If you have never before encountered the procedure for clearing the cache and do not know where to start, today we will introduce you to the basics: what is clearing the memory cache, what are the types of cache and how to clear it. And it doesn’t matter whether you call it flushing the cache, flushing the cache or flushing the system partition - we will show you how to do it.
Good question. It depends on which cache you mean: application cache or system cache. As the name suggests, the first is used by various applications, and the second is reserved for the needs of the Android system itself. The cache generally acts as a Temp folder on your computer - a small repository for temporary data. Although it helps your work faster, it can also cause problems, which makes it necessary to clear the cache from time to time.
How to reset application cache on Galaxy S6
If you want to reset the cache for applications - it doesn’t matter for one or all at once - you can do this through the Settings menu. In the "Application Manager" submenu, select the application that you want to unload from the cache. It can be in the “Uploaded”, “Running” or “All” tab. Select an application, and then click Clear Cache. If you want to delete the cache for all applications, then in the "Memory" submenu select the "Cached data" item and confirm your choice by clicking "Yes".
How to reset Galaxy S6 system cache
If the problem is not in one or more applications, and the entire Android system behaves strangely, you may have to clear the system cache, or reset the system cache partition. Most often, such a need arises immediately after updating the Android system, after the battery is depleted, and also after all kinds of crashes, hangs and other possible problems.
- Turn off your Galaxy S6.
- Hold down the Power, Home, and Volume Up keys simultaneously.
- You will see a screen with the Android logo on a blue background and then the “recovery” menu.
- Using the volume up / down keys, select “wipe cache partition” and press the Power key to confirm.
- At the end of the procedure, you will see a message at the bottom of the screen.
- Select “reboot system now” and press the Power key to confirm.
- Your Galaxy S6 will reboot and update the cache of all your applications. This may take some time, but as a result, your system will run as smoothly as possible.
How often do you flush the cache? What else do you do to keep your system up and running?
- a typical problem for Android devices. This problem is especially relevant for users of budget devices. Indeed, on such devices only a few gigabytes of memory are available.
If you also encountered a similar problem, then this article should help you. Now we will tell you how to clear the system memory on Android.
Step number 1. Removing unnecessary applications.
If you faced the need to clear the system memory on Android, then the first thing to do is. This is easy enough to do. To get started, open the Android settings and go to the "Applications" or "Application Manager" section.
In this settings section, a list of all applications installed on your Android device will be displayed. If you carefully study this list, you will surely find quite a few applications that you never use. By clicking on an unnecessary application, you will open a window called “Application Information”. In order to remove the application, just click on the "Delete" button.
Step No. 2. Transfer applications to a memory card.
If your Android device is equipped with a memory card, then you can transfer applications to it and thus clear the system memory. Transferring applications to the memory card is almost the same as removing them. Open Settings and go to the list of installed applications. After that, open the application that you want to transfer to the memory card, and click on the "To SD memory card" button
After clicking on this button, Android will automatically transfer all the application files from the system memory to the SD memory card.
The only limitation of this method is that not all applications can be transferred to a memory card. If the application cannot be transferred, the “To SD memory card” button will be inactive and you will not be able to use this function.
Step number 3. Delete unnecessary files.
In order to maximize system memory, you should examine the files that are stored on your device. Very often, folders such as Bluetooth, Documents, Movies, Music, Download, Pictures and Sounds accumulate a large number of unnecessary files. Especially a lot of garbage happens in the Download folder, into which files are downloaded from the Internet. If you often use Bluetooth to transfer files, the corresponding folder will also be filled with a lot of old files.
Download the file manager application and use it to inspect files in the system memory. For example, you can use the application.
Step # 4. Use the SD maid app.
SD maid application is designed specifically to delete junk files from an Android device. Despite its name, SD maid can clean not only the SD memory card, but also the system memory. In order to clear the system memory using this application, start it and go to the "System" section.
In the "System" section, click on the "Update" button.
After the system analyzes the system memory of your Android device, click on the "Delete" button.
After that, the SD maid program will require confirmation and, if received, will begin to clear the system memory on your device.
There are four reasons why the phone does not work smoothly or the way you expect from it:
2. There is no slot for additional microSD memory.
3. The device is infected with a virus.
4. The user of the device is located in an area with a low signal level, which leads to the discharge of the battery, since the device is constantly in search of a signal / network.
For the fourth option, we already have a solution earlier. For those who have built-in and additional memory full of files and other data, you can advise them to free by transferring files to other devices or by backing up to any available cloud storage. In addition, automatically backing up media files and clearing cached data from installed applications would be the best option.
File manager
File manager applications can come in handy when it comes to organizing or storing files / data; especially downloaded files from email messages, social networking sites, blogs, and others. The most recommended file manager is ES File Explorer. This application works in tandem with many cloud services such as Google Drive, Box, SkyDrive and Dropbox to provide an efficient way to organize data.
One of the cheapest cloud storage options is iDrive, which offers 50GB of storage space for as little as 0.99 cents a year.
Cache management
Each time you install the application on an Android device, a folder is created to store user settings, images, files and logs. For example, every time you watch a video from Instagram, the data is cached (saved) on the device so that the next time you try to view the same content, the video loads faster. But let's ask, how many times are we going to watch the same video?
We conclude that in order to win extra space. Also, users can set scheduled cache flushing. Efficient applications like 1 Tap Cleaner or Clean Master can be used to increase storage space.
Application 1 Tap Cleaner is a one-click solution for cleaning the cache / saved files using the widget. After installing the application, users will be able to see the use of caches of individual applications; in this way, content and log files can be cleaned accordingly. Using 1 Tap Cleaner, users will be able to remove applications without having to enter the Play Market.
The Clean Master application is a simple application that allows the user to clear cached files; in addition, it can clean files larger than 10 MB. Additionally, it has an option to close applications that are not used.
Backup automation
If an Android device stores a huge number of photos, videos and music albums, users can schedule automated backups to the cloud service. At any given time, not all files will be needed on the device. If the use of cloud services is not an option, then users can transfer their files to computers to get additional space on their smartphone.
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If you are not a beginner, but a more or less experienced Android user, then you probably already know a rather unpleasant fact: not all of the gigabytes of memory declared on the box with the phone are available for installing applications.
But before you go headlong to correct this injustice, you should find out why this is happening and how exactly you can clean the system.
Android File System Structure
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One thing is worth understanding: the Android file system is far from being as universal as, say, Windows has. If on Windows your programs and media files are in the same space, then on Android each of the types of files has its own section.
System programs - separately, auxiliary files and music - separately. The first section is called system memory, while the last is called the media section.
Why is this needed? First of all, to maximize the security of the OS. If you combine these sections, it turns out that a regular media player can inadvertently delete data important for another program to work, “put” the system or trivially hammer it to failure with its files, without leaving a byte to the necessary system programs.
Moreover, these two sections have different access levels. In the media section, the user and third-party programs can do anything. There is no progress to the section of Android system programs except for these programs.
Because of this order of things, a rather curious situation sometimes happens: a few gigabytes are free in the media section, but the phone stubbornly reports that it cannot install an application the size of a couple of tens of megabytes. This is because the section for third-party programs is already full.
In such cases, there is nothing left but to try to clear the system memory in the hope that it will be possible to free these megabytes.
You can see the amount of free system memory in the settings, in the "Memory" section. The first scale shows exactly this value. In addition, it is worth considering that the system requires you to leave a certain amount free - from 50 to 600 megabytes, depending on the model of the Android device and OS version.
Cleaning system memory without superuser privileges
If you did not open root access on your smartphone, then your ability to clean the system partition will be seriously limited. On the other hand, the warranty on the device will remain intact. Is it worth it? You decide.
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If you want to clear system memory, do the following:
- Go to "Settings".
- Go to the "Applications" section.
- Next - to the “Third Party” tab.
- Press the Menu button (three vertical dots in the upper right corner of the screen).
- Select sort by size.
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A couple of seconds after that, you will see a list of the most voluminous applications on your device. If there is something among them that you don’t use, then click on it and select “Delete”. If the button is unavailable, it means that the application is systemic and you cannot erase it without superuser rights.
Then select "Uninstall Updates", so you free up at least a little space. It is also advisable to disable the program by clicking on the appropriate button. But you need to do this carefully and only with applications like Facebook, which are not part of the system.
The above method does not take into account the fact that Android considers the volume of the application on all internal memory. If it occupies 1.2 GB on the internal memory card and only 40 MB on the system partition, it will still be shown with a size of 1.2 GB.
If you have already carried out such optimization and there is still not enough space, you have little choice: get superuser rights or try to transfer applications to a memory card. The latter will only work if you have a system version 4.0.4 or lower, so the chance is small. But if you really are a user of the device at least three years ago, then next to the “Delete” button you will have a button “Transfer to SD-card / USB-drive”. Click on it, and part of the data of this application will leave the system partition and will be transferred to the memory card, freeing up space.
Some Android programs are used only by some third-party applications, so they can be erased even without superuser rights. For example, the removal of "Google Play Services" allows you to free up to 150 MB in the system partition, closing in return the possibility of direct synchronization between devices. If you do not use programs like Pushbullet or MightyText, you can safely remove it. And if suddenly some program needs something, she herself will offer to download it again. The second candidate for removal is Google search, but with its 40-60 MB you will lose Google Now and the command “Ok, Google!”.
Cleaning system memory with superuser privileges
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With superuser privileges, it is much easier to clear system memory. And although we will discuss further unstable solutions a la Xposed App2SD, which, for example, allow you to replace the application section with a memory card, there are still more opportunities for root users.
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Removing preinstalled programs
If your Android already had third-party applications installed during purchase (Facebook, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, MTS Assistant), then most likely you will not be able to remove them without superuser rights. This is rather annoying, because they often have significant sizes of 40-160 MB.
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The solution is the Titanium Backup program, which allows you not only to make a full backup of all your applications with their settings, but also to clear the closed system partition from such garbage. To do this, simply select the desired application on the second tab of the program and click "Delete".
Mount SD card as internal memory
As mentioned above, far from always 1.5 GB of any game completely goes to the system partition. But for those who have a couple of gigabytes of internal memory, this is not easier.
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The solution is the FolderMount program, which allows you to transfer cache files (namely, these are one and a half gigabytes) to the memory card, leaving a shortcut in their place. At the same time, the system will still assume that the files are in the old place, which leads to funny oddities in the “Memory” settings section: for example, you can see that you have 8.2 GB of 3.6 GB in use, while another 0.98 of these 3.6 are completely free.
If FolderMount cannot create a folder on the SD card, do it yourself by any file manager and specify it in the program. You can copy the files of the portable program there immediately, deleting them later from the internal memory - this is more reliable. And if you see a message that mounting is not possible, turn on “Autostart” or “Mount at startup” in the settings and restart the smartphone.
Other section extension methods
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There are other ways to transfer data from the system partition to a card or internal memory. However, most of them are extremely dangerous in the hands of inexperienced users, suitable only for a certain model / manufacturer or require a high level of technical skills.
Phones often suffer from a lack of memory. Even if the buyer chooses the most capacious version, sooner or later he will still face a similar problem. Most often this is due to the fact that along with programs and games, system files are installed that require additional space. Therefore, it is useful to know how to clear the memory on the Samsung in order to prevent drastic measures.
What is the problem?
All Samsung smartphones have the Android operating system. This, in turn, leads to a number of troubles.
The fact is that the system memory of devices on Android is the most vulnerable spot. Many smartphones suffer from errors associated with a full archive.
Sometimes the problem is the incorrect operation of the smartphone, sometimes the cause can be viruses and other malicious programs. Sometimes it is impossible to prevent it, but sometimes careful use can help avoid such problems.
Smartphone memory
Before you figure out how to clear the memory on the Samsung, you need to understand which archive you need to clear. Manufacturers are trying to produce models that would contain such an amount of internal memory so that the user does not have to purchase an additional memory card.
But sometimes 256 GB of memory is not enough. Therefore, the owner purchases an SD card, which expands this volume.
External memory
How to clear the memory on the Samsung in this case? Having a memory card makes it much easier to deal with this issue. Usually, a card reader is offered with it, which allows you to connect it to a computer. In this case, it is not necessary to have a smartphone. It is enough to place the memory card in such an adapter and connect it to a laptop or PC.
The system will determine the availability of the drive. It will open it in a separate dialog box, from where it will be possible to delete files. Usually you should pay attention to the Download folders and your personal data. It stores the information that can be deleted without harming the system.
If there are important files among the files, you can transfer them to an external hard drive or PC.
Inner memory
How to clear the memory on the Samsung? In this case, things are somewhat different. Everything is connected with the structure of the system archive. There are a large number of files that are responsible for the health of Android. If you remove something superfluous, you may need the help of specialists.
There are several ways to make room:
- check applications on the phone;
- delete files from explorer;
- use task manager
- clear messenger data;
- install special software;
- use cloud storage
- perform a reset or flashing.
Check apps on the phone
How to clear memory on a Samsung phone? Try to get rid of all games and applications. It happens that many of them were installed on a smartphone, but later they were forgotten. Such programs continue to receive updates, respectively, and upload their files to the archive.
It is also worth understanding that there are some games that, in the process of passing, write data and statistics to memory. Sometimes they can occupy more than 1 GB of free space. If you stopped playing the game, it is better to delete it.
Delete files from explorer
This option is suitable for those who understand in which folder which files are located. For example, Download usually stores all downloaded documents. Sometimes there are files left for installing utilities. Perhaps photos from the Internet got here that you needed to quickly download, and after that you forgot to delete them.
You need to get rid of all this quickly. It is enough to understand what is important for you and what is not. How to clear the memory on the Samsung Galaxy? To do this, just go to the file’s properties and select the “Delete” item or hold down the file and select several at once, and then click on the basket icon.
Use task manager
You can delete programs from a special menu. It is in the settings. It has a whole list of smartphone utilities. There you can see all the information about the programs, their scope and purpose.
Experts recommend not only deleting programs from this menu, but also clearing the cache. Each application collects “garbage” that must be periodically removed. Sometimes for this you can use special programs, and sometimes perform actions through the task manager.
Some believe that the same can be done using the engineering menu. But it is responsible for setting up the smartphone and is not designed to delete files. Through the engineering menu, you can configure the frequency of GSM communication, test the components of the phone, etc.
Clear messenger data
How to clear memory on Android? Samsung and other smartphones usually store almost all the information that goes to the device. Not many people know that photos from instant messengers and other files can automatically be downloaded to the smartphone’s memory.
This leads to the fact that even deleting all your photos that were stored in the corresponding folder, you can not completely free up memory. And all because the root of the system contains files that have downloaded one or more instant messengers.
This problem can be fixed easily. It is enough to find the folder in the explorer, which is called the name of the messenger, and clear it.
Install special software
Perhaps your Samsung Galaxy is slowing down. What to do in this case? This is largely due to system errors. But lack of memory can also affect the correct operation of the device.
Therefore, in addition to cleaning the smartphone archives, you need to install an auxiliary utility. Sometimes they are preinstalled and are suitable for such tasks. Sometimes you need to install them from Google Play.
A useful program is considered. It helps not only to remove “garbage”, to clean the cache and the phone’s memory in general. The application copes with the general acceleration of the system, helps to find errors and corrects them.
Use cloud storage
If you often encounter a lack of memory, and there is no opportunity to purchase a memory card, you can install a mobile version of cloud storage. For example, Google Disk. The utility will help to automatically synchronize files and send them to the server.
This option is perfect for those who work with multiple devices at once, including from a smartphone. You can edit files if possible, corrections will be automatically saved.
Make a reset or flashing
Sometimes system errors force the user to drastic measures. Sometimes neither manual deletion nor auxiliary utilities give the desired result. The phone still slows down, and the memory is full of "invisible" files.
In this case, it is worth mentioning such a concept as a “gray sector”. This is a common Android issue. Devices are suddenly filled with files that cannot be found or deleted.
In this case, you have to use formatting (in the case of external memory) or reset to factory settings, if we are talking about internal storage.
Some also use flashing, but if installed incorrectly, it can harm the system. Therefore, it is better to use Hard Reset, which will save the phone not only from system failures, but also from malicious programs that are difficult to detect by antivirus programs or manually.
