How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

What is the ‘Other’ category in my phone’s internal storage and how to delete files from it.

How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

Galaxy phones come with a large amount of internal storage capacity for you to save your pictures, videos, games, and apps. However, you may be unsure what the ‘other’ storage category is, and how to delete files from it. Read on to find out more.

‘Other’ storage category

The ‘Other’ storage category comes from apps you have installed on your smartphone or tablet, that don’t fall in to the other storage categories. It includes items such as system files, cached data and temporary files. Unfortunately, you can't delete these files directly from your device but you can help to clear it by deleting cache or app data. You can clear app data by:

1 Open Settings

How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

2 Tap Battery and device care

How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

3 Tap Storage

How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

Please note: if you delete files from an app you often use, the app will run slower.

4 Tap Apps

How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

5 Choose an app and uninstall it as required

How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

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      (Topic created on: 24-04-2022 06:21 PM)

      M Coffey

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      ‎24-04-2022 06:21 PM in 

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      I have watched all the YouTube videos and still can not figure out how to delete it. I have all pictures and video going to SD Card.  I have deleted the trash and it still does not delete anything from the Internal Storage.  ans assistance is greatly apricated!   Thank you 

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      How to clear other storage on Samsung S10

      Richmar83

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      ‎24-04-2022 06:35 PM in 

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      Have a look at 1 Tap Cleaner app. I use it every few days to clear out the cache from apps. Clearing the cache won't affect the apps and will free up a fair amount of space.
      Another to look at is CS File explorer. If you use WhatsApp then you'll probably have numerous daily backups on your device that soon mount up.

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      ‎24-04-2022 08:03 PM in 

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      Do you have WhatsApp installed, @M Coffey? Some pictures and videos may be duplicated in there too. 

      Click here to see 'How to set up Emergency SOS on your Galaxy Smartphone'

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      ‎21-06-2022 09:10 AM in 

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      Seems you're *****, let's factory reset our phone cause samsung suck

      S10 Internal Memory "Other" Full - Page 2 - Samsung Community

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      ‎21-06-2022 09:11 AM in 

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      Is there any other solution than factory reset our phones ?

      S10 Internal Memory "Other" Full - Page 2 - Samsung Community

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      How do I get rid of other storage on my Samsung Galaxy S10?

      What is Other storage on your Galaxy phone.
      Open Settings..
      Tap Battery and device care..
      Tap Storage. Please note: if you delete files from an app you often use, the app will run slower..
      Tap Apps..
      Choose an app and uninstall it as required..

      How do I remove other storage from my Samsung?

      How to free up storage space and clean 'Other' section in storage.
      Open the Settings app on your device..
      Scroll down and find the Storage option. ... .
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      How do I clear other storage?

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      Step 1 Manually clean the app's cache..
      Step 2 Application restore..
      Step 3 Factory reset your device..

      How do I reduce other storage on Android?

      Close apps that don't respond. Android manages the memory that apps use. You don't usually need to close apps. ... .
      Uninstall apps you don't use. If you uninstall an app and need it later, you can download it again. ... .
      Clear the app's cache & data. You can usually clear an app's cache and data through your phone's Settings app..