Samsung's high usage of system storage

[haziqmahadzir]

My S21FE storage is almost full with 90.79GB of system storage, what?

[haziqmahadzir]

How is this possible?

[nazzzz]

they are from cache, temp, media files especially when you have telegram, whatsapp, and facebook installed. they keep e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g

[GunasamssYT]

Oh my god 😳

[Robf11]

I've noticed that everytime I tried to save a file and it failed my system files grew so it seems like it's not deleting these partial files that were unable to complete being copied

Like when you take a video the video is saved as a temporary file then when you save it the phone makes a copy before deleting the original temporary file but if this process is unable to complete then you have a build up of these partial copies taking up more and more space

I was trying to save a 3-4gb video and was wondering why I had to delete so much stuff to get it to fit

First it went to like 50% then to like 70% then like 75% then all of a sudden it wouldn't progress past 0%, that's when I noticed the system files taking up 25gb when I could have sure it only took 15gb last I looked and I could have swore I remembered it only taking up about 10gb cause I remember thinking to myself "some phones only have like 8gb, how does that work?"

I finally managed to clear up enough space to get the file to finish saving or at least that's what the progress bar and file size indicate but i was also sure I must have cleared like 10-15gb if not 20gb

Then in the end the video got corrupted anyway and I deleted all that stuff and application data for no reason

[GunasamssYT · Accepted solution]

Maybe allow access to your apps size in your file manager to see your apps size there. Your app size is included with your system size i guess. Tap on the *i* icon beside the apps then allow it. Example look mine it's showing apps size.

[haziqmahadzir]

I seeee, thank you!!!

[GunasamssYT]

Let me know if the issue is solved or not. If it's solved don't forget to give me an accept solution badge. How to give? On my comment tap on the 3 dots and accept solution. Thanks!

[haziqmahadzir]

Solved :))

[GunasamssYT]

Awesome. Glad to help you 😃 👍