With the use of our mobile phones and the passing of the years, there is always a point where we realize something "I have a full internal memory and I have nothing." It is a recurring phrase in practically all brands and operating systems, because yes, this also happens in Apple, for those of the apple with iOS. This is something that limits you on a daily basis when it comes to downloading an app, taking a video, taking a photograph and many other very common things that are basic in our day to day life. And for that very reason, it bothers a lot and you have to put a solution to it.
Because yes friends, this happens andn all brands and especially in mid-range or low-range phones: Samsung, Motorola, Xiaomi, Huawei, Lenovo, LG and every brand that you can think of that you can insert in this list has this problem. But sometimes, it is true, that it has nothing to do with the brand or the range (although it is usually common) and that is why we are going to give you a series of tips and explain why this happens both in the internal memory and in the SD and if there are applications that cause it more easily so that you have them controlled.
Why do I have a full internal memory and I have nothing on my mobile phone? Reasons for Android and iOS
To begin with, we are going to give you a few reasons why this may be happening and then we will touch on different solutions that can help you solve this annoying problem that prevents you from using your mobile phone at full capacity. Therefore we go there with the list of things that you should take into account:
- You have many photos, for example, duplicates without realizing it.
- You have enabled the automatic download of multimedia files in your instant messaging app and you store many without realizing it
- You have not made a recovery or formatted your mobile phone for a long time and it is saturated
- You have a virus that can affect the performance of your phone
- Too many apps installed in the internal memory of the mobile phone
- You do not save less important things in the external memory, that is to say in the SD.
- You have a mobile phone with little internal base storage.
- You don't use any Lite version of your apps and they are all too heavy.
Different Methods to Fix Storage Problem on Android and iOS
As we told you, this is a common problem among many devices of a thousand brands, it is not something exclusive to your mobile phone. That is why there are solutions of all kinds and we are going to recommend a few that you can review until trying to free up space. Although we tell you from now on that the best is to reset or format the phone to leave it from the factory. You can always make a backup before you do not lose data. We go there with the list of methods to solve the problem of memory full.
Disables the automatic download of multimedia files from WhatsApp and other messaging apps
As we mentioned in the list of possible problems, this is one of the most common. That is why you have to go to your instant messaging app and disable it from now on. Especially if you think that the problem may come around here, of course. To do it in WhatsApp it is as simple as going to the right, upper corner, and clicking on the three points. Once the menu appears, go to settings and there to data and storage. Once you enter that new menu you will see a section called 'automatic download'. We recommend that you deactivate this option with both Wi-Fi and data.
Clear the mobile phone cache
What you can do is eliminate the possibility that they have been created Corrupt data in the system or applications. The way to do it in principle and if your mobile brings this option is to go to settings, device maintenance and once there you will see the option to clean or cache data, this is what you have to clean.
It may not be your case and it does not appear so easy, then you will have to go to the recovery mode of Android. It depends on your brand, you will have one access or another but find out about this to access it. In any case, with the mobile off, try to press and hold the buttons power up and volume up until the mobile phone turns on. There you will have to choose the option of 'wipe cache partition'.
It may be that the problem comes from downloading apps from the Google Play Store, then you will have to go directly to the menu of settings, applications, there select the Google Play Store and now choose the option to clear cache.
If the error is out of space Play Store error
If the phone gives you this error and you read it clearly when you go to download an app in the Google Play Store then you have to reset the store and you can do it in the following way:
- Go to the menu Settings
- Now go into applications
- Select the app from the Google Play Store
- Now select the option uninstall updates (you will find it in the menu at the top right)
- Now choose the option force closing
Another solution different:
- Go to menu adjustments
- Now to applications
- Sign in Google Play Store services
- Sign in storage
- Eliminate the Cache
- Sign in storage management
- Delete all data
- Finally restart the device
As we tell you the best option and that we have not listed because it is basic is to format the mobile phone. Each brand has a different recovery, but it is not usually difficult and you will find it in the settings menu of your phone. There you will see that there is the option to leave it from the factory. We recommend that if all these do not work, make backup copies if you want to save your files and after that format the phone.
We hope that this article has been helpful and that from now on you know the reason for the error, but above all you have solved the error of having "the internal memory is full and I have nothing." If you have any questions or advice you can leave it in the comments box. See you in the next article Android Guías.