Best Ways to Empty Recycle Bin on Samsung Galaxy Smartphones

Whenever you delete an image, text or any other file from your Samsung Galaxy smartphone, it will be moved to the trash before it is permanently deleted. The contents of the basket are automatically deleted after 30 days. However, if you want to empty the trash before then, you will have to visit individual apps to clean the trash. There is no centralized trash can for Galaxy smartphones. In this article, we bring you the easiest ways to empty the recycle bin on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

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Empty the gallery trash

Step 1: Open Gallery on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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Step 2: Tap the hamburger menu in the lower right corner of the screen.

Step 3: Select ‘Trash’.

Step 4: Tap the ellipses (three dots) in the upper right corner of the screen.

Step 5: Select ‘Empty’.

The gallery bin will be emptied.

Empty the message bin

Step 1: Go to Messages and tap the ellipses on the right side of the screen.

Step 2: Select ‘Trash’.

Step 3: Tap ‘Empty’ in the top right corner of the screen.

The message bin will be emptied.

Empty the contacts bin

Step 1: Open the Contacts app on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Step 2: Click on the hamburger menu on the left.

Step 3: Select ‘Trash’.

Step 4: Tap the ellipses (three dots) in the upper right corner of the screen.

Step 5: Select ‘Empty’.

The contacts bin will be emptied.

Empty the trash of all applications from one place

Although you may not be able to clear the trash of all apps at once, you can find all the trash at once and delete them one by one. Here is the tutorial.

Step 1: Go to Settings on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Step 2: Select “Battery and device care”.

Step 3: Click on ‘Storage’.

Step 4: Scroll down to the Trash section. Here you will be able to view deleted files from every app on your phone. If the app has no content in the trash, it will not be listed here. Go through each app individually and clean out its trash.

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Conclusion

These are the best easy ways to empty recycle bin on Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Although it may seem like a very tedious process, your phone will be noticeably faster after you free up all the memory by clearing the trash. If you found this article helpful, let us know in the comments!

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