Questions tagged [cache]
A cache can be defined as a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster (no necessity to load from somewhere).
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What is the /cache partition?
What purpose does the /cache partition in Android serve? Are there any cases where clearing the /cache partition could result in lost data?
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What is Dalvik cache?
When installing custom ROMs most recommend clearing the Dalvik cache. What exactly is Dalvik cache?
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Clear Caches from ADB?
How do I clear caches (app, individual apps, Dalvik, ART if possible) via ADB?
Using apps, recovery, or doing it through Settings are not options for me. Also, my phone is not rooted.
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How can I make Google Maps cache the map for my entire city?
The Google Maps app for android caches the map tiles of areas you visit. Also, the GM Brut mod allows you to cache map tiles to the SD card. I'm on a very limited data plan, so I'd like to have my ...
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Where can I find the OTA update file?
I'm trying to locate the zip file that contains the OTA update for my Droid Bionic. Right now, its failing to update, and every time it fails it deletes the file and I need to re-download it (takes a ...
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Clear cache for specific site on Chrome for Android?
How do you clear the cache for a specific site on Chrome for Android?
I've already tried going to the site's settings and pressing the "Clear & Reset" button, but the site's cache still hasn't ...
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Is there a way to cache YouTube videos after playing them?
I have an HTC Desire, and the default YouTube app does not cache the video after it plays the first time. The second time you play, it downloads the same video a second time, but I would like to cache ...
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How can I make an Android app "forget" that it installed on my phone before?
Some apps, like Facebook, LinkedIn, Tinder, etc., seem to have a mechanism to remember which Android phone installed their app. So if a user is banned on these apps, the next time somebody creates an ...
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Moving cache to SD Card? Is it possible?
Is it possible to move app cache which is stored o Internal Storage on android to sd card? I have limited space on my device, and I want to free up some space (Well, actually the cache is taking most ...
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What is the difference between application cache and data?
Every app has data and cache.
In Android, what is the difference between the two?
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Is there a way to list the local dns cache?
I would like to get a list of my current cache on my phone, what is the command to issue in order to retrieve that list ?
I would like to get a command and not an app that does that, since i want to ...
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Are offline google maps used device wide?
If you save an area on google maps on an android device, will other apps that use the maps api, pull data from this cache if it's available? Or is it separated and doesn't know that it exists?
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DNS queries are cached permanently, how to reliably clear DNS cache on Android 7+?
Is there a reliable, reproducible way to clear DNS cache on Android Nougat 7.0?
I know there is at least one other question like this but that one was from 8 years ago and I hope I can ask again and ...
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Nexus 7 Error: Failed to mount /cache
I had a problem with my Nexus 7 (2013, 2nd gen) tablet.
I restarted my tablet and when it was rebooting again, it showed "Google" logo and then stood there.
I wait it (around 20 minutes) but it did ...
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How to clear all applications data in android?
Hi I want to clear all applications data(preferences and sqlite) from my phone in one tap.
How can i do this? is there any app which can do this WITHOUT ROOT PERMISSION?
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Watch and download youtube video simultanously
So I can watch a youtube video, great. But once I go out of range of wifi I can't play it.
So the other option, is, I use a program to download the video. But I can't play it before it's downloaded.
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Clearing Dalvik Cache without root?
I recently tried updating my Motorola Atrix 4g. It downloaded, and then it booted down to try to update. However, instead of updating, it ends up booting to a screen that just says
Failed to boot 2
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Clear cache and data of Download Manager
Google says to clear cache and data on Play Store and Download Manager when experiencing download problems. I can't find Download Manager on my Android device.
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How can I force a complete new sync of my Google contacts to my phone?
I would like to force a fresh download of all my google contacts to my phone (and before delete all the google contacts I do have on my phone ... as the sync on my phone got confused and keeps ...
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What is a cached background process?
What is a cached background process and do they consume memory (RAM)?
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Is there a way to clear every application's cache?
The biggest culprit is Google Music, but I would like to clear out all of my caches fairly quickly.
If I'm using my phone as a camera, having everything cached totally eats up my SD card's storage ...
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Can I safely delete .facebook_cache folder if I don't have a Facebook app installed?
I have noticed that there is a folder named .facebook_cache in /storage/emulated/0/
I have never had the Facebook app or the Facebook Messenger app installed on the device and I don't intend to. At ...
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Chrome for Android's cache location
I am using a Samsung Note 2 (N7100) running on root. I want to know where Chrome for Android saves its cache files.
Like on Windows, the cache is located on ..\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\...
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How can I clear out unneeded files - like cache, tmp et al?
Are there any Bleachbit like software for Android?
Software that cleanes all the tmp, cache, unneded files..
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Uninstall app without deleting data
I am building an app that receives updates from a server. So at the beginning of the app, a download occurs. However, this thing is getting a bit annoying since whenever I want to test a new build, I ...
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Use sd card as internal storage and stop writing to internal memory for good
Smartphones seem to die after two years of usage, as if they knew that you just have paid the last instalment.
The common reason seems to be the failure of internal memory.
I'm desperately trying to ...
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Google cache links in search results
When searching for something while the target is offline its most convenient to click on Google's cache link for that certain target or search result. But I don't see such link on my android phone ...
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Stopping Dolphin Browser Mini from reloading (Question about memory and cache)
After opening certain amount of pages in Dolphin Browser Mini (and I think Dolphin HD), the browser dismesses pages from memory as described here: Can I make the browser stop autmatically refreshing ...
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Google Play Music offline files cannot be found
So I have a very odd problem. When I mark my songs for offline use in Google Play Music, they download just fine and are available offline. However, when I go to the /sdcard/Android/data/com.google....
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Is there a way to check DNS cache on an Android device?
Is there a way to check DNS cache on an Android device? For example, you can check it on windows via the command ipconfig /displaydns.
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Is there any benefit to wiping Dalvik Cache after rooting my phone?
Every time I do an OS update, it removes the root so I need to re-root my phone using TWRP. TWRP gives me the option to wipe the Dalvik Cache after flashing any sort of item. I understand that there ...
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Clear Application Cache on ICS
I want to clear a specific system application's cache — Calendar & Calendar Storage. How do I do it in ICS?
I've stopped the running app:
but cannot find the Clear data / Clear cache like ...
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Android App Cache Security
I have found that when an app is in use and correct information is provided to it from a user, the information doesn't allow a successful login. However, by clearing app cache, the login is successful ...
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How to solve "insufficent space on the device" error on Samsung Captivate
I have a Samsung Captivate, running the stock Froyo ROM, rooted. When I try to install a large app from the Market, I get the error "insufficent space on the device", for apps of ~40 MB, with 700+MB ...
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What is CCleaner for Android referring to by "Hidden Cache"?
CCleaner for Android cleans regular cache and "hidden" cache.
What do they mean by "hidden" cache?
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Flash the newer version of ROM over the old one on ART environment
I've flashed Carbon ROM on my LG G2 (D802) device and when e new Nightly release, I download it and put it on my SD Card and dirty flash it (Only clean Dalvik cache and cache partition). Now I've ...
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Contents of .bookmark_thumb1
I've got one of these folders on my HTC Desire 2.3 and I'm assuming that it's standard across all devices. It looks to contain screenshots of pages that I have visited using the built in browser and I'...
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How to limit the 'User Data' size of Firefox Android?
The User Data of Firefox Android goes on increasing every day..
To reduce it, I have to clear storage data and personalize all the settings once again after every few days.
I have set it to clear ...
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How can I symlink the /cache folder on boot?
After rooting and installing link2sd on my HTC Explorer, I still have low memory issues.
On Google Play, I can't download apps larger than 10-15M. This is because the /cache folder is in the internal ...
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Clearing an app's *cache* and not the app's *data* via pm (or other CLI utility)?
I'm running Android 13 in a rooted environment, and I want to use pm or some other Android command-line utility to clear an app's cache. If I do pm clear package.name, it clears the app's data, and ...
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What exactly will clearing storage cached data do?
What will clearing the internal storage cached data clear? Worried I'm gonna lose something I need.
I've searched for the answer but the information I was able to find seem to be about cached data of ...
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Should I clear my Gallery Data?
If I clear my gallery data, will I lose all of my albums? My gallery has been taking up a lot of data to the point that I have little data left. If I clear it, will all my albums be deleted?
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How can I make the Gmail app consume less space?
I see that my Gmail app is consuming a lot of disk space because it retains many old emails. Is there any way to reduce the amount of space it consumes without clearing all of the app's data?
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OneNote Android Cache
I have broken my touch screen on my Google Nexus 7. I have one weeks work in OneNote on the tablet. It has not been online all this time so is not synced into Onedrive. I have connected the tablet ...
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What to do when the Dalvik cache is full but the operating system does not recognize it?
I have a strange scenario - my dalvik cache is full of dex files - around 150MB of space, but it appears that the operating system does not recognize these files as related to any application.
I ...
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How to clear bluetooth cache when it is disabled?
I'm trying to follow online guides like this or this to clear the bluetooth storage on my Pixel 5a.
Settings > Apps > All > Triple Dots > Show System > Bluetooth
Storage & Cache
I ...
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What Does Cached Data Include?
I have 6.1 gb of cached data on my phone and I would like to clear it, but I'm not sure what is "cached data." Would this reset the games I have on my phone? Other things?
What does cached data ...
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Clear Google Maps search history without removing the cached maps?
I've been using the Google Maps app to cache the maps on certain places where I might be going in the future. I don't always have internet access which is why I'm doing this. Now that I've cached most ...
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How clearing cache solves all your problems?
My phone is Android A30s. I recently have encountered two problems: I couldn't download an application from appstore and I couldn't open the Yahoo app. Both problems I solved by deleting the cache ...
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How to clear cache for all apps at once?
I want to clear all app caches mainly to reduce the size of and speed up backups. This feature has been supported in Android 4, but appears to have been removed a long time ago.
A root-only method is ...
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