How I freed up 15GB on my Samsung Galaxy phone using 3 tools — and why you only need one
I’d hoped that the two additional storage managers might offer something unexpected, perhaps by uncovering hidden junk, leftover files, and other clutter lurking in my storage (SD Maid SE is famous for that).I’ll be honest about the result of this experience before we go any further. I managed to reclaim 15GB of my storage — quite a bit, but I’d expected more. It’s not that these tools failed me; I just chose to retain many of my space-hungry files.What I eventually found out went beyond the 15GB of cleared storage.
- ▪I’d hoped that the two additional storage managers might offer something unexpected, perhaps by uncovering hidden junk, leftover files, and other clutter lurking in my storage (SD Maid SE is famous for that).I’ll be honest about the result
- ▪I managed to reclaim 15GB of my storage — quite a bit, but I’d expected more.
- ▪It’s not that these tools failed me; I just chose to retain many of my space-hungry files.What I eventually found out went beyond the 15GB of cleared storage.
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