Re:Where did my 256 GB go? Mobile storage Analysis [pdf]
by least on Friday June 25, 2021 @04:15PM
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I don't think you're a luddite, though people do use their phones for different things, some of which are just naturally going to take up more space over time. Rich media like photographs and videos taken on your phone is going to take up a lot of space, especially when you don't have them sync to the cloud. Some apps like reddit clients, comic readers, or music apps can take a lot of space up with cached images, music, and other files. Games also take up a ton of space.
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Re:Where did my 256 GB go? Mobile storage Analysis [pdf]
by magicalhippo on Friday June 25, 2021 @06:56PM
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> Rich media like photographs and videos taken on your phone is going to take up a lot of space
Right, but this was a discussion on app sizes. Photos and videos aren't due to the size of the apps, and can easily go on an SD card.
> cached images, music, and other files
Good point about caches. Should be some global policy for that IMHO. One thing is things like map apps downloading regions on demand for offline use, but just plain old caching...
> Games also take up a ton of space.
True, that's an issue even on my desktop computer with a 1TB SSD. Though I don't consider those regular apps. Still, point taken.