Do you have space problems on your Samsung? If you are a person who takes a lot of photos and videos and later deletes them, you can easily solve this little problem. On computers we are more used to deleting files from the trash to free up space, but we can also do this on mobile phones. If you want to know how to empty the Samsung trash, I recommend that you continue reading.
In this article we will explain step by step how to carry out this task. We will comment where to find the trash can and how to permanently delete the files and free up space on your mobile. Follow these simple steps to clean your phone effectively. You'll see how easy it is!
Where is the recycle bin on my Samsung mobile?
When we delete a file, be it a photo or a video, our Samsung mobile sends it to the trash. There, deleted files remain for 30 days before disappearing completely. Knowing where this trash can be located can be very useful if one day we want to recover a deleted file before the 30 days have passed or if we want to empty the Samsung trash.
It is not necessary to search in the settings of our mobile to access it, just go to the gallery. Once there, we must give the three points to open the menu. Several options will appear, and one of them is "Trash". If we give it, it will show us all the files deleted from the last 30 days. In addition, it informs us about the number of images and videos that are in the trash and notifies us that they will be permanently deleted after 30 days from their deletion.
How to empty the recycle bin on my phone?
Once we are clear about where the trash can is, emptying it is very simple. In any case, so as not to be mistaken and that everything goes well, we will comment step by step how to empty the Samsung trash.
- Access the gallery of your mobile.
- Select the three dots to open the menu.
- Hit "Trash".
- Click “Empty”.
- A tab will appear saying “Do you want to empty the Trash? X items will be permanently removed." Then you have the option to “Cancel” or “Empty Trash”. If you are clear that you want to delete all those files permanently, click on the second option.
It should be said that we are not obliged to empty the entire trash can. we have the option of select files and restore or permanently delete them. For this we have two options:
- We click on "Edit" instead of "Empty". In this way it lets us select the files we want. Once we have done so, the “Restore” or “Delete” options appear below. It depends on what we want to do, we will give one option or another. Again, if we click on "Delete" a tab will open to confirm that we want to carry out this action. However, if we click on "Restore", it will do so immediately. The restored files will reappear in the gallery.
- The second option is simply long press a file and we can automatically select all the ones we want. From there, everything is the same as in point one.
Is it necessary to empty the mobile trash?
It is not really necessary to empty the Samsung trash, since it automatically deletes the files every 30 days. Nevertheless, At specific times it can be good to do it to free up space. Despite being deleted files, the mobile continues to store them in the trash, which can take up a few megabytes.
In the event that we do not want our mobile to store the deleted files, we can disable this feature. Of course, if we do so, we will not be able to recover the photos or videos that we have deleted in any way, since they will not be stored for a single minute more. To disable storage in the trash, we must follow the following steps:
- Open the mobile gallery.
- Give the three points to access the menu.
- Select the “Settings” option.
- In the “Advanced” section, there is a specific tab for the Trash that says “Keep deleted images and videos in the Trash for 30 days before they are permanently deleted”.
- Deactivate that option by clicking on the button on the right.
- A tab will open saying “Do you want to turn off the Trash? All images and videos in the Trash will be removed." You can hit “Cancel” or “Deactivate”. If you are sure, go to the second option.
Now, the mobile should no longer keep saving the photos and videos that we are deleting and, consequently, they will no longer take up space. But we must remember that once deleted, the file can no longer be recovered.
Knowing now how to empty the Samsung trash and how to deactivate the function if we wish, we should no longer have storage problems due to deleted files.
