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Phone running out of storage space.

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B9exchange Thu 03-Dec-20 11:20:31

Perhaps a greater capacity SD card?

Katek Thu 03-Dec-20 11:17:54

Just had quick Google - you should be able to get some free storage - check Martin Lewis’ site.

Katek Thu 03-Dec-20 11:14:04

There are several apps for Android phones which allow storage to the cloud, pretty much like iPhone.. There’s Dropbox, AmazonDrive, GoogleDrive amongst others. No idea as to cost of storage but might be worth investigating if this is a recurring problem.

nadateturbei Thu 03-Dec-20 10:45:27

Thanks everyone. I'll try some of these later. Deleting WhatsApp messages sounds like a good start. Will let you know if I solve it. Photos are already on SD card.

SpringyChicken Thu 03-Dec-20 09:25:41

Do you have a lot of apps on your phone? Eg shops’ own apps, news apps, sports apps, travel apps and so on? Every time you download and install one, it tells you how much memory is uses. Uninstall some of those. That’s what the phone is telling you to do when it says delete some apps.

Missfoodlove Thu 03-Dec-20 09:21:44

Firstly go to your settings and see what is using the most memory.
You can delete all your What’s app chats to free up memory.
Photos often take up a lot of space, delete what you don’t want and find a storage app such as Amazon photos off the rest.

Marydoll Thu 03-Dec-20 09:01:59

I have a Samsung phone and am always having this problem.
Forgive me if you have already done this, but have you deleted all your Whats App sent items, including photos? That can take up a lot of storage.
Any photos on Whatsapp have to be taken off and stored on another device. Also, I go through my gallery and delete any rubbish that's on it. For example, my daughter is always sending me images of things she thinks I may like and friends keep sending my amusing not Covid videos, which fill up my phone.
Once you get rid of all the clutter, your phone should work fine.

Esspee Thu 03-Dec-20 08:56:47

Sorry I can’t help as I have exactly the same problem. I go through all my videos and photos removing lots of them but it still fills up really quickly.

travelsafar Thu 03-Dec-20 08:55:43

You sound like me!!! I am never sure what to delete or not. Take yourself to the nearest shop that deals with your make of phone and i am sure they will help you. My local EE branch are sick to death of me always going in for help i am sure, but they are lovely. Pick a day when they are not too busy so can take time to explain things properly to you. Good luck. smile

Nadateturbe Thu 03-Dec-20 08:53:12

I'm not sure if anyone can help with this but here goes.
I have a Samsung J3 2016. Great little phone, but it's running out of memory. I have an SD card and I save photos and videos to that and also transferred messenger. Phone keeps telling me to delete unused applications to free up space. But how do I know which ones to delete? When I try to do so I get a message that this may affect operation of some functions.
My OH has the same problem and now his Whatsapp won't work as he can't download the update.
Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do? Would it be easier just to get a new phone.
Thanks for reading. I hope I've explained it clearly.