How To Free Memory On Android

Many budget smartphones have very little internal memory. On such devices, there may be 8, 4 or even 2 GB of internal memory. over, that part of this memory is occupied by the system files of the Android operating system.

Naturally, in a similar situation, problems with free space cannot but arise. The device’s memory is quickly clogged and the user can no longer install new applications. If you encounter such a problem, then this article should help you. Now you will learn how to free memory on Android.

Tip number 1. Remove unnecessary programs and games.

The easiest and fastest way to free memory on Android is to delete previously installed programs or games. Open the list of applications and find programs that you no longer need and that you no longer use. Removing these applications will quickly free up memory on Android.

Tip number 2. Transfer applications to the memory card.

Transferring applications to a memory card is a great way to free up a lot of memory on an Android device. In order to transfer applications to the memory card, you need to open the Android settings and go to the “Applications” section. Here you need to open the properties of any application and click on the “Transfer to memory card” button. After clicking on this button, the operating system will transfer all the files of this application to the memory card. At the same time, the performance of this application will not be affected in any way.

It should be noted that transfer to a memory card is not always possible. If the application cannot be transferred, then in its properties you will not find the “Transfer to memory card” button.

Tip number 3. Inspect the folders in which the downloaded files are stored.

Use the file manager to examine the contents of folders in which applications and the operating system store downloaded files. First of all, you need to check the download and bluetooth folders. Typically, a large number of files that are no longer relevant are accumulated in these folders. Deleting these files will allow you to quickly free up some of the occupied memory on your Android device.

Tip # 4. Transfer user files to a memory card.

As a rule, users do not think about where they store their files. Very often, captured photos ands, as well as other user files are stored in the internal memory of the device. Open the device’s internal memory and check folders such as DCIM, media, Music, Movies,, and Sounds. You also need to check the folders created by other applications for the presence of media files in them. All found files must be transferred to the memory card. So you free up some more memory on Android.

Important Note: Do not touch files whose purpose you do not understand. Transfer only those files that were created / downloaded by you personally. If you transfer everything indiscriminately, this will lead to incorrect operation of installed applications and the Android operating system.

One more note: In order not to carry out the procedure of freeing memory too often, you need to configure the applications you use. To do this, go to the application settings and change the file storage location from the internal memory to the memory card. For example, you can change the location for storing photos in the camera settings.

Tip number 5. Clear the Android device’s memory from debris.

As in the Windows operating system, Android accumulates a variety of junk files that are not needed for work. It is best to remove such garbage using special applications. For example, you can use the Clean Master application. This application deletes unused cache, residual files and obsolete APKs.