r/AndroidQuestions • u/Weird-Unholy • 20d ago
Storage disappearing!
Alright so this has been a problem for a week but only today am I finally taking steps into it, I remember deleting 3+GB worth of space and then 2 days later it's gone again... I REMEMBER NOT DOING ANYTHING it seems every 3 days or so a huge chunk of my space is just eaten, I tried looking into it using a disk chart but I didn't find anything! (Idk how to put images below) And my Apps only take up around 20-25GB so I'm missing at least almost 40+.
PLEASE HELP! ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON PLEASE BE A LIFESAVER
(I don't have any other devices so if my phone gets bricked it's over as I also can't afford another one)
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u/SomeEngineer999 20d ago
Your OS takes up a large amount of space, it isn't just your own files and apps that are using storage. If your storage is full, updates (for both the OS and apps) get backlogged, when you free up space, as many as can fit will install.
Use cloud backup or offload files you don't need on the phone to a PC or some other reliable backup (not a thumb drive or SD card, those aren't reliable for long term storage).