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How to Free Up Internal Memory on Android [Get Rid of ‘Insufficient Storage Available’]

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
December 28, 2021
in Android, How To's

Is your Android phone running out of space and thus showing the error message ‘Insufficient storage available’ every time you try downloading or updating an app from the Google Play Store? This issue is certainly caused on Android phones with low internal storage and even on devices like Samsung Galaxy Note with 16GB of built-in storage but partitioned, that means only a small portion of this space is dedicated to ‘System memory’ while remaining space is meant for data, referred as ‘USB Storage’. As you may know, by default several Android apps are installed on system/ phone memory which eventually results in low internal memory, regardless of how much space is there on your internal SD card.

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There are various ways to increase internal space on Android, but that varies according to your device. Some of the methods are listed below, use what works best for you.

1. Delete the Log files (Easiest and Recommended)

Open the phone dialer, dial *#9900# and select the 2nd option “Delete dumpstate/logcat” in the prompted menu. Select ok to ‘Delete Dump’ and hit exit. This will restore heaps of storage space by deleting all the log files in the device memory. It doesn’t require root either. For instance, we’re able to restore 500MB of system memory on Galaxy Note.

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2. Move Apps to USB storage or external SD card

This is one of the most efficient ways to free up system storage. You can manually move most apps from phone memory to internal memory by using the built-in “Move to USB storage” option from the Manage Apps menu. If the option isn’t available, then use a third-party app like App 2 SD to batch move apps. If your phone is rooted, then Link2SD is a much better app with extended functionality and the option to move non-movable user apps as well.

3. Clear App Cache and Data

Go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications > Menu > Sort by size. Then open the highest memory-consuming apps and either Clear cache or Clear data as desired. (Note: Clearing data will remove the app settings and data). File managers, Browser, Twitter, Gmail, Google Play Music, Google search, Facebook, Messenger, Dropbox, Soundcloud, etc. are some of the storage hog apps.

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4. Clear All Cached App Data at once (in Android 4.2)

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean comes with a useful option that lets you delete cached data for all apps at once. This was possible earlier too but one had to manually clear cache for every single app, hence the task being tedious. To Clear cache, go to Settings and open Storage. Then tap on the “Cached data” option and select ok. The benefit here is that you can see the total cached data size prior to deleting, hence it’s all your decision to clear it or not.

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5. Change the default installation location to SD card of all the applications

Follow the procedure mentioned here (not tried personally though).

6. Uninstall unused apps

This is an obvious way to free up space which you can simply do by removing all the inactive apps. It is advisable to remove apps stored in phone memory and bloatware apps that come pre-installed can be removed after rooting the phone using “Titanium Backup”.

Hope you found this post useful. 🙂

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Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks.

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Comments 14

  1. Pritam Saha says:
    9 years ago

    Hi, I am unable to “Delete the Log files” for my phone (HTC Desire XC) , Kindly tell me the steps for the mentioned device.

    Reply
  2. Urrux says:
    9 years ago

    Finally !!! I was deleting the dumpstate files manually & couldnt find a way to do a batch detele. This is just GREAT!

    Reply
  3. david says:
    9 years ago

    Same here I am unable to delete the log files on my HTC one x as above must be a HTC problem

    Reply
  4. Daniel says:
    8 years ago

    That’s posible in xperia z1?
    The way *#9900# don’t run in it.

    Reply
    • Mayur says:
      8 years ago

      Try using App Cache Cleaner app.

      Reply
  5. Geno says:
    8 years ago

    (Insufficient Storage Available error) Its nothing ! I deleted 2 GB data out of my 8 GB storage on phone. That’s all and I was able to install after that without any errors.

    Reply
  6. Lamb says:
    8 years ago

    Power Clean can help you free up storage, clean up memory, remove or disable unwanted apps, know your device and speed up it. Just one click, you’ll be the Optimize Master of Android.This app is FREE so give it a try! You can download it from Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lionmobi.powerclean

    Reply
  7. Anuj Mathur says:
    7 years ago

    I know that this code *#9900# does work only for Samsung devices ,so now does anybody have any idea how to find the solution of this problem for sony devices .I’m having Sony Xperia C and I’m not able to find a proper solution to this problem yet. Please help !!!!.

    Reply
  8. Allie says:
    7 years ago

    It seems the *#9900# method doesn\’t work on LG devices either. Are there any other methods for deleting logs?

    Reply
  9. Veronica says:
    6 years ago

    Good day, I am using the LG 3g Beat, the code you provided *#9900# does not work on my phone it says connection problem or invalid mmi code. My phone says I have insufficient memory and I deleted all unused apps and my photos are stored on my external card.

    Reply
  10. Mark says:
    6 years ago

    If I was to Delete dumpstate/logcat on a Samsung Galaxy S2, how can I backup the apps with all their data in them like notepad and Internet bookmarks

    Reply
  11. Sherri Christian says:
    4 years ago

    I tried the *#9900# on my Android iPhone but no options show up for me to push. Maybe I\’m doing something wrong . What do I push after typing in*#9900# ?

    Reply
    • Nuts4pi says:
      4 months ago

      The call button

      Reply
  12. [email protected] says:
    4 months ago

    When I enter the code I get this response

    “T-Mobile connection or invalid MMI code.
    Help please

    Reply

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