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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Phone borked after clearing dalvik cache
On my Huawei G300, I cleared the dalvik cache from CWM and on rebooting, Android recreated it as expected but once the OS finished loading, all the apps started throwing up "Unfortunately x has ...
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My Moto 4G is caching everything. Is it a normal behavior?
I bought a Moto 4G few days ago and I feel like it has a strange behaviour.
My problem is that the phone is not handling multitasking as I would expect it to.
Some examples:
I use Chrome as web ...
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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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How to track links that certain app accesses?
I always get concerned about backing up data that is relatively large, for the sake of bandwidth, which is kind of expensive in my area, really expensive.
For example, when I installed "Google ...
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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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Wiping dalvik cache - Dalvik cache of uninstalled apps
I just came across the folder dalvik-cache having size of about 750MB.
I searched for dalvik cache on google, and came to know that it is builded during boot up, and wiping this will make the next ...
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Android System Module Reads Zero Bytes
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 started wigging out on me. While I was desperately tapping a Retreat, I think I may have deleted or disabled something. Apps crash frequently since and the "Android System" ...
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Opera mini v12 automatic clear cache history & cookies
Is there a way to get rid of all cache, history and cookies automatically.
Preferably each time I shut down or start up the browser Opera mini.
If this one doesn't anyone know another browser that ...
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Chrome disappears/hangs after reboot?
I'm using Android 4.1.2 that's rooted.
Because Google Chrome has a big size, especially the cache (which is troublesome to delete it every visiting a new site), i moved my Chrome to SD Card by using ...
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How to clear cookies, history and other private data in the Chrome browser?
Is there any way to delete cookies, history and other private data in the Google Chrome browser on Android? There is no such option in the Android version of the browser.
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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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Android lost, Gmail password changed. Can Gmail still be viewed?
I lost my Android phone today so I changed my Gmail account password.
Will whomever that finds it be able to view my offline Gmail (cached) content, even though I changed my account password?
I'm ...
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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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Google Music won't cache my songs?
I haven't updated my Google Music in ages (I still had the blue interface) but when I updated it to the latest version, I had to clear my song cache because some of my music weren't playing correctly. ...
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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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How to prevent caching of music in Gingerbread?
I'm using android 2.3.6. It automatically caches all the music that I add. This kind of annoys me because every time I delete a song the name of the song still appears in the music list. Therefore ...
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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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Why does TI backup say there's still unnecessary cache?
I noticed that the newer version of Titanium Backup says I still have unneeded Dalvik Cache to clean up, even after I reboot and wipe dalvik cache in Clockworkmod. Where are these extra cache files, ...
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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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How to save map cache of my city on SD card for use with Google Maps, possibly with no expiry?
I don't have enough rep. to comment under other's post, so I had to open this thread. I read some threads on Google Maps here and the question still persists.
Is there a straightforward method to ...
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Clear Download cache on Alcatel devices?
I am using an Alcatel 997D with Android 4.0.4. I need to clear the Download cache, the normal way to do this is to go to Settings - Apps - all apps, then select Download and then clear cache. However ...
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How can I clear the cache(s) of my g2x from adb?
I installed clockworkmod as the recovery, then installed cyanogen 7 nightly for the g2x. I used Rom Manager to do so. The problem I'm having is cyanogen shows the boot loading screen in an infinite ...
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Why does device memory used go up after clearing cache on an app?
I would have thought memory used should go down not up. Is there some sort of recycle bin I need to be clearing out somewhere?
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In what version of Android was process caching first implemented?
Android can cache app processes to improve start-up times for subsequent app executions.
You can see this capability on some devices by going to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications (or just ...
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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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saving route while still connected to wifi
In Google Maps is there a way to save a route while you're still connected to wifi so that it saves your data plan? Does scrolling through the map while still connected to wifi help because then the ...
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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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How can I move dalvik cache to a custom location(permanently)? [duplicate]
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Can I change the dalvik cache location e.g. with a symbolic link?
I have Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2.
I have activated sd-ext partition using Link2SD, so it's ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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