Phones often run out of memory. Even if the buyer chooses the most capacious version, sooner or later he will still face a similar problem. Most often this is due to the fact that system files are installed along with programs and games that require additional space. Therefore, it is useful to know how to clear memory on Samsung in order to avoid drastic measures.
What's the problem?
All Samsung smartphones run the Android operating system. This, in turn, leads to a number of troubles.
The fact is that the system memory of Android devices is the most vulnerable spot. Many smartphones suffer from the fact that there are errors associated with the completed archive.
Sometimes the problem is the improper use of the smartphone, sometimes viruses and other malware can be the cause. Sometimes it is impossible to prevent this, but sometimes careful use canhelp avoid such problems.
Smartphone memory
Before you figure out how to clear memory on Samsung, you need to understand which archive you need to clear. Manufacturers are trying to release models that would contain such an amount of internal memory that the user does not have to purchase an additional memory card.
But sometimes even 256 GB of memory is not enough. Therefore, the owner purchases an SD card that expands this volume.
External memory
How to clear memory on Samsung in this case? Having a memory card, this issue is much easier to deal with. Usually, a card reader is offered with it, which allows you to connect it to a computer. In this case, a smartphone is not required. It is enough to place a memory card in such an adapter and connect it to a laptop or PC.
The system will detect the drive. It will open it in a separate dialog box, from where it will be possible to delete files. Usually you should pay attention to the Download folders and your personal data. It stores the information that can be deleted without harm to the system.
If there are important files among the files, you can transfer them to an external hard drive or PC.
Internal memory
How to clear memory on Samsung? In this case, things are somewhat different. Everything is related to the structure of the system archive. There are a large number of files that are responsible for the performance of Android. If ato remove something superfluous, you may need the help of specialists.
There are several ways to free up space:
- check apps on your phone;
- delete files from explorer;
- use task manager;
- clear messenger data;
- install special software;
- use cloud storage;
- reset or flash.
Check apps on your phone
How to clear memory on a Samsung phone? Try to get rid of all games and applications. It happens that many of them were installed on a smartphone, but later they were forgotten. Such programs continue to receive updates, respectively, and upload their files to the archive.
It is also worth understanding that there are some games that write data and statistics to memory during the process. Sometimes they can take up more than 1 GB of free space. If you stop playing the game, it's best to uninstall it.
Delete files from explorer
This option is suitable for those who understand which folder contains which files. For example, Download usually stores all downloaded documents. Sometimes there are files for installing utilities. Perhaps there were photos from the Internet that you needed to quickly download, and then you forgot to delete them.
All this needs to be disposed of quickly. It is enough to understand what is important to you and what is not. How to clear memory on Samsung Galaxy? To do this, just go to the file properties and select the item"Delete" or hold the file and select several at once, and then click on the trash icon.
Use task manager
You can delete programs from a special menu. It's in the settings. It has a whole list of smartphone utilities. There you can see all the information about the programs, their scope and purpose.
Experts recommend not only uninstalling programs from this menu, but also clearing the cache. Each application collects "garbage", which must be periodically removed. Sometimes you can use special programs for this, and sometimes you can perform actions through the task manager.
Some believe that the same can be done using the engineering menu. But it is responsible for setting up the smartphone and is not designed to delete files. Through the engineering menu, you can configure GSM communication frequencies, test phone components, etc.
Clear messenger data
How to clear memory on Android? Samsung and other smartphones usually store almost all the information that comes to the device. Not many people know that photos from instant messengers and other files can be automatically downloaded to the smartphone's memory.
This leads to the fact that even deleting all your photos that were stored in the corresponding folder, you cannot completely free up memory. And all because at the root of the system there are files that were uploaded by one or more messengers.
Fixing this problem is easy. It is enough to find the folder in the explorer, which is called the name of the messenger, andclean it up.
Install special software
Perhaps your Samsung Galaxy is slow. What to do in this case? This is largely due to system errors. But the lack of memory can also affect the correct operation of the device.
Therefore, in addition to cleaning the archives of the smartphone, you need to install an auxiliary utility. Sometimes they are pre-installed and are suitable for such tasks. Sometimes you need to install them from Google Play.
Clean Master is considered a useful program. It helps not only to remove "garbage", to clean the cache and memory of the phone as a whole. The application copes with the overall acceleration of the system, helps to find errors and fixes them.
Use cloud storage
If you often run into a lack of memory, and there is no way to purchase a memory card, you can install a mobile version of cloud storage. For example, Google Drive. The utility will help you automatically synchronize files and send them to the server.
This option is great for those who work from several devices at once, including from a smartphone. You can edit files if possible, corrections will be automatically saved.
Make a reset or flashing
Sometimes system errors force the user to take drastic measures. Sometimes neither manual removal nor auxiliary utilities give the desired result. The phone is still slow and the memory is full of "invisible" files.
In this case, it is worth mentioning such a concept as the "gray sector". itcommon android problem. Devices suddenly fill up with files that can't be found or deleted.
In this case, you have to format (in the case of external memory) or reset to factory settings if it is internal storage.
Some also use flashing, but if it is installed incorrectly, it can harm the system. Therefore, it is better to use a Hard Reset, which will save the phone not only from system failures, but also from malware that is difficult to detect by antivirus programs or manually.
