- Method 1: Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy S8/S7/S6/S5. Factory resetting your smartphone will erase all data on the phone and will make it fresh as new. Before factory reset, please backup your phone first. To factory reset your Samsung Galaxy S7, follow these steps. Step 1: Power off your phone.
- 8.4 I did a backup to SD card and erased the phone memory, now it is 16.0MB phone memory and available 16.0MB but it is still insisting that 'Internal storage is running out, the application has been stopped. Please free up some space and try again'?
We show you how to free up storage space on your new Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge phone, and how to install a microSD memory card to expand the available storage.
Samsung Phone Out Of Memory
If you’ve already run out of space on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge, there are a few possible solutions to free up some storage. Your best bet is to use Samsung’s Smart Manager to delete files and apps you don’t need, and install a microSD memory card to quickly expand your available storage. Here’s how.
Clear Android Phone's Memory (RAM) From the home screen of your device, press and hold the Home button. Wait for a few seconds, and then tap the pie chart icon that appears. Next, select the RAM tab, followed by Clear Memory: Photo: Unsplash.
How to use Samsung Smart Manager to free up Galaxy S7 storage
If you go to the Galaxy S7’s settings menu and scroll down a bit, you’ll see the Smart Manager tool listed. Give this a tap.
Smart Manager is a simple phone management app that can help to clear the clutter and keep your S7 clean. When it pops up, you’ll see four different sections. The top left deals with battery life, the bottom left covers memory, and the bottom right is all about data security. But the one we’re interested in is the top right segment, which helps to manage your storage space.
Tap that quadrant and you’ll see a breakdown of how much storage space you’re using. To perform a quick and simple clean up, just tap the ‘Delete’ button in the Unnecessary Data section. This gets rid of cached info and other rubbish that you don’t need, and can generally free up 500MB to 1GB of space, if you only occasionally use it.
If that’s not enough, then head down to the User Data section and tap Details. This shows you how much space is being used up by your photos, videos, music, apps and documents. If one particular area is hogging most of your S7’s storage, then you can tap it and delete anything you don’t need. We recommend tapping the apps section, which shows you any apps you rarely use – uninstalling these is a quick and easy win.
How To Clear Memory On Samsung Phone
How to insert a microSD memory card into the S7 and move apps over
Pop open the SIM tray on the top of the Galaxy S7 by inserting Samsung’s pin tool inside the hole. In here you’ll also find space for a microSD memory card. You can buy microSD cards cheaply from manufacturers like Amazon, with cards up to 200GB supported, and it’s a very quick and easy way to add loads of extra storage to the S7.
Free Up Memory On Samsung Galaxy S5
When you’ve fitted your microSD memory card, head to your S7’s Settings and then scroll down to Storage. Tap ‘Used Space’ in the Storage menu, followed by ‘Apps’. Here you’ll see a list of your installed apps which are taking up valuable space on your phone. To move these across to your new microSD memory card, just tap one and then select ‘Change’ beside Storage Used. From here you can transfer the app to your card.