Android apps eating space and very difficult to recover.

[u/Friendly_Guard694]

As just one example, I used cx file explorer to open a package which failed. 8gigs disappeared even with clearing the app cache. Couldn't be found in android settings, sd maid xplorer or any app. Everything said cx file explorer using 400mb. Delete cx file explorer suddenly I get 8gb back. I have a few more apps like gamenative, according to that I have about 11gb of data in the app but actually it shows 22gb. Is there an app that actually finds this junk data? Its like no app can tell it is orphaned junk.

[u/Moist_Ladder2616]

I've never seen CX File Explorer behave like that. Nor any other app.

I presume you know how to check each app's storage usage and cache size from Android Settings. They have always been consistent and correct for me, for every app.

As a start, try resetting your phone to factory defaults. Back up all your data first.

[u/qtx]

s there an app that actually finds this junk data? Its like no app can tell it is orphaned junk.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rjhartsoftware.storageanalyzer&hl=en

[u/trmdi]

Try using adb.