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W o r k s h o p s

Free u p spa c e o n y o u r t abl e t

What you n eed: Android phone or tablet Time required: 20 minutes

oogle r ecently r eleased a h andy, f ree month, so you c an uninstall any y ou no
GAndroid app c alled F iles Go that lets longer n eed in one g o. The app i s a beta
you fi nd and d elete files that are t aking version but it worked perfectly w ell o n
up storage s pace, i ncluding d uplicates our p hone, h elping us recover m ore t han
and d ownloads. It also identifies which 10GB in a m atter o f m inutes and m aking
apps haven’t b een u sed i n t he last it noticeably f aster.

STEP Install and o pen t he
1 app ( www.snipca.
com/26338), tap
Agree, Allow , then OK 1 . A t 2
the t op, y ou’ll s ee how m uch
of your storage space you’ve
used 2 . Th e a pp has t wo main
sections - S torage and F iles 3 .
In the ‘ Duplicate files’ s ection 1
you’ll see h ow much space
you c an free up by deleting
those fi les 4 . T ap this to see a ll 1
your duplicate files - p hotos,
videos, m usic, P DFs a nd
downloads. By default, these
are d isplayed as large 2
thumbnails.

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1 2
STEP Tap t he View icon 1 3
2 to see t hem a s a l ist, 4
with file s ize a nd
date saved. The Sort icon 2 3
lets you s ort t hese files by
name, d ate o r s ize. Tick
‘Smart suggestions’ 3 to
delete the o lder v ersions of all 4
your duplicates ( untick a ny
duplicates y ou want to
retain). At the t op, y ou’ll n ow
see h ow much space you c an
free up by deleting your STEP The app a lso l ets you i dentify a nd delete
selected files 4 . T ap Delete 5 , 3 your apps’ temporary files 1 , p lus fi les
then Delete again t o c onfirm. you’ve downloaded 2 and ‘ large’ fi les (over
Y o u’ll see a s ummary of how 10MB) 3 . I n e ach c ase you’ll see h ow much storage
much space you’ve regained. space you c an regain by deleting them 4 . T ap a
Now r eturn t o t he main section and – a s i n S tep 2 – y ou’ll s ee two b uttons at
section. the t op right t o c hange y our v iew a nd sort y our l ist.
To delete all l isted fi les in one g o, tick ‘ All i tems’ a t
the t op. Y ou can then untick a ny items y ou want to
5 retain. F inally, t ap Delete, t hen t ap Delete again t o
see h ow much space you h ave r ecovered.

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