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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How do I clear app cache/data on Android without accessing settings?
I actually can't open the settings and desperately want to clear the cache of an app which is not working properly. When I open the settings app, it is forcefully closed down again and again.
How do I ...
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How do I view Android application specific cache
I wan't to copy cache files of an application to see what it stores in cache. I've a non-rooted Galaxy Note 4 running android 5.1.1. Is there any way using adb or something else? This application is ...
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Instagram Post Notification Cache Location
Instagram has a "post notification" feature which notifies users on a specific user's new posts. These notifications show the image preview in expanded notification view in notification panel.
The ...
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Firefox in cache slowing down phone
I am running Cyanogenmod on my rather old Motorola Droid 4, and it is pretty slow by now. I something quite strange lately. From what I read on the internet Android seems to handle memory quite ...
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Where does Bandcamp app store its cache?
Bandcamp refuses to install on an external SD card. It also doesn't offer an option to save its cache anywhere else than the main flash of my phone. So it either clogs my phone storage within days or, ...
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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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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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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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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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Stop Chrome caching webpages
Is there anyway to stop Chrome on Android from caching webpages? If not is there either another browser that will allow this or a way to achieve the same functionality?
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How can I move dalvik cache to a custom location(permanently)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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 do I remove images from the Downloads folder that are visible from within certain apps, but not visible from any file manager?
Background: I used to use the Share with another app button on Google Chrome to send images from Google Chrome App to my Text Messaging App. It would go to my text message but not be seen in the ...
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How to clean app caches in Android 11 and why is it not possible to delete all app caches in Android settings?
In the phone's stock file browser's cleaner it shows me that apps like Soundcloud take up lots of storage space but it only offers me the option to remove the app entirely instead of deleting just the ...
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What is cleared when I restart my phone?
I haven't restart my phone since the day I got it however decided I would give it a go since my contacts seem to disappear intermittently. Anyhoo, it prompted me that if I restarted my phone anything ...
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How can I identify the cache if I see its name? One name is suspicious
If Device maintenance app is launched in Samsung S8, after pressing Clean Now button, storage cleanup briefly shows different apps, storage space of which is being cleaned:
System cache
OneNote
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Is WebView localStorage stored in the app cache? [closed]
I am writing a hybrid app (Cordova 6.5, Angular 1.5, Ionic 1.3, HTML5) that will run on Android. This kind of app works in WebView.
My app has a few images bundled with the app and most of the data ...
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How long does it usually take to erase cache?
While in bootloader, I connected a USB cacble and ran this command to erase cache:
#> fastboot flash cache cache.img
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
erasing 'cache'...
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Cache size exceeds phone capacity
What is going on here? (please see attached screen shot).
This is a Galaxy S5 Mini. Totally stock rom, never rooted. I have recently restored it to factory settings in an effort to overcome a fast ...
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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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How to solve "Couldn't save screenshot storage may be in use"
i have been experiencing an issue on my smartphone.Every time i try to save a picture it says"Couldn't save screenshot,storage may be in use"
I already tried to clean the whole cache but it ...
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How can I access and view the Samsung Internet cache?
I'd like to try and recover a lost website that might have been cached on a Samsung Internet browser, where would the cache be located? I'm running Android 11. I've checked in Phone\Android\data, but ...
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How to close Android recovery mode
I want to wipe cache partition on android recovery mode. But I dont know how to close it. In my phone the screen is seems like this photo
After eipe cache partition what should I type to turn it off ...
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How to end process while quiting, Firefox
Firefox has a quit button in it's menu. My settings are check marked to clear all data upon closing. However, quitting Firefox is still leaving the process running and the cache non-empty. So to ...
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Will clearing image cache delete images from gallery?
I have an OPPO A3s where there is an option to clear image cache approx. 900 mb. size.
I want to know if clearing it will delete my pictures or not?
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Delete a single dex file
After I unstalled a system app (guvera music) using es file explorer, its .dex file still exist in the /data/dalvik-cache/arm folder even after restarted my phone. Why Android is not smart enough to ...
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Cache transfer when switching phone
Is the content of the web cache of my phone transferred when I switch from one android phone to another? How about web history and DNS cache?
Thanks
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What data is included in Auto Backup?
On my Android 7.0 phone, I see that I can set auto backups for the phone data.
(click image for larger variant)
For apps, it says that it will back up app data. I see that Android apps have both ...
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I want to transfer my android internet app info (saved passwords/log on info on browser)
I have a note 3 and will be transferring to my note 5 soon.
I want to find out if there is anyway i can just transfer the app with the existing internet browsing info with the login info i already ...
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Cannot wipe data/factory reset and also cannot restore backup
I recently flashed a new ROM on my Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114.
The problem was the SD card was detected as phone storage and vice versa. Also, SuperSu binary was not detecting.
So, I go to CWM to ...
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Does increasing cache size of memory translate to higher I/O speeds?
Hello Android Enthusiasts!
I recently came across this app SD Booster on the Play Store that claims to increase I/O speeds. On installing it, it showed me that the default cache size for my device is ...
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It that possible for the wallpaper cache saved in Android /data folder being hacked? (Not Rooted)
My boyfriend was kidding with me, setting my private photo as wallpaper.
I deleted the photo but the wallpaper still remains there...
After browsing through some information on the net, I found out ...
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Samsung Galaxy S4 verizon stuck in bootloop
This is my device info:
What forums refer to my phone as: JFLTEVZW
Name that comes on box: Samsung Galaxy S4 Verizon SCH-I545
Carrier: Verizon
Unlocked: Yes
Root: When my phone was working, Yes
I ...
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Purpose of bookmark, imgcache and rev_geocoding files in cache?
I have an Alcatel and on my Android internal storage in my cache has all of these files with question marks and I can't view them and these files are:
bookmark.0
bookmark.1
Bookmark.idx
img.cache.1
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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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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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how to access the data cache of an application [duplicate]
worked for some company using their own application to deliver parcels. never got paid and they claim that "i never worked" their application was used to track every single delivery I did.. ...
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Why do I have multiple Google Play Services and Google Play Service caches running on my device, and how do I get rid of them?
I have a Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (SM-A546U) that has been severely compromised. I have sometimes 3 or 4 Google Play Services and 3 to 4 Google Play Service system caches running at any given time.
How ...
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How can I view the data area that an app collects? [duplicate]
How can I view the data area of each app. My storage gets filled up, and I have to clear the app cache within each app thru settings-->app-->storage often. I'm curious that some apps I rarely ...
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Can't clean app caches on Xiaomi Mi Note 10
On Xiaomi Mi Note 10 I can't clean the caches of apps.
A workaround for cleaning the caches that worked partially was to make the Google PlayStore display the warning about missing disk space for an ...
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View Android Chrome Cache files on device?
Is there any way to view the chrome app cache files on android without ADB or root just on the device itself?
Edit: or from a file manager on a computer?
Edit 2: does chrome use or cache different ...
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Is there any way to retrieve webpage from local cache in Brave browser?
I viewed webpage on Brave browser that later was deleted. Is there any way to retrieve this webpage from local cache?
I know that there is soft like Nirsoft ChromeCacheView, but it can only extract ...
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How to clear space on your internal storage, other than the trivial measures?
After 3.5 years of use, my Android device (a Xiaomi RedMi 3S) has its internal storage full almost to capacity. I can run its cleaning routine, I can remove photos I snapped and music files I may ...
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Can I clear user data in gallery?
I've a One plus 5T and I need to take a lot of videos on my phone and even though I keep deleting them and cleaning my phone regularly the storage always seems to be full.
Apparently, my user data in ...
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Does Android save videos from Instagram live in the cache?
I hosted an instagram live interview yesterday and when it came to saving it to post to IGTV there was an error. I believe it was either due to a network error or that there may not have been enough ...
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How to identify temporary files by file extension
I want use find command to search and delete all temp files that could exist in android by file extension as a result of device regular usage. So far I could gather the following:
*.tmp
*.log
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Are there (developer) tools to remove files from Android "Rom" cache, if the smartphone doesn't start properly?
(I have also asked on stackoverflow, as I assume the use of developer tools is neccessary, but I would be very glad to get any working help on here also.
The Google Photo App filled up the 16 GByte "...
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Android - is there any negative impact when you wipe out RAM and CACHE data for all Apps at once?
in Android phones, there are settings related to the phone's internal storage.
I am interested in two of those settings, "delete all RAM data for all Apps", & "delete all CACHED data for all Apps"...
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How can one increase Microsoft Outlook (Android application)'s cache size?
How can one increase Microsoft Outlook (Android application)'s cache size (in terms of number of emails stored offline, disk space or some other measurements)?
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Can't erase cache using fastboot on OnePlus2
My OnePlus2 (I think using OxygenOS) displays start icons (normal logo and fastboot, depending on how I boot it), however, afterwards the screen always remains black, while the phone responds to key ...
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