How to Free up space on your (Android )phone

Here’s a step-by-step guide with 12 ways to free up space on your Android phone: 

Option 1. Clear Cached Data

• Go to Settings** > Storage
• Tap on **Cached data** or **Other apps**.
• Confirm the action to clear cached data for apps. 

Option 2. Uninstall Unused Apps

• Go to Settings** > **Apps**.
• Scroll through the list and identify apps you no longer use.
•  Tap on the app, then tap **Uninstall**.

Video description: How to Free up space on your mobile device - This video demonstrates option 1 and 2, explaining how to manually create storage space on your mobile phone for any time you get a notification that the memory is full.

Option 3. Use Storage Manager/Smart Storage

• Go to Settings** > **Storage**.
• If your device has a **Smart Storage** or **Storage Manager** feature, turn it on. This automatically deletes old files and photos that are backed up in the cloud.

Option 4. Delete Old Photos & Videos

   - **Go to Google Photos** (or your phone’s gallery app).

   - Backup photos to Google Photos (if you haven’t already).

   - Use the “Free up space” feature in Google Photos:

     - Open **Google Photos**, tap the menu, then tap **Free up space** to delete photos already backed up.

Option 5. Move Files to Cloud or SD Card

   - Use cloud storage apps like **Google Drive**, **Dropbox**, or **OneDrive** to store files.

   - If your phone supports an SD card, move photos, videos, and files from internal storage to the SD card:

     - **Go to File Manager** or **My Files** > Select files > **Move to SD card**.

Option 6. Clear Downloads Folder

   - **Go to File Manager** or **My Files** > **Downloads**.

   - Delete unnecessary downloaded files like PDFs, APKs, and images.

Option 7. Delete Offline Content from Apps

   - Some apps like Spotify, YouTube, and Netflix store offline content (songs, videos).

   - Open each app, go to settings, and delete downloaded files you no longer need.

Option 8. Clear App Data for Large Apps

   - **Go to Settings** > **Apps**.

   - Find apps that take up a lot of space (e.g., social media, games).

   - Tap on the app > **Storage** > **Clear data** or **Clear cache**.

Option 9. Use a File Cleaner App

   - Use Google’s **Files by Google** app or another trusted cleaner app.

   - Open the app and use the **Clean** feature to remove junk files, duplicates, and other space-consuming items.

Option 10. Manage WhatsApp or Messaging Apps

   - **Go to WhatsApp** > Settings > **Storage and Data** > **Manage Storage**.

   - Delete old media from chats that consume a lot of space.

Option 11. Reset and Optimize App Syncing

   - Reduce the number of apps that sync automatically (like email or social media apps).

   - **Go to Settings** > **Accounts** and turn off unnecessary syncing.

Option 12.  Factory Reset (Last Resort)

   - If your phone is still struggling with space, a factory reset will delete everything and return the phone to its original state. Backup your data before doing this.

   - **Go to Settings** > **System** > **Reset options** > **Erase all data (factory reset)**.