your hard-earned apps, you can try moving them to your SD card instead (at least, if you're running Android 2.3 or earlier). How to clean unwanted storage items or apps from phone: Using 'Smart Doctor' application a user can remove unwanted apps or data from the phone. This will help to free some space from the phone by deleting some temp files, app cache etc.

To download more apps and media, or help your phone run better, you can clear space on your phone. Storage is where you keep data, like music and photos. Memory is where you run programs, like apps and the Android system. Depending on your phone and version of Android, you can also move apps to the SD card to free up space. Users with Android Marshmallow and above can do this by formatting the SD card as internal storage. Then, the SD card will be seen as local storage on that device. How to clean unwanted storage items or apps from phone: Using 'Smart Doctor' application a user can remove unwanted apps or data from the phone. This will help to free some space from the phone.

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How To Clean Internal Storage Of Mobile

Adjust storage settings

  1. From any home screen, tap the Apps icon.
  2. Tap Camera > Settings > Media storage.
  3. Select desired location:
    • Internal
    • External

Clear storage regularly

Clear storage at least once per week. Check the available internal device storage (see 'View free storage space' below).

It must be over 150 MB for your device. The Android system cannot work properly if the internal device storage is below 150 MB. If under 150 MB, use the following tips to clear more storage:

  • Delete unnecessary text messages (SMS) and picture messages (MMS).
  • Transfer pictures and media to a computer to remove them from the phone memory.
  • Clear the browser cache, cookies, or history.
  • Clear Facebook app cache.
  • Manage applications. See section below.
  • Delete the call logs.

Manage applications

How To Clean Internal Storage Of Phone

How To Clean Up Storage On Iphone

How
  • If your device starts having problems after installing an application, consider uninstalling the application.
  • Consider uninstalling apps using large amounts of ROM.
    1. From any home screen, tap the Apps icon.
    2. Tap Settings > Apps.
    3. Tap the desired application to be uninstalled.Uninstalling an app deletes it.
    4. Tap Uninstall, then tap OK.

How To Clean Up Internal Storage On Phone

View free storage space

  1. From any home screen, tap the Apps icon.
  2. Tap Settings > Storage.
  3. View the available space.