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What's filling my HDD?

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  • 25-12-2023 3:59pm
    #1
    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I've a OnePlus 10 Pro with 256GB storage and I'm using 252GB leaving only 4GB free.

    I've a total of 40GB of personal content on the device (Video's, TV Series, Audiobook's etc) and I've deleted all apps I rarely use so I'm absolutely baffled as to what's taking up over 200GB of space on the HDD.

    I've been through each folder Fire Explorer shows me on the device and combined they add up to about 50GB.

    Any ideas where the other 200GB is hiding?

    Is the only solution to do a full factory reset?



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    #2
    Dublinandy3
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭Dublinandy3


    I have a one plus and there is an app I use called SD Maid SE. You can pay for it but I just use the free options. The two features you can use for free basically detect either duplicate data or data that's left over from uninstalled apps.

    You can see what it detects before hitting delete if you want to make sure.

    It may help you with a solution but the why I'll leave to someone more knowledge to explain to you.



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    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭54and56


    Thanks @Dublinandy3, downloaded that app and it confirms my installed apps are using 206gb of data and that's after I'd already deleted some apps I'd decided I didn't need.

    I clearly have way too many apps installed.



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    sioda
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭sioda


    Have you lots of you tube or Spotify downloaded onto your phone that could hide easily enough?



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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,117 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    What about WhatsApp attachments?



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    #6
    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭54and56


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121536432#Comment_121536432

    Yes and Yes 😓 Have about 10 playlists downloaded to my phone and always have about 500mb of YouTube content (mostly documentaries) downloaded for watching on the odd flight.

    There's a pattern emerging here!!



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    54and56
    Registered Users Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭54and56


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121536522#Comment_121536522

    Clear those fairly regularly.



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