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[Chopsmom]

I keep getting the message, File System Limit, Too Many Files Have Been Added To Your Phone.  However, this message is happening on my tablet and not the phone.

I get rid of it temporarily by clearing cache, deleting emails, unneeded apps, but keep getting it several times a day.  

Is there anything else I can do besides a factory reset?  I have a couple of games that I've been playing for years and don't want to lose my progress.

Both tablet and phone are Samsung Androids. 

Thank you!

[D Kay]

Try you tube.  They have videos on how to fix just about anything.

[gizmogal]

Many solutions and videos are found in search results by pasting this phrase below into a Google search window. No need to add anything more to the query. It seems to be a common problem. You must perform the fix on your phone and it will stop showing up on your tablet. The two devices are synced so you get to see it where it is duplicated. But it's a phone problem that can be fixed. 

copy and paste to Google. 

File System Limit, Too Many Files Have Been Added To Your Phone

[Chopsmom]

Thank you.  So far, I've done all the fixes on the tablet.  Will try phone now.  Message just came up again.  

[gadgetgal613]

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@Chopsmom wrote:

I keep getting the message, File System Limit, Too Many Files Have Been Added To Your Phone.  However, this message is happening on my tablet and not the phone.

I get rid of it temporarily by clearing cache, deleting emails, unneeded apps, but keep getting it several times a day.  

Is there anything else I can do besides a factory reset?  I have a couple of games that I've been playing for years and don't want to lose my progress.

Both tablet and phone are Samsung Androids. 

Thank you!

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How many photos do you take and store on your tablet?  How much memory or hard drive space do you have on your tablet? 

[Chopsmom]

@gadgetgal613 I think the tablet is 16GB and it's at 13GB space used.  I only have a couple of short videos on the tablet.  Everything else is on the phone.

I think the photos were a big part of the problem on the phone.  I was concentrating on the tablet but got rid of unused apps and cleared cache on the phone and the message (so far) has gone away.

Thanks so much.

[Chopsmom]

@gizmogal I did a lot of cleanup on the phone and as I replied to @gadgetgal613 , the message on the tablet so far has gone away.

Thank you!

[gadgetgal613]

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@Chopsmom wrote:

@gadgetgal613 I think the tablet is 16GB and it's at 13GB space used.  I only have a couple of short videos on the tablet.  Everything else is on the phone.

I think the photos were a big part of the problem on the phone.  I was concentrating on the tablet but got rid of unused apps and cleared cache on the phone and the message (so far) has gone away.

Thanks so much.

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I have some suggestions.  Don't only have one copy of anything you can't afford to lose.  Off load your photos to another place such as online or cloud storage, a computer with a big hard drive or an external device.  Only having 16 GB is too small to store a lot of photos on a phone or tablet. 

All devices need a certain amount of hard drive space free to work properly.  Often a computer, phone or tablet will use free hard drive space as temporary RAM while a program is working. If there isn't enough, the program or app won't work properly. This is a good example of why you should buy a device with as much RAM or hard drive space as you can afford. 

If it was me, I'd back up both devices and start over.  You also have a lot of temp files which never get deleted even when you remove a program or app.  Make a backup, restore or purge the phone/tablet, reinstall and update then restore the backup.  You'll be pleasantly surprised how much better your device works.  Next time you buy a device, get the most hard drive space you can afford.