In this guide, we will show you various methods through which you can delete cache on your Android device. Caches are temporary data stored on your device that is used by their associated app so that the next time they are launched, they do not have to start from scratch. Instead, they could pick up the required data from the cache file and hence open it much quicker.
While this definitely ends up saving a second or two, however, over the due course of time, a lot of such temporary data might get accumulated on your device. This would not only slow down your device but would also consume necessary storage space [specifically if we talk about lower end devices].
Therefore, your best bet is to delete these accrued data over regular intervals of time. In this regard, there exist quite a few ways though which you can delete the cached data on your Android device. So without further ado, let’s have a look at each one of them.
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How to Delete Cache on Android
While deleting cache wouldn’t delete the app data, still, take a complete device backup, just to be on the safer side. Moreover, we have listed four different ways through which you can get this job done. Go through each one of them and then try out the one that is in sync with your requirement. Follow along. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
Via Stock Recovery
Benefit: No need to install any additional tweak.
Drawback: Only supported by a few OEMs.
- First off, download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
- Now enable USB Debugging and connect your device to your PC via USB.
- Then open Command Prompt inside the platform-tools folder and type in
adb reboot recovery
- Select Wipe Cache via Volume Keys and press the Power key to confirm it.
- Finally, select Reboot System Now to boot your device to the OS. That’s it.
Via Custom Recovery
Benefit: Uniformly available across all devices that support these recoveries [OrangeFox, TWRP, etc].
Drawback: Not every phone supports custom recovery. Moreover, flashing a recovery requires an unlocked bootloader.
- First off, download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
- Now enable USB Debugging and connect your device to your PC via USB.
- Then open Command Prompt inside the platform-tools folder and type in
adb reboot recovery
- Now go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe > check Cache, Dalvik Cache partitions.
- Finally, perform a right swipe to wipe them. Then go to Reboot > System.
Via AOSP Recovery
Benefit: You’ll get these recoveries with every custom ROM
Drawback: You might not be able to flash these recoveries standalone [without their ROMs]. Moreover, not every device’s ROM supports this feature.
- First off, download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
- Now enable USB Debugging and connect your device to your PC via USB.
- Then open Command Prompt inside the platform-tools folder and type in
adb reboot recovery
- Now select Factory Reset > Format Cache Partition > Yes. Once done, select Reboot System.
Via File Explorer
Benefit: You have complete granular control over this process regarding which cache data to delete and which not.
Drawback: This process requires root, so you’ll have to deal with caveats of root, such as issues with the Play Integrity.
- First and foremost, install a root-supported File Manager app.
- Now go to the Root directory and grant it the SuperUser request.
- Then head over to the below two locations and delete the folders
/data/resources_cache /data/system/package_cache
- Likewise, delete the following two folders as well:
/data/cache /data/dalvik-cache
- Apart from that, search cache and delete the rest of the folders as well, if required.
That’s it. These were the four different methods that should help you delete the cache on your Android device. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.
