Clearing all cached app data on Android?
Android user here- how do I clear my app cache data? Is it possible to clear all data from all apps at the same time or do I have to do them all individually?
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For an Android - Go to Settings —Apps —Storage —Clear Cache. If you offload data, it gets rid of most cache data but to totally remove cache data, you have to delete the app. There is no way to delete ALL cache data from ALL apps. If you want to run custom scripts you can, but I would recommend against this.
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Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps.
>Tap on the app you want to clear the cache for.
>Tap Storage & cache, then hit Clear Cache.
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>Tap on the app you want to clear the cache for.
>Tap Storage & cache, then hit Clear Cache.
To clear all cached app data on Android, go to:
Settings → Storage → Cached Data → Clear Cache
Or, for individual apps:
Settings → Apps → Select App → Storage & Cache → Clear Cache
This helps free up space and improve performance without deleting app data.
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Settings → Storage → Cached Data → Clear Cache
Or, for individual apps:
Settings → Apps → Select App → Storage & Cache → Clear Cache
This helps free up space and improve performance without deleting app data.
U don't want to delete all your apps, cause U would have to start from beginning with nothing to get stuff going with again. That be so long to do all over again.
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If you just want to clear your cache, then select "More Options" from the "Delete browsing data" menu and uncheck everything except for cached images and files.
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Open Chrome, tap the 3-dot menu, then tap "Delete browsing data" and select the timeframe from the drop-down menu (last 15 minutes, last hour, last 24 hours, last 7 days, last 4 weeks, or all time). It will clear your cookies, cache, and other site data, too.
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Yeah, it looks like you can only clear individual app caches. I would say focus on clearing data for the apps you use the most, like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, things like that. They tend to have larger caches anyway.
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oh...do I really have to do it one at a time? Is there any way to clear ALL of the cache data at once?
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To clear your app cache data, go to Settings, then Storage, then Apps. Select each app and then tap Clear Cache.
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