There are a series of tips to improve the operation of your mobile that you can apply on a daily basis. Clearing an app’s cache and data is an option that users have had for a long time on Android, but there are only a few cases when it is advisable to perform this option and how you can do it.
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And it is that, deleting this information from your applications can make you lose valuable information, but also solve a problem that you are having without having to uninstall them from your mobile or tablet.
This way you can save space – but not much – in the internal memory of your mobile while you delete all the information from the application, leaving it as if you had just installed it for the first time.
What is app cache and data?
hidden It can be defined as a fast memory integrated into the processor which has the purpose of temporarily storing certain files in order to be able to quickly access this data in the future.
In this way, your device will not have to repeat these operations in the long term and, in exchange for not too large a space, it will be able to shorten the times of certain actions.
For its part, application data This is what the operating system calls all data that an application has stored in internal memory, and in this very broad category is also cache.
How to clear cache and data
Clean cache and data of each app
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You can clear cache and data from each app’s info tab in settings. Also, in this section you will have access to
- See Settings.
- Click Apps.
- Go to the desired application.
- Click Clear Data or Clear Cache.
You’ll have to do it one by one, because you can’t delete all data from all apps at once, and it’s not even recommended to do so. Before deleting an app’s data, remember that it will be as if you had uninstalled and reinstalled it.
When to delete
Be careful when clearing app cache
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It should be noted that when an app malfunctions, the app or cache data should not always be deleted, as this can critically affect the app’s operation.
If you click Clear data, all app data will be deleted, and in practice it will be as if you had uninstalled the app and then reinstalled it. This includes the cache, which will also be cleared.
Apps will lose all data if you click “Clear Data”
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If you decide to clear the cache, you will only delete temporary data which can be easily downloaded when you reopen the app and give it normal use. Clearing the cache will not “reinitialize” the application as in the previous case.
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