Having a full storage on your Oppo smartphone can be frustrating. There are a few key reasons why your Oppo’s storage may be full and some simple ways to free up space again.
Apps Taking Up Storage
One of the most common reasons for a full Oppo storage is having too many apps installed, especially large apps with big file sizes. Each app you download takes up a certain amount of storage space on your phone. Over time, those apps can quickly eat up your available storage.
Some examples of apps that use a lot of storage include:
- Games with large graphics and assets (100MB+ per game)
- Video streaming apps that cache videos
- Social media apps that cache posts and stories
- Music apps like Spotify that cache songs for offline listening
- Photo editing apps with filters and effects
To see which apps are taking up the most space, go to Settings > Storage on your Oppo. This will show you a breakdown of storage usage by app. Any apps using over 100MB may be good candidates for deletion or offloading if you’re not using them often.
Photos and Videos
Another major storage hog is all the photos and videos you’ve captured with your Oppo’s camera. Modern smartphones can take very high resolution photos and 4K video, which means they take up a lot of space – often several MB per photo or video clip.
Over time, those photos and videos really add up, especially if you have years worth accumulated. Just think – if you take 10 photos per day at an average of 5MB each, in one year that’s 18GB used just for photos!
Go to your Gallery app and look at how much space is being used. Consider offloading unused photos and videos to a cloud storage service or computer periodically to free up phone space.
Cached Data from Apps and Browsers
Apps, browsers and your phone’s operating system often cache data for faster performance. For example:
- Chrome and other browsers cache website files, cookies and browsing history.
- Streaming apps cache portions of songs/videos.
- Apps cache ad content and temporary usage files.
- Your OS caches system files, app data and more.
Over time, this cached data can really add up and take up precious storage on your phone. Luckily it’s safe to clear out this temporary cached data to free up space.
Large Files Saved on Phone
Sometimes users save large files directly to their phone’s internal storage when downloading from the internet or transferring from a computer. For example:
- Movie and music files
- PDF documents
- Ebook files
- Office documents
These types of large files can quickly fill up your storage if saved directly to the phone. It’s better to use cloud storage, streaming services and SD cards to keep these files off your limited internal phone storage.
How to Free Up Storage Space on Oppo
If your Oppo storage is full, here are some tips to free up space:
Remove Unneeded Apps
Delete unused apps that are just taking up space. You can always reinstall them later if needed. Pay particular attention to apps over 100MB.
Offload Large Apps
Some apps like music streaming and gaming let you “offload” their large file sizes, while keeping the app installed. This removes songs, videos, game levels etc from storage while keeping the main app.
Clear App Cache
Open the Storage section of Settings and look for the Cached Data line. Tap it to clear cached temporary data from apps and browsers.
Move Photos and Videos
Back up your photos and videos regularly to cloud storage and free up space on your phone. Services like Google Photos offer free cloud backup for Android users.
Remove Downloads and Large Files
Delete any large downloaded files you have saved on your Oppo that you no longer need quick access to. Move them to cloud storage or a computer instead.
Factory Reset as Last Resort
If nothing else frees up enough space, a factory reset will completely wipe your Oppo device and give you a fresh storage. You’ll lose all data though, so only do this if nothing else works.
Adjusting Settings to Help Prevent Full Storage
In addition to the cleanup tips above, you can adjust some Oppo settings to help optimize storage and prevent constantly full issues:
Turn Off Auto App Updates
Disable auto updates for apps if you have a lot installed. This prevents large updates from downloading until you manually trigger them, saving space.
Reduce Photo/Video Quality
Change your camera settings to lower resolution photos/videos. For example, 4K video takes up much more space than 1080p.
Enable Storage Manager
Use Oppo’s built-in storage manager to optimize storage and find more ways to clean up space on your phone.
Expand Storage with SD Card
Use an SD card to effectively expand the storage space of your Oppo. Move photos, videos, music and other files to this removable storage.
Conclusion
To summarize, the main causes of full Oppo storage include:
- Too many apps, especially large apps
- High resolution photos and videos
- Cached app data
- Large downloaded files saved on phone
Clean up apps, photos, videos, cached data and downloads to free up space. Adjust phone settings to optimize storage. Use cloud backups and SD cards. With a combination of cleanup and management, you can get your Oppo storage under control and stop constantly seeing that dreaded “storage full” message.