Mobile phones became a major part of our world. A lot of data and applications are stored in smartphones. There arises the problem of insufficient storage. If our phone is running out of storage, it may affect the other functions also. So we should fix this problem to take care of our phones. Here are the top 10 easy ways to reduce storage.
1. Uninstall Unused Apps
The majority of storage will be occupied by apps that we have installed from the play store app store. We must realize a thing that the storage size of thee app during the time of installation won’t be the same. It keeps on increasing due to daily usage. Some apps have 50 MB at the beginning but after a few days, it will be 300 MB or more. So we should uninstall or disable the unused apps to reduce the storage. You can do this in settings or you can simply long-press the app icon and select uninstall option.
2. Add Additional Storage
If you have many important data which cannot be deleted, you can use an SD card on your mobile. SD cards are available with different memory sizes 16 GB, 32 GB, and so on. Some smartphones don’t have the option of using an SD card. In a san, such cases you can train, and transfer data to any other storage device like a pen drivee or a CD.
3. Delete Old Messages
You may think text messages will occupy only 100 kb of storage then how will this be the reason for storage problems. Just think there are 100 messages with 100 kb of storage each. They will occupy nearly 10000 kb. Deleting old conversations on WhatsApp and messages also reduces the storage. You can long-press the chat and delete it permanently. Some phones have the option of deleting messages automatically when the count of messages reached 1000 or a specified value in each conversation.
4. Delete Cache From Apps
When we use applications, the data will be stored for reference. These data files are stored in the cache. For example, if you are using a website, the images you have seen will then be stored in the cache. So you don’t have to load the images again. This will save time. But it consumes more space. The cache from individual apps should be cleared to reduce the storage. This can be done by clicking the apps and notifications in settings. Now you can click the app and delete the cache individually.
5. Install Files From Google
Google has introduced the files app to manage the storage for its users. Just install the files from the play store and give access. You can see the suggestions to delete. Junk files, large files, and unused apps will be shown. So you can delete them to clean up your storage.
6. Delete Movies And Podcasts
Movies and podcasts are the large files that occupy the most storage on your device. Deleting them will empty more space. If you feel sad about deleting those, at least try to delete the movies and podcasts which you have watched already, or try to transfer them to other storage devices like a pen drive or CD, or another smartphone.
7. Delete Duplicates
Our smartphone will create duplicate files automatically. This action cannot be controlled. The duplicate files also consume the same space as the original files. Deleting these duplicate files won’t affect the original files. The files app by Google makes it easy to delete duplicate files. There are also other applications available such as duplicate remover duplicate checkers and duplicate file fixer, which can be used to delete the duplicate files.
8. Factory Reset
The factory reset should be the last option to empty your storage. Because this option will clear all the data files applications everything on your mobile. After performing this action, your phone will look like a new one. So before you try this option transfer your data and everything to other storage devices and back up every message whenever you want.
9. Cloud Storage
Cloud storage is one of the best ways to reduce the storage space in your mobile. The storage offered by cloud companies like Google and Amazon is called cloud storage. Here you have to upload files to the cloud. you can download them from the cloud whenever needed. But for doing this process you should have a good Internet connection.
10. Compress Videos
Videos consume more storage than pictures. Some videos of 30 minutes length will consume nearly 500MB. If it is an important video, we can’t able to delete it. So there is an option available. You can compress the video to reduce the size. You can reduce the size of 500 MB video to 100 MB. Without changing the quality of the video. There are many apps like youcut are available to make this task easier.
Try our tips and enjoy your storage!
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