When we install an application, the size it occupies in our device storage is not fixed, when using it, the application size increases due to its Temporary files that they go straight to their cache, and that when we run out of available storage, that’s the first thing we usually delete to free up space.
Not all apps consume the same cache, while some apps use a few megabytes for their temporary files, there are other apps that need hundreds of MB while running, and sometimes it makes sense to delete their temporary files from time to time, especially if we see that their cache has grown too much or these are applications that we use very little. Next, we will see which Android apps are the ones that store hundreds of megabytes in your cache.
Chrome, Edge, Firefox and others.
One of the applications that usually consume the most cache in the storage of our mobile device is the web browser of our device. While browsing, hundreds of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, videos, and other file types are stored so that later, if we access the same website again, it loads faster. In this type of applications, it is strongly recommended to clear the cache and cookies from time to time.
YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video
Some video-on-demand applications can also store hundreds of megabytes of data, such as Youtube, netflix oh Amazon Prime Video, reaching up to 400 MB of cache. They temporarily save a lot of the videos we started playing. On the other hand, applications like Disney+ or HBO barely exceed 50 MB of cache memory, since they only download very short fragments of their content. If we are going to spend some time without using any of these services again and our device has little storage, it is good to free the cache of this streaming service that we are going to remain without using for a few weeks.
youtube music
It is the same for youtube musicwhich also exceeds hundreds of MB of cache due to temporary files of the music we played recently while its main rival, Spotifyit generally does not exceed 25 MB of cache by managing temporary files more efficiently at the cost of spending more data if one wants to replay a song.
Telegram
While WhatsApp’s cache also does not exceed 25MB, in Telegram The opposite happens, we can see that the messaging application saves hundreds of temporary files that we have downloaded from its conversations and groups. Here, if we see that Telegram even saves too many temporary files, it is recommended to clear your cache so that your application occupies less.
Google Photos
If you use cloud storage Google Photos, its cached storage will grow as you explore the photos and videos you have in the cloud, as they will be temporarily uploaded to that part of the storage, so in an instant you can see how the application has grown to occupy almost double the space. Therefore, from time to time it is good to clear your cache so that you do not have photos and videos in your temporary files that we are not going to see in the short term.
Google app
As with the web browser, in the application Google We can also find hundreds of MB of temporary data through Discover news and searches we have done, because we are practically faced with another web browser.
Google Maps
while we use Google Maps, maps of our region, routes and sites are temporarily downloaded so that they can work offline, with which we can see more than 300 MB of temporary files in their cache. If you’ve had a very long trip and you don’t want the map for that area and that route to take up storage, you’ll just have to clear its cache to start over.
TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
Social networks now with the fashion of videos have become devourers of cache memory, in particular ICT Tac, instagram there Facebook, that in a moment watching your videos on loop, we can see more than 300MB of temporary data in your cache. In Twitter we can also find more than 200MB of temporary data. If your memory is tight, delete the cache of these apps after a marathon of short videos.
AliExpress, Wallapop and Vinted
Finally, app stores like AliExpress, wallpop oh Vinted They can also reach more than 100 MB of cache through the temporary files of search results, so if they are applications that we use little, it is worth eliminating them as soon as possible to free up this space.
How to clear an app’s cache
Consulting and emptying the cache of an application is very simple. In most devices, after a long press on its icon, its shortcut menu will appear, showing an icon to do the “Application Information”. there in the section “Storage and Cache” we can see the cache it occupies with the button “Empty the cache” to free up space for these temporary files. Do not click “Clear Storage” or “Clear Data”, as this option will leave the app as newly installed, losing user data. With “Clear cache” we only delete temporary files.
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