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YSK that Disk Usage is a great SpaceSniffer-like tool that lets you visualize the size of files.
edit: the gift of gold inspired me to add a link to Space Sniffer. (If you like Disk Usage, definitely check out this Windows equivalent!)
> DiskUsage provides a way to find files and directories on storage which consume a lot of space. Displays diagram with directories/subdirectories proportional to their size.
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Use this to see what really is taking up all that space. Then you can use the file explorer or something like that to delete the files. The same thing happened to me, this is is how I solved it.
I recommend using DiskUsage instead so you can actually see what's taking up space on your device and make a more informed decision about what you're removing instead of letting an app manage it for you.
I agree, but diskusage is a really useful app. You can see a really good visual list of what's using storage, sorted by most to least.
I found a few apps thtt had huuuge cache files, and a few large folders containing nothing important. Realizing that I had 40 gigs of podcasts that I was never going to listen to was an eye opener.
Edit: OK people, stop recommending I 'just use x app' which doesn't do the same thing at all. Diskusage shows every single folder and file on one screen, and you pinch to zoom each section of the tree. It's also very well respected and isn't sketchy. I only brought it up to show an example of a cleaner-like app which is useful. Look at the screenshots to see what I mean: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Don't accept UI limitations; root your device and install Xposed if you find a module that can overcome them.
In the EU you have two years mandatory warranty by law from the seller of the product and in the first six months they have to proof to you that a malfunction is not caused by a manufacturing error / limitation.
Install Tasker and play with it for an hour. Chances are that you will find an use for it.
Get the app Disk Usage to see what is eating up storage and the app OS Monitor to spot apps that use CPU time in the background. BTW, there is a desktop Windows equivalent of Disk Usage called Space Sniffer.
Remember that you can return apps within 2 hours and get your money back, but also that there is no money back policy for in app purchases.
If you have a Samsung phone, use Game ~~Center~~ Launcher to lower the resolution of slow games.
Disk usage, the single most underestimated app on the play store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This helped me free several gigabytes multiple times already
In my experience it's harmless and works fine but it doesn't actually do much unless you just want help clearing your app cache. Vanilla settings menu in android doesn't consider cache size when displaying or sorting size so you end up with half a gig or a full gig of crap from image heavy apps just sitting there unless you manually check the offending apps in their app info screen. CCleaner sorts by cache size.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I prefer this for disk related stuff personally, but CCleaner makes it easier to directly clear cache so I use both.
Download and run this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en it is like WinDirStat but for a phone, it will give you a much more detailed breakdown of your large files and what is taking up space.
I use this app to help me narrow down what is taking up space and where. Much easier than trying to search around with a file explorer.
I was annoyed to leave ES Explorer as I liked it drive space analysis tools. Then I found DiskUsage which is just ace. I think it's FOSS, too, so you'll be able to get it off F-Droid.
I used WinDirStat a few months ago to clear out a bunch of shit from my harddrive, turns out that windows media player had a little folder where it saved a thumbnail for every individual song on my computer, even though several songs used the same image it'd still save it multiple times. Apparently it had synced thumbnails from my 500GB pre-spotify music harddrive and there was over 3000 thumbnails for a grand total of 4 GB being wasted.
Get your shit together Microsoft, i'm using an SSD so 4GB of bullshit is not cool.
EDIT: Similar app for android.
For me, it's not about being able to clean files. A million apps can do that. What diskusage does is allows me to see a breakdown of storage usage on one screen. I've never seen anything else do it nearly as well. You can look and immediately see 'oh, I have 15 gigs in podcasts, 3 gigs in photos, this one app has a gig in cache, etc.' It's like a super helpful diagram of all my data usage.
Look at the screen shots to see what I mean. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Try this app to see what is using the space. If it does not detect more than the space you say, then probably bad sdcard/storage blocks on the phone.
Saving vids/pics on SD was just awful. I'd lose 20% battery in just a few minutes doing it. The issues it caused were nuts. Low framerate in videos. Lots of glitching. Sound sometimes not syncing. SD can't sustain the speeds necessary to record or save HQ media, at least not in the s7.
There's an app called DiskUsage that's very helpful in keeping space available. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
>My phone would be unusable in month if I saved photos to internal storage.
Use a photo backup solution. There's no reason to be keeping pics/vids for a month.
~~What app is that?I use Space Sniffer on windows and would love a similar program for Android.~~
Edit: Disk Usage
Also Samsung+ isn't supriaing me here. Samsung has come a long way with their software, but they still need to take a look at their resource management.
You can use a disk analyzer and find out what's taking the space. Here's a free one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It's usually either cache or my downloads folder for me.
If you want a better cleaner and whatnot, use SD Maid. You have to pay for some features though.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.sdm
I hopped from Android to iOS flagships ~10 months ago, and I still miss those WinDirStat-alike storage management apps. Yours is Disk Usage, right?
For what it's worth, the settings page this is cropped from is better than the default app and/or space management settings pages some OEM Android phones (looking at you, >!Samsung!<) have inflicted on me.
I use an app called DiskUsage. It's very simple, its UI hasn't changed since 2012 when I found it, the app itself wasn't updated since 2017, and I hardly need it with the ever growing storage space on new phones.
But when I really need to free up space, I could find an app that has grown out of control, or a porn folder I forgot about, or anything I could get rid of.
Yea, ghost data like cache etc. Google is known for eating up that storage so i would suggest that you clear the cache and use apps like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage so that you can scan the storage and see visually which folders are the biggest.
Looking at the specs for that phone, you're only left with 3.51GB to play around with once the OS is installed, which isn't a whole lot. Without knowing exactly what taking up space on your phone, here is some general advice:
- Migrate all pictures into Google Photos. Doing this would have you rely on the cloud for your image storage/retrieval, perhaps not the best on a limited data plan or slow connectivity. Alternatively, moving the images to the SD card would work as well if you want more granular control of them.
- Use Spotify or Google Play Music for cloud music instead of storing music files locally. Once again, not the best option if you have spotty connection or limited data plan.
- You can go into your list of apps and sort by size, seeing which ones are taking up "too much" space. If you deem necessary, you can use the Clear Data button to free up all that space again for you to use, but the app will behave as if it was freshly installed.
- Move apps to your SD card. More info on this if you Google 'move apps sd card 5.1.1' or here.
- Clear out unnecessary files from the Downloads app/folder.
- Uninstall apps you don't need/use
DiskUsage is an old app that still works to see where all your space is allocated to and can help diagnose major space eaters on your device.
Install the DiskUsage app to see what's using the storage:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Maybe you've got an app spying on your microphone.
You might already know these tips since you sounds like you are managing the situation but:
in the phone's store settings, click Cache then click OK to delete the cache.
use the Disk Usage app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage ) to very quickly identify large files or apps that you no longer need or want and can delete. I really like this app because with just a quick glance you can see the size of everything on your phone. So the really big data hogs stand out and become quick targets to delete.
Hello OP, I personally have this kind of problem and currently using an app called "DiskUsage" (linked below) in which you can try. Basically this app scans through your folders and files, and then grouped them according to their memory occupied. You can see through your app data, app cache etc, and clear them. I tried clearing my apps cache in which google browser uses largest portion of this "OTHERS" thingy, for about 4GB of my internal memory. But be mindful of clearing anything and don't clear any on app data unless you personally want to delete everything in a certain app. You can try this and see how it goes, I hope this helps you.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en&gl=US
I'm going to recommend an app that I've loved for years, ever since I had my first Android phone and I still use it.
It's like a more basic version of windirstat but for Android
Try this, if you have room to install it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Try to restart the phones to recalculate the free space. Then I would suggest this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage it shows disk usage more detailed than the settings. (But I think you cannot install apps if the second phone thinks its memory is full...)
I use this app to see what folders are using the most storage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It's very similar to WinDirStat for Windows. It breaks down each subfolder of each folder so you can find out quickly whether it's one huge file or a bunch of little files in a folder somewhere.
Some apps hold a lot of private data, e.g., to store downloaded data like movies or series episodes. Try Disk Usage or SD Maid to see if you can isolate what specifically is using the most space. If most of the space is "cache" you can clear that fairly safely -- it might cause data to be fetched again though. If most of the space is "data" then check in the app to see if there's a way to manage what it is using. Downloaded movies or series episodes will often be "data" not "cache".
Ok, first of all, a google search about what that other is would probably take less time than creating an already-multiple-times-posted post. You'd probably find that others is just files the phone couldn't put in any of the rest categories. Now, if you really wanna check the internal storage of your phone, check this app, it is very easy to use:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab that and do a scan. it will show you where your storage is being used
Diskusage. Went from 100% storage to 50% because I figured out that half that space was a half hour long video I shot of myself unboxing my monitor so I can send it to the manufacturer as proof if it came defective.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US&gl=US
use this app to track down those huge files, click on those files and select open file location or delete them through the app
Install disk usage on the play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I can't live without this app, a must have. ES file explorer has something similar.
Worst case scenario, do a backup and reformat it.
This app may give you a better idea of what's taking up your space. Also, get an SD card and point any app you can to it. You can get a high quality 64GB card for $20. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Diskusage is what I usually do to see what's eating drive space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Others may have a better suggestion, this one always does the needful for me
Not sure if this the same app the other poster's referring to, but it's the one I generally use to eyeball where my space has gone: DiskUsage.
There's definitely an argument to be made for not keeping rarely-used apps permanently installed... but, like you, I'm tired of having to micromanage installed apps, their caches, and do without the convenience of keeping things installed just to compensate for miserable device capacity.
My S5 has been a workhorse and lasted me decently well for 2.5 years. The S6 was a non-starter without microSD and I had no great desire to jump on the S7 either, but I think the S8 having 64GB + microSD finally gives me incentive to upgrade later this year.
Torrents always download a .torrent files which are deleted when the process has been completed. Maybe this didn't happen in your case. I recommend using this app to find those files.
"others" is eating up a lot of space ... you need to find out what "others" is with a proper file manager.
This (DiskUsage) will show you in detail, and This (ES file manager) will let you move/copy/delete
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Shows the size of folders etc on your phone, very handy to quickly see exactly where that space has gone. I had an app that had been logging data that was over 2gb in size and this made it so easy to pinpoint
Download DiskUsage. It'll show you in a graphical interface where the most memory is being used. I just cleared my downloaded file cache yesterday after seeing it in there, saved me ~1.25gb.
Okay so i did some deep digging and i figured it out.
I downloaded this app which let me see where the space was being taken up : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US
and it turns out it was my recycling bin that was just full of everything i deleted so I had to go into the file explorer app and find the folder and delete it.
That was wayyy to much effort tho.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Diskusage has been my go to for years
I use DiskUsage. It's an older app that'll visualize where the data is being used, like WinDirStat or SpaceSniffer on PC.
Sometimes, for me at least, some apps cache takes up huge space or some downloaded podcasts from whatever apps and this helps me find it real quick.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
You could always try something like this app to show where all your space has gone.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
>dato che quei 6GB sono tutt'ora occupati
Scarica qualche cosa come diskUsage e controlla dove viene occupato lo spazio.
Diskusage. 159KB download, 524KB after install. It's pretty useful to see what's taking most space in your internal or external storage.
I barely use it now because I have 32GB of internal storage, but I used it constantly back when I had an 8GB phone, and I still install it when someone asks me to "clean their phone". Since it's tiny it will always install even if their storage is full.
Google says it's 16 GB. I found only one mention of how much space is available to the user, at 13 GB.
You should probably go and just look at your list of installed apps, sort by size and see if there's any app taking up a lot of space. If that doesn't reveal anything, try diskusage to find any other abnormally large files/folders.
Alternatively, just back up your important info and factory reset and don't restore any backups. Sometimes I just find that easier.
Although really if it's still on KitKat, it may be time for a new phone anyway.
download DiskUsage and run that to see where the space is being used.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Though i am not sure where you could possibly find that, but i sure hope this app can help you locate it. If you dont have it already. (DiskUsage) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US
Check out Disk Usage, It'll show you were the storage is being taken up.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This app is my go-to for this.
Edit: Just realized somebody else recommended the same one already. Consider this a second vote for it.
You should have 4.2GB available to you on that devices internal storage. Might be downloads, a strange large cache files (check settings storage tap internal storage then tap and clear cache if very large) you might want to try a disk usages app like one below see what's using your storage space.
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage] (disk usage)
I'm not sure what Extra would be... but this is the app that I use to see the breakdown of what's taking up space on my Android devices:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Se sei un po' smanettone installa DiskUsage e controlla le cartelle più pesanti.
Cancella la cache di Reddit se usi una app, dopo qualche settimana arriva facilmente ai 400MB.
Try using this.
It's likely that 50% will be taken up by the OS. Apps + cache will likely be the rest. The problem when you move apps to the SD card is that it doesn't move all the app, just part of it, leaving a good deal on the internal memory.
Post a screenshot of what that gives, and we can take a look.
Android usually takes a fair chunk of storage space, so these days I don't really recommend getting a phone with anything less than 32gb of built-in storage. That said, in this case...from my experience in Linux at least (which Android is based on) it looks like it might be giving itsself a ram "cache" in case there isn't enough ram on it. Could you try installing this and sending a screenshot of what's taking up space?
Some general advice I gave on a previous thread.
>* Migrate all pictures into Google Photos. Doing this would have you rely on the cloud for your image storage/retrieval, perhaps not the best on a limited data plan or slow connectivity. Alternatively, moving the images to the SD card would work as well if you want more granular control of them. >* Use Spotify or Google Play Music for cloud music instead of storing music files locally. Once again, not the best option if you have spotty connection or limited data plan. * You can go into your list of apps and sort by size, seeing which ones are taking up "too much" space. If you deem necessary, you can use the Clear Data button to free up all that space again for you to use, but the app will behave as if it was freshly installed. Move apps to your SD card. More info on this if you Google 'move apps sd card 5.1.1' or here. * Clear out unnecessary files from the Downloads app/folder. * Uninstall apps you don't need/use
>DiskUsage is an old app that still works to see where all your space is allocated to and can help diagnose major space eaters on your device.
You can always use DiskUsage to find the largest apps.
You can start by disabling some of the Google Apps that came with it. They usualy don't need extra space, but once they receive an update, they do.
Other than that 60% usage after app setup does not seem that bad.
Use DiskUsage to help figure out where your space is going. Most likely as others have said, thumbnails/cache and unemptied trash.
I second /u/silentmage's comment about using the app DiskUsage to try & pinpoint what exactly is taking up that space (and if you have any issues with the app, the developer has proven to be very responsive via email in the past).
I also wanted to add that on every Android device I've owned, that "Miscellaneous" section has always included a large portion of my pictures, music, & videos collection that for whatever reason (maybe folder placement or unrecognized file types?) don't get classified properly in Android's storage overview.
That said, I've never had quite that large of a chunk of multimedia go unclassified, but then that's likely due to the fact that all of my devices cap out at 32 GB onboard storage so I simply couldn't download enough to reach that amount anyways.
I see what you mean now. I'm downloading the file now to check it out. I've used the app DiskUsage to see where my storage is used, but that's for Android, not Windows.
Edit: I think I see what you mean when you say it doesn't work.
Perhaps it's stuff/thumbnails cached on your storage?
You can try finding it with DiskUsage but that might be a bit time consuming. All I can think of at the moment.
I see you've mitigated your problem, but if it comes up again, I've found that DiskUsage does an amazing job breaking down where all your storage is going.
Download DiskUsage app for a more accurate representation of your storage space.
My guess is media received on messaging apps like WhatsApp. For some reason the phone settings app doesn't count it.
Backing up your photos and videos to the cloud and deleting them from your local storage is a good idea when running low on space. Google Photos works wonders. You can also clear your cache from time to time.
Just run a program that will show you exactly where your storage is being used.
I found this app extremely helpful when in a similar position, it's a little old but does the job, it'll analyse the file system and show you in a visible graph what files/folders are actually taking up the storage space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
> mi dá sempre memoria occupata da applicazioni di sistema e di applicazioni tipo Whatsapp
Installa questa favolosa minuscola app cosi vedi realmente cosa occupa e quanto
>applicazioni tipo Whatsapp
Controlla sopratutto le varie cartelle sent presenti nella cartella media di wa, una volta ho controllato e avevo 18gb di video in sent (che applicazione di m. , spero veramente prima o poi venga asfaltata da qualcosa di più decente)
Something doesn't make sense, based on the model you are referring to, you should have 32GB of internal space. So Android is taking up 30GB of space? That seems unlikely.
You first need to figure out if that is even the case. I would first suggest you download a tool like Disk Usage, its basically an app that shows you what is taking up space on both your internet and if applicable Memory Card. Run this tool and see the files and folders taking up space and act accordingly, deleting as necessary. But I don't recommend deleting something without knowing what it is. If you see for example an app you haven't used in a long time taking space, uninstall it. You generally go to seetings > Applications/app manager> choose the app and uninstall.
There is also the extreme option of Factory resetting, this will wipe everything from the tablet and give your a fresh new system that should be much smaller. But you need to backup everything you have on the tablet first.
> I'm writing this post on our behalf, as he doesn't speak English and I don't understand anything about technology. how can we solve it?
Oh, my bad: I think the best option in your case is going to a knowledgeable friend and ask him or her to check what's going on.
I've used DiskUsage more times than I can count to track down space usage issues on my and others' androids.
The only trick is having enough space to install it in the first place.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
My go to storage management app, Disk Usage
Use this to dig down and find everything that is in your storage. Could be a number of things but I'd need full access to your phone to help you. 1 screenshot and 1 question isn't enough to figure out what's happening.
Fund out what files are there, and from that, determine what apps are placing them. Can't help you anymore without more information.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab this and do a scan. It will show where storage is being used.
Also, that phone is 5 years old, and I remember hearing it had issues with storage degrading, although that may have been the 5 and not the 5x. Chances are it's just dying.
I've used: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage its a good no bs open source app
for me it was bixby crazy which I thought I disabled but it was still caching so much I free 72gb of crap.
good luck
That graph is pretty bad, try this app instead: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage, I prefer the detailed tree views it provides over the pie-graph model.
You could try this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_CA
It's like WinDirStat or WizTree on PC. You will be able to see how the storage is used.
Also, if you go in the phone settings > Device Maintenance > Storage > 3 dots menu > Storage Settings, you might have a large cached data number. You can clean that by clicking on that row.
Try this app as well as it lets you identify large files very quickly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
> Come individuo il problema di questa anomalia?
Con questa applicazione.
> il problema è che mi trovo in Cina, senza VPN tutto ciò che è famiglia Google non funziona
Ti serve? Hai già un account? Se sì, scarica l'apk di tuo gradimento da uno store alternativo
Per il ripristino non so aiutarti
Try Disk Usage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
It'll show you visually what's taking space and you might be able to see some huge 'cache' folders that can be deleted
The "Other" category are things that don't fit into the others. Could be anything really.
check out Disk Usage from the play store to see where the storage is being used.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab Disk Usage and do a scan, it will show where the data is being used
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I'd recommend running DiskUsage.
You don't have to use the root mode it should break down the usage by app and folder.
Diskusage is basically the perfect version of what I want. I think I'll just stick with it.
Though I'm almost positive that you aren't fully understanding what this app is actually doing, considering your suggestion is for an unrelated app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
DiskUsage should help figure out what's taking up the space. The app is tiny (~1mb) so space for the app itself shouldn't be an issue.
Try using DiskUsage to find out what is using all the space.
Apk mirror if don't have Google play setup https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/ivan-volosyuk/diskusage/diskusage-4-0-2-release/
Not necessarily the text itself, but messaging apps can easily take a lot of space, even whole gigabytes of it. Pictures downloaded via them that aren't deleted could easily pile up to hundreds of mbs and I won't even begin to talk about videos.
Check your phone's settings to see which apps are using the most space. There's a big chance that WhatsApp/Telegram/etc is at the top of the "biggest apps" list.
Edit: Also, try this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
On my phone, I find that Spotify's Data Cache is constantly eating up free storage, often times 2-4 GBs if it goes unchecked for a good couple of weeks or so.
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Also, DataUsage is a fantastic tool to visualize storage usage and I can't recommend it enough if you're trying to free up space.
Use this app to really see what is going on
The internal storage monitor is useless here
Edit: as /u/greentoiletpaper said before
Install DiskUsage to check what is taking up all the space. If it looks like it's taken up by some app then go to your App Settings and clear that apps cache.
I used the Disk Usage app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage, to find the cache file that kept taking up all my disk space. The Files Go app is nice, but did not help me with this problem.
There are some system and hidden files/folders you cannot see or move and there's nothing you can do about it without wiping your phone.
You can try to move apps that supports it to the SD card.
You can also run something like DiskUsage on your phone's internal memory to see what app/folder takes up a lot of space.
Not sure about the problem you're experiencing unfortunately but if you install disk usage you'll be able to better see what's using taking up the space. Might help a bit?
Try to clear cache from settings > Storage > cache. Also try disk usage. Personally I think it is easy to find folders/files that use more space using disk usage. It's free, no ads.
You can also use disk analyzer - it shows files from"other" section. It has ads though.
I'm going to drop in my recomedation for an app to see what is taking up storage in a nice visual way. I love it on my phone and is very useful:
DiskUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Check put the DiskUsage app - it gives you a visual representation of your data so you can delete unnecessary files.
Linkme: DiskUsage
Edit: Link
If you have the play store installed, this is an invaluable tool for finding out what's taking up space on android devices.
Wow, X-plore looks nice! And is that a built-in DiskUsage module!? The UI takes some getting used to, and it doesn't have that uniform Material Design look that's often fawned over here, but I can't argue with the feature set or layout customization.
To take a stab at your question, maybe the other established, open source, or MD options just grabbed people's attention quicker and X-plore lost to the momentum of... no wait: X-plore is 5 times as popular as Solid on Google Play, just not on r/Android. Must be the Matías DuARTe Effect.
App Name: DiskUsage
Description: Basically windirstat for Android. What it does is scan your internal/sd card and displays the files with a expandable tree-like structure. The larger files take up a larger structure and hence you can easily weed then out.
This is imo much better than those disk cleanup tools in file managers.
App Store Link (if possible): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Type (Paid/Free): Free
Android / iOS: Android
I suggest having a look at the free, open-source app "DiskUsage" (available on Google Play store and F-Droid store). It will do pretty much what "xdiskusage" does, but it will show you everything that takes space on your storage card: apps, files, and "system data".
try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=de to clean up
Go to akku (battery) and look for apps using cpu in background
Go in your appmanager and ask youself for every app:
- did i use this in the last 5 Weeks?
- will i use it ever again?
- will i realy miss this app?
Post if better or not
Greez Myros
> I get it that samsung somehow has to monetize their devices with partnerships
No. You should get that they SHOULDN'T. How much money did you pay for that phone? Don't think for a minute that it's manufacturing cost is higher than the 80%* of its price! They already monetized their devices when they were bought, that needs to be enough! Not even speaking about that it's bought by millions, so they have a whole lot of money for paying their experts and bosses..
My 2 points are the following:
1) DON'T partner with ANYONE about sharing user data. I don't care if it's anonymized, obfuscated, or anything, I don't trust neither them, or anyone else with such claims! The term has been overused to the extent that it has no further meaning than "we're lying to you and you can't do anything against it!". LEAVE MY DATA ALONE. DON'T EVEN TRY TO COLLECT IT.
If they seriously need that plus money, they should launch services that are actually useful and valuable enough, that people can be expected to pay for it periodically. Services that aren't relying on (or doing in any extent) collection of valuable information about users, and aren't built around the idea of a feature that's been purposefully removed from the system!
2) they should make that storage scanner themselves or not even bother including one. It's ridiculous that even basic system management (storage management and battery management including settings to apps' data and behavior) tasks need to be outsourced to an "extension", which were part of the system in older versions, and without it it's not even possible to check what amount of the storage is used by what, or to change the battery management behavior for an app which are literally built in features of the underlying system. They should include that basic app without any kind of cleaner, because they are worth nothing. Cleaners only delete caches, which only make your phone consume more of your mobile data plan (the purpose of a cache is to avoid the need to download something from the internet again), and only you know what is important on your phone's storage. For that task there are so many better apps that I can't emphasize enough. There is for example the good old DiskUsage app. It perfectly shows what takes space on your storage and it's blazing fast even on my old phone with thousands of files on it.. you can even delete whole folders or just files with it by long tapping
*Edit: as others said in replies, it seems that 80% is rather 50-60%. Wow, how I underestimated the greed of companies..
This app actually makes it really easy to see what is eating up your data: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
DiskUsage is just 185k. It shows you graphically what's using your phone's storage space.
Probably something you deliberately downloaded.
Try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
If you are looking for that type of file browser you should check out DiskUsage
DiskUsage should help you find the files.
This maybe
In that case there's DiskUsage which does essentially the same, but in 280 KB.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en This app gives you a great visualization of what is actually eating up your space and allows you to remove it.
DiskUsage can help you to see what's inside your disk.
Not the LinkMe bot, but here's the link to DiskUsage.
This isn't good enough? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I use this app to find large files/folders.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Best app for figuring out usage pick storage card when you open the app
Grab Disk Usage from the play store and scan with that to show where the space is being used.
Use this app to scan your phone to figure out where the space is getting eaten up. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Install DiskUsage to see.
Check it with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It is a very useful and visual tool. :)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
This app may help you
Try DiskUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Probably the thumbnails folder that tends to explode for odd reasons
Use this to visually see where your space has gone, its really helpful..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Visual representation of what's taking up space on your internal memory/external SD.
680KB
Maybe an app like: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
(I'm not endorsing the app, just googled to find it)
DiskUsage
4.8 Stars
Ivan Volosyuk
Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I'm not a bot, I'm just bored.
Or DiskUsage.
Disk Usage is hands down, the best app for this. One of the first things I download on a new phone.
The good old DiskUsage is far more efficient at finding large files, than the methods they mention
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Easy to see what's taking up space.
Download the app Disk Usage. It makes it easy to see which large files and folders are taking up space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
There is also DiskUsage an app that works like WinDirStat. And it's smaller than 1mb
I normally use this app to see whats taking up so much storage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
And if you'd like the same thing on an Android device, try DiskUsage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Or this might help.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This app helped me a lot.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Helped me clear over 10GB of useless files that I had forgotten about over the years.
Use this to find out where the space went https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Displays files according to their size.
Give this a shot, so you can see what is taking up the most space...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Try this: DiskUsage
An app such as DiskUsage might give you a better picture into what is using up the space. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Download DiskUsage it'll help you find where your problem is coming from
^^^I'm ^^^not ^^^a ^^^bot
Grab disk usage and check to see where the space is being used. I'm guessing a good 4-6gb is system storage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Install DiskUsage to see what's taking up all that storage.
Download DiskUsage. it will show you where everything is.
this one looks similar, haven't used it myself though https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Use Disk Usage for storage analysis. Delete things that you don't need. Use SD maid to delete temporary files.
Install DiskUsage to see what's eating your space.
You might try installing DiskUsage and see where it is all going.
SpaceMonger for Windows and DiskUsage for Android should help: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
You can use DiskUsage to quickly see what's using up the space.
Use Disk Usage to visualise where your space is going.
Install DiskUsage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It'll show you what takes up the space on your phones, works the same way as WinDirStats on Windows.
Personally, I like using the app DiskUsage to find what's using my storage space.
No, encryption encodes a file so that without the key it cannot be decoded, and with the key the original file can be restored. This is a great article to read up on how encryption works.
From the looks of the file name, it is probably either hashed (a destructive process where the original name cannot be restored), or it could just be a randomly generated ID in a database somewhere. The main reason to do it this way is in case two videos have the same title (like multiple movies all being called "Hunger Games.mp4"), so giving it a unique file name means you can download anything on MilkVR and not worry about having one overwrite the other.
But as for why to hide it from the average user? Simply changing the file name wouldn't hide it from any file explorer, it is likely that the file explorer is designed not to show files that your average user shouldn't be touching.
So why would MilkVR store files away from prying eyes? Because you aren't supposed to be messing with them in the file manager. They give you a nice delete button inside the app, and they expect you to use it gosh-darnit!
But for next time there are plenty of apps that would have shown you what is being used. The best app to see what is using up space on your phone is DiskUsage. I've been using that one for years to see what is wasting space on my phone. And if you want a better file explorer, I recommend Solid Explorer. Seriously, give it a try.
It looks like he's using this program.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This app will show you what's being used where:
Free, no ads and visualizes all your storage.
Download DiskUsage and it'll tell you what's there.
if it's an android use DiskUsage on the phone/tablet itself.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
I use Disk Usage it makes it easy to visualize what's taking up space. Just take a look.
try running https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en to see if there's something chewing up space that you're unaware of
Disk usage is better for identifying where the bloat is.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Disk Usage will likely tell you what "other" is.
Question it no more. Download DiskUsage from the app store and you'll be able to see and delete unneeded files.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab that and do a scan, it'll show you where your space is being taken up.
Try something like DiskUsage to get more detail.
Perhaps try Disk Usage or SD Maid.
Not an exact answer to this question, but you can use Diskusage application to see phone memory better.
Invaluable for checking what takes space
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Usa esta o una similar para ver que esta haciendo bulto
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Y despues con administrador de archivos vas borrando
I find spots that show you visually wire useful in these types of tasks try something like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Are you able to install DiskUsage, it may give you some idea where the space is being used up.
This will tell you, great app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Use this app it will tell you exactly where the storage is being used. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
A really good storage app I use to remove hard to find junk. Disk Usage play store
I use DiskUsage. Hasn't been updated in years, but it still works fine.
DiskUsage, my friend, should be your friend
Download Disk Usage it'll tell you where the clutter will is.
You could try this disk usage app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab this and do a scan, it will show what is using your storage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage exactly what I suggest. Great program
Check to see which apps are using the most cache with DiskUsage and then just clear that apps cache.
No, that has nothing to do with what I'm describing. Look at the screenshots in the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
and/or install big apps using adb
Maybe DiskUsage helps. I don't use adopted storage, I don't know how it works with that.
Run this, paste screenshots: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage You can use this app to see what and how much stuff takes up space.
this will help track down the culprit.
use this to determine where you can save space
Download Disk Usage and it can give you a visual on what is taking up space.
download this app it'll give you a detailed breakdown of your storage.
This is pretty easy to use and shows you exactly where everything is in your storage.
You can use DiskUsage to identifiy what "other" is and it also allows you to delete stuff.
Use an app called DiskUsage to see where it's being used.
You could use Diskusage to see what is taking up space.
It's the mobile equivalent of WinDirStat.
Try DiskUsage.
Also the app Diskusage. Makes it very easy to find extra space.
DiskUsage, my friend :)
I've been using DiskUsage for a long time, still the best for me.
Linkme: DiskUsage
I started seeing a slowdown when I got due to about 8gb remaining on my 64gb N6. It speeded back up when I cleared 4gb to have 12 free
I'd suspect three is other stuff beside apps taking your space. Try DiskUsage for easy way to see graphically what exactly is taking your space
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Did you used this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
What error ?
Can you go into settings, storage, cache, clean up cache? Do you have problems with your internal or external storage? Maybe SD card is broken?
You could install an android app that shows the disk usage eg [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage](diskusage)
And there are cleanup tools for kodi. I successfully used one, but can't find it online and am not able to check my kodi box from remote.
I did the comparison once. You can do this yourself using apps like DiskUsage.
At normal definition, each song usually takes an average of 1MB, or less depending on the duration. That's what makes Spotify great for streaming if you are not a Premium user.
At maximum quality, each song will take as much as 8MB or 10MB.
So... yeah. If don't have a sensitive ear and HUGE part of your storage dedicated to ultura high quality songs... might as well live with the standard.
To be honest, they sound just as good for most speakers or headphones.
EDIT: There is a downside when it comes to configuring Spotify to use lower quality, and it might be a deal breaker for some people. Spotify tends to not cater too much for the overall quality of these files. They will vary in volume, still noticible even if you have auto volume adjustment configured. Some songs will contain audible deffects. Others will simply have a very poor quality, lower than usual.
All these problems disappear when you switch to higher quality, but it comes at a price of several MB per song downloaded.
Here you go: DiskUsage (Disk usage explorer) F-Droid Play Store
this app is super useful for seeing whats taking up space https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Disk Usage - FREE - Very simple and intutive design to check disk storage.
Video Sizer - FREE - Quickly change video resolution to record small videos which can be shared/uploaded faster.
Full disclosure - dev of Video Sizer, since the question is "What are your favorite apps for android ?" i am including this :) We made this app to cater to a specific need at work and it makes that task very easy now.
Reboot into safe mode -- long-press the physical power button to bring up the "power off" soft button, then long-press that.
Then uninstall malicious software, like ES File Explorer. Then clear all app caches (settings/storage, scroll down to cache, tap that), then remove other apps until you've got enough space free to install something like DiskUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
to find excess miscellany. Install a simple file manager, trustworthy (I like OI File Manager) and clean where Diskusage finds big directories.
Try an app like DiskUsage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Try using this app to break it down visually by folder
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
DiskUsage will tell you what and where all major files are.
try using DiskUsage to see where all your space is going
>the OS occupying that space, or what?
10.67GB is the /data parition, the OS is in /system
Only updates to something like Google Apps, that came with the system rom, goes into /data
Ask DiskUsage where it went.
One statistic plots what you see in file explorers (/sdcard, the internal sdcard), the other plots what apps eat in /data
For future, I recommend DiskUsage it's like the WinDirStat for Android.
Because what that screen tells you is only how much apps and cache are using, not everything else, specially hidden system files, system caches, install backups, and by the looks of it, media files.
This is a common question, people forget that it is telling you only 3 things: space used, space used by apps , and space used by cache. There are other files using up memory, except they are not being shown.
Use some other app that tells you exactly what is being used to figure it out, I recommend DiskUsage, can't get easier than that.
Then use something as CCleaner to try to clear unnecessary backups/caches.
Ask DiskUsage
Also get a Type-C 64GB drive for OTG and shove all pictures over there every evening if you are entirely out of space.
Could you try installing DiskUsage and see what your numbers are? I'd like to compare =)
Galaxy Note 4, 5.1.1, stock rooted.
The Application Manager in Settings, when sorted by size, says my biggest app is Google Play Music, which takes up 467MB, and it says the biggest game I have installed is Traffic Rider at 139MB, and that's just completely false, I have way bigger games installed:
http://i.imgur.com/PY1BHpj.png
and this list is the same even if I switch to the 'all' tab, FYI:
http://i.imgur.com/40ntIix.png
However, DiskUsage app shows me how much space the apps are actually taking on my phone:
http://i.imgur.com/kmw5z6l.png
So like Need for Speed: No Limits (nfs14_row) is clearly taking up 832mB just in the obb folder alone. And yet it's completely missing from the app manager.
And it's one thing for NFS, at least I can tell which app "nfs14_row" is from Diskusage and uninstall it if I want to save 832MB, but for some of those other apps it's a pain in the ass to google each com.whatever code and figure out what they are. I'd like to know why they aren't showing up in the app manager.
And it's not like it just suddenly stopped tracking apps I installed one day - I installed Give it Up 2 like a week ago, and that's showing up in the app manager list just fine.
DiskUsage is my go-to app to find out what's eating up all the space. Once you find the culprit (I suspect it's just application cache), you can go ahead and delete it form the usual settings screen. (you can delete from within the app itself if you have root).
Then that's probably not it. Try this disk usage app, it will visually show you directory and file sizes in relation to each other. I've had good luck trying to drill into large blocks of files: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I had similar troubles and the space obviously wasn't being accounted for when sorting all apps by size.
I installed DiskUsage and this showed me Skype was using something like 4 GB. Sure enough, it had 4 GB cache.
Clearing the entire cache works too, but this is a way I can clear only the offending cache and not have to clear everything.
Ah, sorry. Didn't realize it was out a 64gb partition. There's an app called DiskUsage. It should breakdown the full usage. Where are you reading this number?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
The internal space usage App is not entirely accurate, try this app, it should make things clearer.
I don't know about SD maid specifically, but diskusage always worked best for me.
If it's not showing up anywhere, maybe system OS somehow eats it?
Do you have a custom recovery installed? Backups are sometimes saved in an inaccessible location.
Install DiskUsage to give you a better idea of what's using your storage.
I use DiskUsage to find out what takes too much space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Download Disk Usage. I had a similar problem, it turned out that iHeartRadio was taking up 6gb.
Try Disk Usage to see what and where the data is. That may help to troubleshoot what's causing the problem.
Use DiskUsage to pinpoint where all the space is going. I think you can open folders directly from the app, too.
if it's an android use DiskUsage on the phone itself.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
I'd suggest you run a scan with the app 'disk usage' which you can find on the play store. That will give you a better idea of what is taking up that space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
There's also Diskusage which doesn't do the same thing, but helps you to do it instead. What it does is shows you a proportional representation of what is using the memory on your phone, which you can then go on and delete yourself.
Many times this has shown me that I have a couple of ROMs downloaded by an OTA updater for a ROM that I haven't used for a while.
Are you asking about memory usage? I don't use the ESPN Radio app for podcasts, I use Pocketcasts. I imagine that the ESPN Radio app uses a cache and only "saves" the 20 podcasts you have in the downloaded section and deletes the oldest one when you press download. If you're worried they're taking up too much space, you could try downloading the DiskUsage tool to find out what is taking up space and whether or not those podcasts are still on your phone. Hopefully this helps. If not, feel free to clarify.
It must be something else causing the memory drain, usually big games and apps put their giant files in /obb.
Try this app. It gives a good visual representation of which directories are taking up the most space on your device, it'll help you narrow it down.
Disk Usage is the best app for this problem.
Install DiskUsage to scan your phone to see what files are taking up space, and then delete any files that are not needed, and that are safe to delete.
Also install SD Maid - System Cleaning Tool this will clean up junk files, I would recommend getting the paid version, but the free version is also good.
Question it no more. Download DiskUsage from the app store and you'll be able to see and delete unneeded files.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This app is ancient but very good. It will show you sizes of everything In a break down like spacemonger from back in the day (a great pc app like windirstat). Their are more modern apps like this but this one is as simple as it gets. I recommend solid file explorer to actually mess with your data.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer2
i always adive people to download the app diskusage so that you can see where its located
Install this disk usage app. It helped me a lot. It scans the storage and shows exactly what folder is using how much storage and what files are there.
There's really not much to worry about, but I just manage the apps you've installed.
I recently discovered an app called DiskUsage that was suggested by another user in the Sub. To get a better view of what your system is working with.
It's a bit outdated though.
And Quick System Info Pro, to better organize and maintain your apps. Also hasn't been updated in awhile, but if it ain't broke.. Ya know.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage Believe it or not I was able to free up literally Gigabytes of data from the locked built-in Gallery app! Miui is fine. I only switched to LineageOS because miui 12 killed multitasking on Note 8T. I wish I didn't. I should have just downgraded to MIUI 11.
Grab this and do a scan
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will tell you where your space is being used
- Adaway (Root based)
- (Root) based VPN
- Call Recorder (Root)
- Advanced Charging Controller (Root)
- Airmusic (Root)
- Taking screenshots on apps that are blocked from it
- DiskUsage (On Root partitions)
There's probably more option depending on the person. I agree though, if you are not a power user or developer, most people don't need root nowadays.
Here's an older app, great app that may easily helpy identify what that 48GB is:
Disk Usage
Screenshot:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I love the old, but good DiskUsage App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=de&gl=US), displays the file sizes pretty well graphically.
Run an app like Disk Usage to see what is using the space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I suggest you try this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I have been using it for years. It's the same principle as the windows WinDirStat software.
Results look like this Screenshot
Don't mind the Data category on my phone. It's a bunch of large iso files
OP, this is a good solution (factory reset).
If that doesn't work, possibly because you've reinstalled the app that's causing the problem, then:
I had a similar problem on my OnePlus X and ended up using this app to find what was taking up all the space:
Okay I can't find the exact one but it visualised the storage usage something like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Good luck
Install this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Laugh, and chose the regular storage card scan, allow it to get your list of apps and grant the usage access permission
If you can't see what's taking all the space, use the root mode, since you're using xiaomi.eu it should be easy to root.
Download this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
So that you can see what's eating up your space
You could try the disk usage app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Which is the same as windir stat on windows but it might be hard for some to read this. You could also try searching in your file manager app.
Try using this app to narrow down what the files are.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Diskusage is a great tool for finding large files / folders
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
For android at least, Google Files will automatically find duplicate files or pictures that are already backed up and offer for you to delete them.
On PC, using apps to manage your data for you is a recipe for disaster.
Just make sure you aren't dumping your files in weird places.
If you need to clean up your storage, use Windows cleanup first, use simple storage analyzers like WinDirStat (for PC) or DiskUsage (android).
To me, tachiyomi was straight up life changing, at the moment I started really using it, I was depressed from feeling like I had no time for myself, it was just work, sleep, eat and chores. I started using it to read manga while working, whenever I had a minute or two of downtime I'd read a few pages (specifically manga, it's usually easy to read in a phone screen without having to zoom, western comics tend to use tiny walls of text) and each day I ended up reading a handful of chapters. Suddenly I felt I was actually having some time for myself, looking back at a day I could remember a bunch of stories that I had read.
It's much easier to pick up and pause than reading a book or listening to a podcast.
No need to use up data if you download the chapters you're going to read ahead of time.
Disk usage is an app that I can't imagine not installing in a phone I'm going to use, it's a lightweight app that shows a breakdown of exactly how the space in the device is being used, I also use it to diagnose relatives' phones, when they clog up their phones you can easily find exactly what is using more space and inform them so they can make some space. If you're interested in actually doing some remote troubleshooting, telegram may not have the best video call system, but at least it has screen sharing.
Maybe you can use something sort of Disk Usage app like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
To find out where your space is going? While I don't have anywhere near as big a space disparity when compared to yours (just 2GB difference between playstore and storage in settings)
Install DiskUsage and drill down into your apps folders to see, once and for all, how much space your apps are taking up.
Could you install DiskUsage and attach a picture?
Posted solutions before use this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en&gl=US
Disk usage Good luck!
You can try this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This app solved me issue. Allowed me to get into the system and delete the FreeSpace that was taking up all the gb of data.
I had the same issue and used this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
OP, quanto esse cleulae tem de espaço LIVRE e de memória RAM?
Eu suspeito que é pouco dos dois. Pra evitar travamentos, você pode manter de 1 a 2 GB de espaço livre. Vazio. O sistema operacional precisa desse espaço pra fazer certas coisas e, se não tiver, ele vai ter que se virar apenas com a pouca RAM que tem e vai travar.
Pra liberar espaço, você pode apagar coisas do whatsapp, tipo imagens, videos e backups. Isso já pode te dar um espaço enorme. Pra algo mais avançado, você pode usar o app DiskUsage pra ver o que está te consumindo mais espaço e decidir de pode apagar. Apaga os apps que você não usa. Instala o Greenify pra evitar que apps que você não está usando fiquem usando memória e processamento.
Eu tenho um Samsung J2 de 2017. Custou 500 reais, 1GB de RAM e 16 de espaço em disco. Nunca travou.
I use the Disk Usage app to see what is taking up space on my phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
There is lots of stuff in Google on what is taking up the Other category on phone storage.
I also recommend DiskUsage although not as cute as an app with a coffee drinking maid. The GUI helps you visualize and manually sift through your storage on what's really taking space. Like WinDirStat (for Windows) but for Android.
this can help https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
also go to settings > installed apps > sort by size
Here's a great tool for investigating it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
just use this app to see what's eating up the storage space
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US&gl=US
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Try DiskUsage.
use the app i also advice for shit like this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=nl&gl=US
use this app to see which folders hold the data https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I am using this app to have a clear visualization of the space occupied. It is open source btw. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage Give it a try.
Two questions...
Did you use Samsungs SmartSwitch app to transfer everything over to your new phone?
Did your previous phone have an SD card?
If so, the "other" portion that's now occupied on your phone might be all the data that was transferred from your SD card that was on your previous phone.
You can install the app named "DiskUsage" by Ivan Volosyuk to show a map of all your occupied storage space to help identify what is using up storage on your device.
I would use this to check https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Consiglio anche DiskUsage, programma piccolo e leggero, ma ottimo per capire come viene effettivamente usato lo spazio sul dispositivo!
Download an app called DiskUsage try using that
Install DiskUsage and check.
Install DiskUsage app . It will help you find what files are taking up how much space in your storage, and where those files are located.
Use this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Pretty great app for finding what's taking up all your space.
And like the others said, buy a new phone or live with it, don't go pulling your phone apart!!!!
I recommend installing the DiskUsage app to see what exactly is taking up all your space. You should not have system files taking up that much. I'd be very surprised if it's actually system files and not user files from various apps. DiskUsage is great for finding this sort of thing. It could be that you have a mapping app with GBs of saved map data that you no longer need or your backed up photos can be deleted locally or any number of other things.
"Linkme" is used in r/Android to link to apps so you don't need to find a link. In this case it didn't work so I have got the tool: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It should find the biggest files for you.
Sometimes download manager is called downloads in apps. There's also a button in the top right corner which is for showing you system apps, which you may need to do
Yeah, I guess that's what I get for enabling dynamic wallpaper. I've been fighting over every megabyte for months now, delayed a full factory reset. Samsung's built-in tools don't report that as an app taking up space (I guess it's filtered out of the app list because it's a "system service"), the total just shows up under the "apps" category but nothing more detailed. I finally found DiskUsage which showed the issue almost instantly.
I recommend the App DiskUsage by Ivan Volosyuk to find out what Samsung puts to Other here. You will get a clear graphical view on your smartphone storage. Search for 'google' in the App. Or 'cache' or 'data'. It will calculate the sum over your search results and display it graphically 🧐
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
The app "Disk Usage" will give you a nice graphic visualization of your file system. It is open source, so free. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab that and do a scan. It'll show where your storage is being used.
Poor OP lol
try to install DiskUsage to see what actually takes up space. It seems that there is files takes up to 14Gb which is weird.
No need to even do that, disk usage on Android is basically the same but probably way faster to run: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
There's an old utility app called DiskUsage that shows you drill down to all your folders and file from sorted from big to small. It may take a little bit to understand it for some people.
But for me it lays down your device data in the most clear way and let's you understand what's taking up the space. Unlike other "cleaner" apps that only show marketing bullshit like "clear caches" and "free up your ram" while ignoring some huge files, apps taking up a lot of space or videos that you put on your device and then forgot about them.
I think he meant DiskUsage, you can find it in F-Droid or Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Great app to see what's actually using all that space
There are lots of possibilities -- I'd use DiskUsage, X-plore or CX File Explorer. If you use termux you can use the find command with the -size primary, e.g., find storage -size +900M.
Android takes up about between 12-20GB depending on your OEM and/or carrier.
But you could use DiskUsage to see what exactly is taking up the space.
You can download Disk Usage for more details.
fijate quien se lo esta comiendo https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I've used this app. It's fairly lightweight I think. It might not give you any more detailed results on where this data is... but maybe it will.
You probably want to use DiskUsage to explore what things are using up the space.
You don't mention your OS, but assuming you have Android try this. It creates a nice graph depicting what exactly eats up your space.
Try this.
What moves depends on the app, never everything, but it would be unusual for nothing. I usually see some has been moved, though how much varies.
Finding parts of moved apps depends on the app you used, try DiskUsage, Solid Explorer or X-plore.
I think you want this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Did you try DiskUsage?
Perhaps DiskUsage can provide useful info.
Try checking LOST.Dir, that's kind-of the recycle bin for Android.
Try ticking on any setting that says "display hidden files" which are folders that start with "." such as ".data" or ".media". Check those folders thoroughly.
Sometimes, it won't reflect until restart. Try rebooting and checking the space.
^(If that's not what you're looking for, least I've provided it if you haven't checked those ;>)
also, have you tried using DiskUsage (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en&gl=UK)? It scans all directories on your mobile phone and provides somewhat how WinDirStat works (like a bar or coloured cubes sized depending on how large the folder is, you might find it there.
otherwise, sometimes it just isn't accessible. Some apps or files are stored in the system folder and can only be modified by root authorisation. Folders like /user/data/0 and user/media/0 can or cannot be accessed, so if that's where you have located the files, you might need root authorisations to make those actions.
Try DiskUsage it's like Windirstat/Wiztree for Windows, but for your phone. Not gonna lie, I have a lot of apps, but the numbers I see still don't seem to add up most of the time. I also factory reset my phone and it didn't change much once I installed the apps I had, didn't restore from backup so avoid any leftovers. Good luck.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage this one right here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This app is for an older android version but still works. Great for finding where the storage went.
It would seem galaxy fold stuff, by definition. Get DiskUsage to look at more detail.
At a guess the 59G is due to caching, app data, installed apps and updated base apps. DiskUsage can show you the particulars. It might be that you need to remove stuff (at a guess pictures and videos), perhaps after sending it to the cloud -- Google only gives an account 15G unless you pay for more with One.
Some avoid it partly by having large storage, 128G or more. I save a lot of stuff (downloads, music, pictures, videos) to internal storage (because that's simplest or some apps can't choose otherwise) but later I move most if not all to external.
You can use DiskUsage to find which app is using the most space -- see if the app can be instructed to use exteral storage and/or clear its cache (beware, this might increase data usage), or if not an app then see if the apps putting files there can be set to use external and/or move those files to external yourself.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab that and do a scan. It will tell you where the storage is being used.
Move the contents of DCIM, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Videos and any other generic content to the external storage. Some apps store their data so it is visible in which case see if it can be asked to use the external storage. Use DiskUsage and/or a file manager (like Files, SolidExplorer or X-plore) to determine what's using the largest amount of space, then work out how to move it to external, i.e., use system settings to move apps (not all can be, and even those that can still use significant internal space), the related app settings if any or a file manager to move other things.
Hmm- you're not even seeing a directory like com.linkedin or something? You might try using an app to visualize disk usage to narrow it down though I'm not sure if that/others can visualize hidden files.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab that and do a scan, it'll show you where the storage is being used
You can download this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage And it'll let you know everything you need
Try DiskUsage.
App data, especially private data isn't normally reachable, though some Android apps can get to non-private data. Plus that 105GB includes Android itself (system and default apps) along with user installed apps, plus caching. Something like DiskUsage can provide more details.
I use diskusage nice visual way to see what's taking space.
When you connect your phone, it doesn't show up as a disk but a special file system instead. Use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage directly on your phone.
Get this app. It's a storage visualizer. So it'll scan your storage and make a group of blocks differently sized and colored blocks that represent files and folders and their sizes. It will allow you to quickly see what is taking up so much space.
Ever used windirstat for windows? It's like that
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Run this app one and see what it says .
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Helped me clear over 10GB of useless files that I had forgotten about over the years.
Perhaps use another tool, like Disk Usage <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage>, to determine which are the large directories.
Download disk usage to get a visual breakdown of everything taking up space
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en&gl=US
I want to recommend one of my favorite apps, it's called Disk usage, you choose your storage location, let it analyze it and you'll get a thorough breakdown of how much is being used by what.
Generally the other includes system data and app data. To know the details of the storage try installing DiskUsage.
Storage problems on a computing device? Best answer is to find a directory utility.
My favorite for Android is Disk Usage.
It shows you every folder on your phone and how much space said folder is taking up, and digs down to the specific files in the folders. The OEM utilities on Android (all manufacturers) tend to suck at actually diagnosing storage problems because they only show you so much information.
Download diskusage, it will show which folder really contain big files
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
21 gb on my 8T 128gb
Try to find what's using that space with this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
You can try the app DiskUsage. It shows you graphically which folders and files are taking up space on your phone.
Maybe something else than your photos is taking up that space then. Try using this app to see details about disk usage.
The app DiskUsage might help you find the reason.
I have no idea where it would be, but maybe try an app like Diskusage could highlight the directory for you. Then you should just be able to navigate there and copy it off.
As for an app to use on your new phone, I wholeheartedly recommend Musicolet for local files. It's even got Android Auto support, and I quite like how it looks and works.
Install DiskUsage from the play store. You'll see exactly what's taking up the space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Use this app, you can find out what is taking up that much of your memory but you gotta delete it manually
Install this and see: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Something happened during that time. Without concrete info, it is hard for us to help you.
Do you have netflix? can netflix downloading content to watch offline? Just an example.
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Try this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
You can will have more info about what is consuming more storage.
If you want, post a screen shot here.
check with this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
> other friends in Discord recommended me to open storage permission, but it is still, not appear.
I've got a hunch that you might need to completely wipe the game, re-install it, then open up its storage permission before first run. Messing with it after the game has already started dumping files to some other location isn't likely to change anything.
Failing that, next thing I'd try would be the same thing but also manually creating an empty com.snkplaymore.android014 folder before first run as well.
Also see if the DiskUsage app can spot it hiding in some other location.
Okay. I found a solution. You can delete that gallery app user data. Your photos won't delete. It might not delete at first, so use this app to delete it. I did it yesterday and everything is still fine
Give the app DiskUsage a try it'll identify the files on your phone and can help you find out what is taking up lots of space.
I've heard rumours that the game might write to different locations in some cases, but haven't ever heard from someone bright enough to figure out where those locations might be. Makes me wonder whether they're not just using crap file management apps that filter out folders that aren't the basic "movies" / "pictures" / "DCIM" / whatever.
I suspect that if you fail to start the game with Storage permissions enabled before first launch, on later versions of Android it may dump the files somewhere other than the usual "directly into your user-accessible storage folder". Perhaps into the Android sub-folder. If it is still somewhere within the regular user-accessible storage space, then the DiskUsage app would make it pretty obvious as to exactly where.
(And if you happen to have a rooted phone, that app'll help you pinpoint the game files even if they're in a location that'd usually be user-*in*accessible.)
If you really get stuck, try double-checking that you have a screenshot of your account password, completely uninstalling the game, re-installing, and then using your device's Application Manager to grant MSA "Storage" permissions before you first launch it again. I'm betting this'll cause it to write to the usual location.
An app like this should tell you what's using that : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en&gl=US
Use this to find out what is taking up that storage
See if this helps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en&gl=US
this will show you what is using what where
DiskUsage app to check what is using the storage
Then either delete files or get a new/bigger MicroSD card and move the files to it
Disk Usage, great little app to visually see whats eating up space on your phone
Yeah, that easy, few minutes...
You can use DiskUsage app for finding storage usage. If you had root then it would have also shown the complete /data partition usage including app private data.
If you root, then no need to mess around with PC for enabling ADB wireless mode, hell not even have to use ADB since you will have root, I have no idea how people live without root :p
Maybe an update to android 11 for your phone will add the toogle in dev options.
Try using the DiskUsage app.
Try disk usage app on Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will let you see storage used based on a graphic display of directories.
Download DiskUsage to visually identify what is consuming your storage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It's really a shame that this app hasn't been updated in three years 😔
Download an app called DiskUsage from the Google Play store. It's free and should be easy to find. ~~I don't have the link handy, but~~ the icon looks like a little green microSD card. **edit... Found it... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Anyhow, just run it on your phone's drive, and it will make a visual graph of what all files are on your system and how they're divided up. It'll probably help point you to the culprit. I use it to check when my system is getting full, and it's always been good.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This is the one I use. It's very basic and contains no ads or premium version.
Download this one , it will clear things up for you , then choose what to delete 😉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
For the Windirstat for Android, I'd recommend DiskUsage.
You may get a warning that it's a bit outdated, but it works well enough. Frankly, I'm open to any other app that has similar functionality and simplicity like DiskUsage.n
My personal, somewhat manual approach to cleaning is using DiskUsage to see what things are taking up space and then delete what I don't need. Maybe this app can help you too?
I didn't fully understand the latter part about charging and battery optimisation.
If I understand correctly, I need to clear the cache partition, and charge my phone till 100%, yes?
Also, I do use Google file's clear cache. I'd also like to suggest Disk Usage to you, as suggested to me by a friend
Grab this and do a scan
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will show where storage is being taken up.
Try using
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
To check the storage related query.
Let me know if it work
You can pass it on to the Fire Stick some Android app like DiskUsage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en&gl=US
Edit: use Apps2Fire to pass the apps: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.koni.appstofiretv&hl=en&gl=US
Grab this and do a scan on the SD card.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will tell you where the storage is being used.
Use this. Track your usage.
Go to the play store and download DiskUsage. Right after you launch the app it will give you a choice: do you want to look at the phone's internal memory? Then choose "Storage Card" (Confusing, I know. Calling built-in internal memory "storage card" is an android thing.) If you want to see what's on your MicroSD card, you'll want to choose the other option, which will be different on your phone, but will probably look something like /storage/867-5309.
The app will scan the data on the storage you choose, and then graphically display the data, giving you an overview of what's on there. Don't worry you can't mess anything up with this app. Free space is shown at the bottom in green.
If you find that all of your pictures are on your internal memory and not on the MicroSD card, you'll need to move them to make more room for apps on your phone's internal memory (as well as configure you phone's camera to only save things on the SD card from now on).
If you find that you need to move things around on your phone (from internal memory to the SD card) you will need a file manager app to do that, something like ES File explorer or Total Commander. Be very careful with file manager apps, and be darn sure you fully understand how to use them before you make changes to your files.
Do you use Spotify? The way it caches music is extremely invasive and eats up a lot of space very fast. I recommend installing DiskUsage, it'll give you a good visual overview of how your space is being eaten up. One of the best tools for storage management IMO.
If you are familiar with software like WinDirStat or WizTree, there is something similar for Android : DiskUsage
You can see a breakdown of what is taking space on your phone.
Thats because when you format the sd card to adoptable storage then the sd card and the internal storage becomes 1. The sd card is now encrypted so thats why it will only work in that phone. I would hook it up a PC and search for it that way and you can also download a this app to see which app holds the data and maybe then you can find it with a phone explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Can perhaps tell you what is going on
Download Disk Usage. It will show you the things that take up most of your storage. If you're on Android 10+, it may not work because of new restrictions.
This disk usage app might help:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Yes, recommends DiskUsage app, no ads no bloat.
Have you given this a try OP? DiskUsage
See if this helps: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It shows where your storage is going. WhatsApp has updated recently Maybe double check.
Take a look with this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Try out DiskUsage this is an app that tells how much space is being used up in a type of graph format...really useful if u wanna know which apps r being storage hogs
I recommend Disk Usage to see where your files are. It's available in the Playstore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
If that app looks confusing to anyone you can also use this one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Basically the same thing, but imo the layout is better.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Grab that and do a scan to see where the space is being used
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
See if this helps you figure out why
Use this app it will tell you exactly where the storage is being used. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I use an app called DiskUsage to find files and folders that take a lot of space.
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.google.android.diskusage
It might be cache, various leftovers, etc.
This may help figure out what's using the storage https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Have you tried DiskUsage? It's like SpaceMonger but for Android. In theory it should at least point you to the folder.
I usually use FX File Explorer which can display folder usage but this app should be enough as well: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Grab Disk Usage from the play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Let it do a scan and it will show you where all of your storage is being used.
Try an app like this to get more info
Try using DiskUsage to see what's taking up your storage.
While the built in storage analyzer can be helpful I am a visual person. This app shows you a storage layout and where things are going. It's very old school but works flawlessly even in Android 10, also shows hidden folders and works for external SD cards as well. DiskUsage
Download this tiny app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will show you the exact usage of your memory. Like which folder or app uses how much space. That helped me a lot.
This one is the best out there with pure disk usage function based and no bloated ads! link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Use DiskUsage to view everything taking up space on your phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Run a scan with this, it will show you where the space is being used.
si podes instala DiskUsage y fijate que es lo que te esta consumiendo tanto espacio.
al de mi viejo eran las carpetas ocultas de archivos enviados de whatsapp, nunca borraba las porquerias que compartia. tenia como 5gb de videos
whatsapp/media/whatsapp imagenes/sent
whatsapp/media/whatsapp videos/sent
Have you tried DiskUsage?
I use this app to find what exactly is taking up the most space and then decide whether or not it's safe to delete.
Oops, posted the wrong link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Desinstala algo para correr esta app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Con eso vas a saber exactamente dónde se te va la memoria.
The only app you'll ever need...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
That should give you an idea!
This app is useful: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Für eine gute Übersicht, um dann selbst auszuwählen, welche der großen Dateien und Verzeichnisse man nicht mehr braucht.
I'd reccomend DiskUsage as it gives you a much more accurate overview of storage usage. Hopefully it should show you where storage is being used.
Use this app to track your usage. 4,5 gb is occupied by os. 25gb is available for app+userdata
That's a lot of other files. Download DiskUsage it's a great app that breaks down storage usage..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Can't help with your question but you can use this app to see exactly what's taking up space. It helped me free up almost 5GB.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I like this app and even bought the pro version, but for some reason I find this ancient app called diskusage to be even more intuitive in recognizing where large files are taking up space on my device. I've been using it for probably more than ten years.
You can use an app like Disk Usage to find large directories.
Try a disk usage app like this one, it's free and will give you a better look at what's using the space, the built in tool is pretty much useless.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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So I used this app to analyze the storage and this is what I found:
So we all know that we won't get all the 128GB so 111.2GB is the actual size, anyway:
- 53.9GB for all the apps and games (including all the system and the pre-installed apps)
- 9.39GB for the media (all the pics and videos and audio files)
- 44.2GB for "system data" I can't access these files, can't delete them can't do anything apparently, maybe it's a software bug or hardware who knows anyway I keep looking into it.
this is always on my phone, very clear and informative, and free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US
try check with this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This app shows a lot more detail about what specifically is taking up your storage.
Grab disk usage and use that to find where your storage is being used
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Found this app very useful. I use it to clear files on my s8+. You can also search too.
Check with DiskUsage.
download DiskUsage app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage and look what takes most of space
Grab disk usage and run a scan. It'll show you where your storage is being used.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Use Disk Usage to know exactly what is taking up space
Sorry. I wrongly assumed the S8+ had the same menu options as my S10+.
Try DiskUsage instead to try to identify what is in the "Other" category. My guess is it's just other apps, games, etc.
Try this app: Disk Usage, it tells you help the storage go. System files sizes usually took a large chunk of the storage.
Try using DiskUsage to see what is taking up the space
Track your diskusage
Use disk usage to find out what those files are: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I've had better luck with disk usage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
to see the full report.
I use Disk Usage for my Android.
Try good old disk usage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage You'll have to accept a few storage permissions and then click on storage card in the app. It should give you a tree view of storage usage.
Try this app, it works great to find out what is using storage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Track your diskusage https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
best app imo to check storage, and see what's using most space
This app will tell you where disk space is used
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US
I also highly recommend using Google Photos to backup photos. It supports up 16MP photos and S7 shoots at 12MP. Free and unlimited. It also has a FREE SPACE option that once it has backup up the images, it will delete them from device
It's likely your system files like Android itself
Someone had linked DiskUsage in the last post I saw about missing storage memory on this sub and it helped the guy solve the problem good luck
Give this app DiskUsage a try. It will give you storage from each of the apps which is usually what other means.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Try that app. It will show you how all your space is divided up.
I also had this issue some time ago, and I found that one of my messaging app went from .8gb to 12gb due to photos an stuff , personally I think this is a good app to find it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Check out disk usage and run a scan
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It'll show where your space is being used.
Install this and it will tell you exactly where it's being used. Post a screenshot of the results if you need help interpreting.
You have a couple of options:
1) Go to WhatsApp > Settings > Data and storage usage > Storage Usage
Here, you can see which group is taking a lot of space and delete from there.
2) Download this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
You can use this app to check what exactly is taking space.
[3) Preferably don't try this one:
Go to WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup
Back up your chat and don't include videos. (Even your videos from other chats will go, so better not to use this)
Then clear User Data.
Then when you open WhatsApp you'll have to set it up again and download the backup.]
You can install DiskUsage from play store and see exactly what files/apps are filling up your phone. Link
Use this app to see where all your storage is being taken up.
Install this: DiskUsage
Now you know exactly what's taking up all the space.
Otherwise, you can try and track it down... For Android I would try DiskUsage (no affiliation)...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Gives you a visual percent based tree style of display...
Not sure if there is an equivalent for iPhones...
Install this app let it run and post a picture of what the output is.
You're sure that the 24GB doesn't include the OS portion?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Install that and run a scan. It'll show where the space is being used.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage Easy to use and figure out what takes space
On my phone this app finds wats really going on
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
try DiskUsage app, it nicely shows in graphical way what takes the storage
I can't really comment on your issue directly but I quite like an app called DiskUsage, it's similar to WinDirStat on Windows if you've ever used that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_GB
Disk Usage is the app you need.
Try DiskUsage. This app lets you view the details of files and folders that are consuming your storage from the largest to the smallest.
This will be helpful.
For a breakdown you can use app DiskUsage https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
DiskUsage might be what you are looking for:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Well, I have the perfect app for you. Try DiskUsage, and you'll get a perfect representation of what's taking space in your storage.
Also, don't rely on your PC. It never shows the proper size even if you select all folders and check the properties.
That's isn't the right app. You want DiskUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will actually show you where the storage is being used.
Try diskusage or a similar app, find out which files are taking up space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I use a handy app in the Play Store called DiskUsage (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage). You can see in the screenshot in the link below, it shows system OS data and then everything you have on the computer, plus available free space. Hope that helps you.
Try Disk Usage.
Yo try this app. I had a similar problem https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US
Get Disk Usage app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I use an app called DiskUsage. It shows how much space is used by each app or other use. It might help figure out why you have so much space used
I had a simple app that shouldn't be using more than a few MB that had eaten up 11 GB once.
It works on a hierarchy. Sections show more detailed information as you move to the right.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Is it rooted?
Back with the S4 I used DiskUsage and found a system directory full of logs/crash dumps.
SD Maid is also decent. I preferred the more manual approach - auto "cleaners" make me uncomfortable.
They're worth a shot even without root, but you might not be able to clear some directories.
So I don't really know what the specifics of your situation but if it is a new phone I do know that some carriers preload there phones with apps and sometimes those can fill up the storage (like my original LG optimus L90 that had only 8gb of storage space and 7.2 gb of it was used up out of the box) Sometimes you can uninstall them but sometimes you cannot. What I would recommend you do is somewhere under apps or storage in your settings there should be an option to sort your apps by size and try uninstalling all the larger apps that you don't need. If you have trouble with that, you can use this app to find that out.
It's not Minecraft taking up the space it's your downloads and other apps. If on Android try this app to work out what you don't need anymore. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Maybe try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage or something like the storage analyzer in SD Maid.
No need to be snarky!
While File Managers are sometimes useful in this aspect, DiskUsage is much more useful.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Use this app and find out what's taking up space
Grab this and take a look at exactly what is using the storage, and where it is.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Will break down all the user accessible items that are taking up space(Apps, Folders, Photos, etc) and organize them by size in a convenient block graph. Just select the file/folder you don't need and select delete from the menu, or press "Show" while an app is selected to take you to the System page where you can wipe it's data/cache or uninstall it.
Try this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
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Maybe you'll find whats taking up all that space.
Try this app, it should give more detailed info:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
One app that's helped me is DiskUsage. It lets you see what large files/folders are on your phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Can you try DiskUsage, and see if you can select the card and if so, can you see the layout and size of the files?
This is a safe and useful tool that I've used for many years.
Get an app called Disk Usage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It'll tell you exactly where the data is being stored. Sometimes things show as system even if they aren't
Try using diskusage app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Here, grab this app called DiskUsage (its only half a MB)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It scans your whole file system, then shows you visually where things are stored.
Check out Disk Usage to get an in depth view of where your storage is being used
>. i checked and the OS shouldnt be more than 3.5gb. as for apps i doubt they would take 10gb more.
Again, there is no way to know without grabbing an app that will actually detail whatever isn't reporting by default.
>is it possible to transfer the app data into a SD card.
Install DiskUsage:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Install that and use it to help identify anything big you don't need in your internal storage, leftover obb files can take a lot of space. Since you're rooted you can (probably) do it on the data partition as well, but be careful not to delete something unless your certain what it is. I'm not sure how well that app plays with systemless root, it'll either work or not.
My old tf101 would fill up from logs and "tombstone" files, which didn't get deleted automaticallyfor some reason. I'd have to clear it manually every few months. If you find something like that then locate a cron app and learn to use it to automate the task of cleaning house.
The tf101 was also peculiar about Netflix cached stream data, which for some reason wasn't covered by clearing the cache in settings. The Netflix problem only occurred on that device for me, it's likely not your problem but I mentioned it because weird shit happens that can be a bitch to track down. If you're curious, I fixed my Netflix problem by partitioning a card half ext3 and half fat, then symlinking the internal file to the ext3 partition. A kludge, but it worked. Most problems do have a solution.
Get yourself a 32GB or bigger sdcard and split partition it so you can use half as adoptable storage. Google can tell you how to do that, it's not terribly hard and you only need to do it once. It ties the card to the phone but it won't be a problem because the fat part of it will still be readable by anything. It makes a big difference even on my phone which has 32GB built in, I pretty much don't even need to think about it anymore.
Depending on your Android version, and your hardware, your phone might be running fstrim by itself. If not, find the fstrim app on XDA and use it, it'll tell you if your hardware isn't supported. This may or may not be space related, but if your phone isn't doing fstrim by itself it's definitely speed related.
Go in to settings/apps, find Google Maps, and clear data. Maps and Earth are terrible about collecting data, so bad I don't even try to use Earth anymore and periodically clear Maps because I actually do need the app. There are others too, like Gallery, that can be cleared like that. If your not sure leave it alone, and remember anything not-Google that you log in to keeps your login data as its data so if you clear it you're effectively logging out of that app.
Good luck.
Don't refer to this. It shows the stats really vaguely. Trust me, nothing's wrong with your phone.
Download DiskUsage and you'll get a proper breakdown of what all stuff is taking up space on your device. You'll notice that your apps are way more than 4.7 GB. That is what it doesn't properly show here. Even the total media size is off.
Edit: You can see the difference here (my dad's S7).
Samsung Storage Settings - Media 9.3GB (adding all shown there), Applications 3GB
DiskUsage - Media 11.3GB, Applications 8.5GB
See how vague the system settings are?
Around 7.3 GB, which includes 5.8 GB mainly taken up by Apps and their cache etc.
In this context, one of the very very good app that I always liked : DiskUsage
Ok I looked into it and there's no space being magically eaten, it's just that the device maintenance is reporting bullshit... kind of.
I downloaded DiskUsage and in my case, it wasn't showing the files inside hidden folders. And while you might not have any, it also clearly doesn't show a lot of space used by apps. For me, the device maintenance is reporting apps at 3.6GB, but DiskUsage 6.93GB.
Try this
I use this app when I need to find out what is taking up room:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I don't know how you could prevent it from happening again since I don't know what caused this bug in the first place but with DiskUsage you can see exactly where on your phone space gets used. If I don't know why my storage is full I always run this app and can then determine what is using all of my space up.
In the future you can use an app like DiskUsage to see what's taking up storage
Try this to see what takes up space. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Well, It looks like that CPU-Z is showing correct specs.
How much storage does it show when you connect your phone to PC or check storage space using diskusage?
Download DiskUsage and see what it says is taking up space
You'll break a lot of stuff and you might have to factory reset your phone (wipe all data) to fix it.
Instead of doing that, use an app like DiskUsage to see what's eating up your storage. If you see stuff you know you can safely delete, delete it. Maybe you left a lot of pictures or a couple movie rips on there you've forgotten about.
Uninstalling apps you don't use will also help.
Otherwise, copying all your important info to your laptop and factory resetting your phone will be the easiest way to fix it.
Have you tried clearing your cached data? It could be taking up a significant amount of space. There are also preinstalled apps like youtube that take up free space. If that isnt enough, I recommend installing DiskUsage to see files that are taking up space.
Try the diskusage app diskusage
Your ROM and recovery often use 4+ GB. Depending on the manufacturer, it frequently gets over 6+.
15-9 = 6, which is why you're running low on space.
Additionally, if you're trying to move apps to the SD card, Android after Marshmallow doesn't allow all the data to be moved in order to preserve speed.
Try using this app to see what's taking up the room. I'm guess it's the system.
I have a 16GB tablet and I also get frustrated trying to deal with storage, as there's a ton of bloat apps I can't remove, leaving me with very little useable storage.
This app can help:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
No problem! I would not recommend moving your apps to an external SD card as that can be very unreliable, especially as SD cards are prone to failure just after just a year of use (speaking from personal experience). They are also slower than your internal storage which might affect performance.
If you're low on space, clearing your app caches can help a bit, but I like using DiskUsage to see exactly what's clogging up space on my internal storage. You can even delete straight from the app and the info updates immediately, I definitely recommend trying it out! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This DiskUsage app?
Huh, wasn't aware you can select and app and press the 'show' button in the corner, bringing you to the detailed menu of the app, thanks.
Then I don't think there is much else you can do, unless you have a rooted phone.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 with 32 GB internal storage and I also only have 2-2.5 GB left. I've tried to clear app caches and move media to the SD card as often as I can but it's hard to get more than 4 GB without uninstalling apps.
You could run DiskUsage to see if there's any apps that has a ton of files stuffed somewhere that you can delete or move. I managed to find some apps that I didn't use that had a couple hundred megabytes stored on the internal memory but eventually filled that back up with more apps.
DiskUsage app is very good to quickly find the largest files and group of files that are taking up the most storage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Download this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage - and you'll be able to see where your space is really being used pretty quickly. Much more detailed data than the settings menu!
Until that's available, you might find Disk Usage a good option for identifying where your space is being used up.
I recently reclaimed 20Gb on my phone, when it identified that I had literally hundreds of APK backups (for some reason I had set up a app to retain the last 5 versions each time I updated an app. This was dumb of me!). Because each one was relatively small, I would never have found them by looking for large files, but DU visualised in such a way that the folder just jumped out at me.
So much room now! :-)
Hmm. Disk digger used to be a scanning tool to find out where space was being used..... Or maybe I got the wrong app name. It is actually DiskUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I use this app. Free and open source. (GPL-2)
If you've got them backed up elsewhere, why not? BTW this is a pretty nifty app that shows a graphical representation of what's eating your space.
I like to use DiskUsage to monitor cashes. Target the big ones then just click the block for whatever app and it opens you right to the app info where you can clear it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Looks like you want a free alternative.
It has that Storage Analyzer feature.. On playstore it says ads , But I didn't find any.
Alternatively you can use MiXplorer from xda & Diskusage. For analysing storage.
Technically 'Manage storage' is still on the phone though the entry has been removed from the settings. In order to get to it you need an app that can launch "Activities". A custom launcher such as Action Launcher or Nova Launcher can do it. Though 3d party apps are better than what Google has provided. I prefer DiskUsage because there are no ads and it's easy to follow the folder structure.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Use diskusage. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Open this app & scan your storage. It will show you what is taking up your space. Also it may be due to some bug in UI, that shows 99% full , but in reality you may have more space. Restart it. Check if its solved or not.Back up you data. and try factory data reset. This is the last option.
Disk Usage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It doesn't monitor directories in realtime, but if you run a scan, it will show you a nice visualisation of the folders which are using the most space on your device.
There could be many reasons why your internal storage is running low. I'd recommend using DiskUsage, which gives a visual breakdown of your internal storage. You can use this to see which folders are eating up the most space
Try the DiskUsage app. Alternatively, plug the card into your PC and use a similarly utility.
try using "Diskstorage" it shows you bigger spaceeater https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=de
You could use DiskUsage to see what exactly fills up the space and get rid of it.
For better visibility into exactly what is consuming internal storage, I recommend the DiskUsage app. It's been my workhorse for years.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I use diskusage to find out where all my large files are. That will probably point out where the issue is coming from and you can make a decision on what to do from there
DiskUsage is my go-to app for this sort of thing.
DiskUsage does the job for me. Additionally Android's built in storage overview (Settings -> Storage & USB) is nice for cleaning cache of all applications at once.
Help us help you.
tell us where most space is being used.
These app partitions are basically your /data partition.
Something is not playing by the rules and adding files where it shouldn't.
See if you can use this tool and check where all that space is being used.
Try this one to visualize the space used. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I have 3.3GB of real system data myself.
Try this brilliant app to help you see what is using your space. It is one of the first apps I install on any device.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
This one it brillant
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Maybe install a disk usage app and see what's up that way?
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.google.android.diskusage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Try DiskUsage to really see what's going on on your internal storage. You should be able to find the biggest files pretty easily. After that the camera has a setting somewhere that allows you to set the external sd as default storage.
How do things look in Disk Usage? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Download this, it'll show you what takes up space: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Yeah it's kinda normal, maybe 5gb for the system looks bigger than the other phones I have seen but all phones comes with pre-installed apps and the operative system usually takes a lot of the original memory available, if you want to visualize what apps or files takes the more space you can use this app to see it DiskUsage becuase eventually it will be full
I also use this app called DiskUsage to find other things taking up large amounts of space: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Install this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_GB
It is super useful for visualising where the storage is used and gets you straight to the files you need to trim/transfer to a computer OR delete. A factory reset is a drastic but easy way out but it is also a big hassle.
I recommend that you download the small and free "DiskUsage" from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It can show you exactly how your device's storage space is being used, and allows you to easily delete files and any app cache with a couple of touches. That's how I manage my VR apps and storage space.
Try running DiskUsage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I like DiskUsage, which I get from f-droid:
DiskUsage (Disk usage explorer) - https://f-droid.org/app/com.google.android.diskusage
Also available from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
You want to have a file manger available (might be included on your phone, alternatively there are plenty free ones on Google Play) and DiskUsage.
Try to indentify what could take up so much space inside DiskUsage and then remove it inside the file manager.
This can help https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will point how your storage is used
As /u/obsidianchao said, install DiskUsage (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en) and run it to get a visual representation of what is taking up space in your storage. That stock graphic that you see in Android is useless. DiskUsage will let you drill into the storage to help you see what you might be able to delete or give you an idea of what app needs to clear its cache. Once you see whats taking up alot of space, then you can start to figure out how to free up space. It just depends on what it taking up space. In my experience, the Download Manager is a cache hog and can take up several GB.
Diskusage can visually show you what is taking up all the space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Sideload Disk Usage
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Here are other apps that work well.
Disk Usage https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
My Channels (+ the "YouTube for TV" app) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innovative.mychannels
1 Mobile Market, An unofficial play store
I'm a big fan of DiskUsage.
I like DiskUsage for memory management.
Disable any bloat you don't use in your Application Settings.
I use this free app to see what files are taking up space:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
You may have more stuff on the internal storage than you think.
The priority to move things to SSD card are more or less this:
- Files, like music and movies
- Games (they are usually big and non essential
- Apps that do not hold important info (an accidental SD dismont can cause an app to get corrupted and require re-install)
If everything fails, start moving more apps to the SD leaving the most used/important, and last case scenario, uninstall some.
To check what is taking space you can just take a peak, like with this awesome app that show in a visual way: Disk Usage, then there are apps that clean up useless space, like CCleaner
I highly recommend some cleaning app like CCleaner because Android keeps storing caches and backups and with time it clogs the memory.
EDIT: I keep my device clean and even so I just run CCleaner and it freed 1.5Gb, last time I run it was last week.
DiskUsage will show you what is taking up space. FX File Explorer also has some useful Cleanup Tools for finding large files.
Usually it's videos and games. Uninstall the larger apps/games, delete the larger videos and/or buy a MicroSD card to expand storage.
Google Photos will back up your photos so you can delete them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos
Try DiskUsage.
Check if your file manager can show you libraries like "Music" or "Video", it will find the videos for you and then you can see the file "properties" to know where they are.
If everything else fails, try some apps that show you large files (vid files are big). There are some just for that, like this, or some cleaners/AV software, like this
Just use Diskusage to check internal or external storage it creates a graphical representation of all the files on the storage here's a link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage Once you have found the large files you can click on them open in solid Explorer or ES and delete them.
I don't really know what the rules are but different apps and games basically hide their data there so that the size in application manager is wrong. Grab an app like disk usage to actually see what's taking up space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Just something to check (I don't know if this will help) but how much free space do you have on your device's primary storage? From the comment above about "doing a factory reset helped", maybe being low on free disk space is what really hurts.
If you are low on free space, try using the Disk Usage app to very quickly find and delete very large files and see if that makes any difference.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Also, clear your storage cache (in settings) and Android cache (a boot up option) too.
<strong>DiskUsage</strong> - to check what is taking up space on phone
Root your phone using <strong>this ONE-CLICK guide</strong>
<strong>Root Browser</strong> - after rooting your phone and gaining access to system folders, use this app to navigate to the directory/files that are taking up space (e.g. data/logs) and delete the folder/files
A good application to use is DiskUsage. Shows you what files are taking up most of your storage. On Windows there's an application called WinDirStat that does something similar which helps a lot to clear up space for PC's.
Use this to check your disk space usage https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
This app might help find some files, data, media, cache, etc that you can delete. It can very quickly & visually point out where the most storage is consumed.
Disk Usage app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage )
Also, clear the cache in the Android storage settings. But, beware that this does not remove the cache for all apps.
For example, the Android Central forum app kept its own cache (600+ MB!) and the only way I found out about it was with the app above. So I had to go into the app to delete it's cache from the app settings.
Try this :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
I'm curious as well
The app DiskUsage might be helpful. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Cache will just get rebuilt, but it might help temporarily.
Try DiskUsage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
> Enable a usb?
What exactly does that mean? USB Mass Storage mode? If your phone is running Android 4.1 or newer, you'll be using MTP or PTP mode and Mass Storage cannot be enabled. Newer Android devices no longer use a separate FAT-formatted partition for "internal file storage", instead using the same partition as app storage (usually formatted ext4) and for various reasons, this cannot be made to work for USB Mass Storage.
I would recommend that you use an on-device solution such as DiskUsage instead.
Instalate disk usage, te muestra todo lo que ocupa memoria. Muchas aplicaciones te van llenando todo con el cache.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Además el espacio que ocupa esta aplicación es mínimo (185 kb)
I've heard people mention this app but I've never used it and I don't know if it's legit or not. Might be something to look into.
use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will show you where your storage went.
I haven't used it but I've seen people use this app to talk down things like this. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
I used this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It's really strange because I haven't moved any big files to the phone but I noticed the free storage started to get smaller since the Marshmallow update.
I checked how large the partition was in lollipop and it was less than 1 GB for sure.
This might help find those videos you forgot about.
Disk Usage app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage )
Your can find out which app consumes most data with the DiskUsage app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=de
Disk Usage will help you find it. No root needed.
Edit: whoops, I'm retarded.
edit 2: You can try an app called "DiskUsage". It can't show you anything on the system level without root. But should find you whatever is eating your storage. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Uh, I don't see how Disk Digger would provide any assistance with this issue. Perhaps you mean DiskUsage?
DiskUsage. When initiating a scan your internal storage will probably come up as "Storage Card". So just press that.
After running it, in my own case, Download Manager cache was found to have 1.29 GB of cache usage. So ...
- Settings > Applications > Application Manager > All [Tab] > Download Manager.
- Cache > Clear Cache [Button]: Press it.
Yeah I'm on stock Lollipop and it's a bit under 2GB. I would just try downloading Diskusage and going through to see what is taking up so much space. It will help visualize what apps are hogging up so much space and should make it quite abit easier to pinpoint it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Use Disk Usage to find out.
Maybe this app can give you more insight?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Handy way to check what your memory hogs are.
Mine are any clips taken in 4k :o
DiskUsage is also great for this kind of thing.
I had the same issue. Try this diskusage app. It gives a nice graphical view of disk usage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Edit: Just want to add that this found a lot of used space that wasn't being reported by the built in Android storage settings info.
It's been a while since i used this app, but it might help you drill down to see where the space is going: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
First follow the instructions form /u/t88dsm, then if it's not enough use this app: DiskUsage
Disk Usage is best for this.
I deal with this every few weeks. Currently I have 1.8GB of free space and in few weeks, I will have less than 500MB.
The only way I know how to get around it is to download the app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
It gives you a visual representation of how much space is being used and where, use it to find out which folder is using up the most space and delete it. Most likely its apps caching.
If I click on that "other", it shows some of my apps, but also something like "music2_hprof_data", "opt" and "data".
I use DiskUsage instead.
App data probably. Do you have some high quality games? Diskusage is great for cleaning up memory. Maybe you have some leftover libraries left(although I'm pretty sure they don't show app as application space.
Android Equivalent
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
Well in Settings under Storage they give you kind of an overview of what types of files are filling up your drive space. I haven't tried any specific apps for this in Android. Generally you should know where your big files are.. Downloads, Videos, certain Apps, etc.
this is the first one that came up in a search: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en
Try DiskUsage.
So motherfrakking useful
And if you have android DiskUsage does much the same
Get this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It will allow you to have a look at what is taking up all the space (it will be your previous ROM + data, ...).
It will also allow you to remove those files (or even the entire block).
You could certainly use a tool such as this one to figure it out!
Download Disc Usage, it'll help you figure out what those files actually are.
Try to install this and check if you maybe have unused data? I don't really know.
Use DiskUsage to see what's taking up so much space.
It's an app called Disk Storage. But, you get the same thing with the My Files App.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage