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How to Clear App Cache on a Samsung Galaxy S20 Without Resetting Apps

Use Settings > Apps > select the app > Storage > Clear cache to remove temporary files from an app on your Samsung Galaxy S20.
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To clear one app’s cache on a Samsung Galaxy S20, open Settings > Apps, select the app, tap Storage, then tap Clear cache. This removes temporary files for that app; it does not do the same thing as clearing the app’s data.

Clear an individual app’s cache

  1. Open Settings on your Galaxy S20.

  2. Tap Apps.

  3. Find and select the app. You can scroll through the list or use search if it is available.

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  4. Tap Storage.

  5. Tap Clear cache.

Samsung documents this app-by-app route, and an O2 guide for the Galaxy S20 5G running Android 10.0 confirms the same sequence. Menu labels can differ with software version or app, so the wording on your phone may not match exactly. Samsung’s app cache and data instructions · O2’s Galaxy S20 5G guide

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Choose “Clear cache,” not “Clear data”

Clear cache deletes temporary app data. An app may take longer to open the next time as it rebuilds temporary files, as Google Android Help explains.

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Clear data or Clear storage is a different, more consequential action: it can reset the app and remove saved settings or data. Samsung Support says, “Clearing the data will reset the app to factory default settings.” Choose Clear cache when you want to remove temporary files without resetting the app. Samsung Support: Clear the app cache and data

Can you clear every app’s cache at once?

Samsung’s standard app-by-app instructions do not offer a way to clear all apps’ caches in one action; its support guidance says doing so would require a factory reset. A factory reset is not a routine cache-cleaning step: it resets the phone, so use the individual app procedure instead. Samsung UK’s cache guidance

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Use Device care for broader storage management

If your goal is to review or manage storage across the phone rather than clear one app’s cache, Samsung’s Device care tools provide broader storage and memory management options. They are separate from the app-specific cache control above, and you do not need to use them to clear an individual app’s cache. Samsung: Free up storage space on your Samsung phone or tablet

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