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no space left on andoid samsung

  • 09-05-2020 09:47AM
    #1
    thebourke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭


    I have a 16GB galaxy J5 phone.it has recently run out of space through system updates etc.is there any way i can move data from internal space to external space or repartition phone?I really don't want to go out and buy a new phone because of this...


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  • #2
    Mrcaramelchoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Mrcaramelchoc


    There's no way a phone can fill up with system updates alone.
    have you checked for excess photos video files you have downloaded?maybe move them into an external drive?
    .apps you don't use but take up a huge amount of space.
    have you cleared the cache on the phone?also most of these phones have a smart doctor.
    basically it optimizes your phone and deletes things you don't need.
    Try those first.


  • #3
    thebourke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭thebourke


    of the internal storage..

    14.5 gb says other
    videos 1.02gb
    images 276 mb

    i presume the 14.5 gb is system files..is there any way i can check this?
    i have removed the apps i dont use...


  • #4
    Mrcaramelchoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Mrcaramelchoc


    If you could plug it into a pc and check the size of each folder.you could have files leftover from something you installed before?14 gb sounds like an awful lot of space taken up by the system.
    Last resort would be back up anything you need and do a factory reset.


  • #5
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,175 ✭✭✭corkie


    Another recent thread had similar problems, so cross thread quotes below
    corkie wrote: »

    Check your cache storage, some rogue app/bug could be filling it.

    Also check in: - Settings - Storage - Internal - Free up space?
    corkie wrote: »

    How to clear Cache data in Android Oreo
    ^^^ Before that you could bulk clear in settings.

    Check this app to see what is taking up storage
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage

    The first link suggest using third party cleaning apps, which could just land you with adware, so be careful.

    16gb bites is too small of storage. Also check things like maps for storing offline maps etc.

    glasso wrote: »
    8gb internal storage - no other way to put it but time to get a more modern phone.

    32gb really is the minimum these days

    sd cards do not solve the issue as part of the app will still be stored on internal storage and some apps will only go on internal storage.

    ⓘ Please stop jumping to false assumptions about me!



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