Method 1: Cleaning Applications
In the section under consideration, the software data set by the user is grouped by the Cache of Applied Programs and Games, the preview of the pictures obtained through the messenger generated by SQL-bases, etc. The simple method for removing unnecessary information from this category is to install a customer program. As an example, we use SD MAID.
Download SD MAID from Google Play Market
The best results The solution under consideration shows on the rutted devices!
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- Run the application and in its main menu, select "Garbage".
- If there is no root on your device, skip this step. Otherwise, in the access request, tap "Allow".
- At the beginning of the scan, the proposal will appear to further configure the program, select "Next".
- Double-click "Allow" in the application window and the system message.
Tap "Next" again.
- The following query concerns the collection of statistics of use - decide for yourself, prohibit or resolve it.
- Only now the full scanning will begin. Found unnecessary data will be labeled with green or yellow circles.
TAP on the appropriate position will reveal a list of discovered elements from which they can be removed one by one.
- Having understood with the garbage, call the main menu of the Maid Maid by pressing on three strips at the top of the left. By selecting the alternate Items "System" and "Applications" (available only in the Pro version), make a cleaning similar to the previous step.
The use of the Clean program allows you to quickly and efficiently release the place in the "Other" section. If the SD MAID is not suitable for some reason, use any other application from this category.
Read more: Android cleaning programs
Method 2: Manual cleaning
A third-party application may be ineffective: the "Other" folder does not change or the number of remote information is meager. In this case, the elimination of the problem is possible by the manual method.Cleaning cache and data
The first thing that should be done is to erase the cache and the data of all third-party applications.
- On the "clean" tenth android access to the list of software opens through the "Settings" - "applications and notifications" - "show all applications".
- Choose in the list one of the programs that installed themselves.
- On its page, tap on the "Storage and Cash" option.
Next, use the Clause Cash item.
- Repeat steps 2-3 for all third-party software and check the status of the "Other" section. If he still takes a lot of space, make further cleaning data.
Attention! This procedure will delete all the information generated by the application!
Repeat steps 2-3 again, but now use the "Clear Storage" item, and in the next warning tap "OK".
Delete .thumbnails folder
One of the features of Android is the constant generation of sketches of all pictures that are present on the device. They take a rather much helpful place, which is noted in the "Other" block. Consequently, to solve the problem, this data can be deleted.
Read more: The .thumbnails folder in Android
Method 3: Reset System to Factory Settings
Sometimes it happens that none of the above options works. The only solution in such a situation will be resetting the system to factory settings with preliminary backups of all important data.
Read more: Reset Android to factory settings