Learn how to clear cached media and other temporary files in the X app on your iPhone or Android phone to free up storage space or troubleshoot issues.
Photos, videos, and other content on X (Twitter) is cached when you browse timelines. This saves bandwidth and speeds up every time a piece of content is reused. But caches build up over time, which can lead to the infamous “Storage Full” message.
The good news is, X lets you clear its cache and temporary media files to instantly free up local device storage.
Deleting the X cache may also fix images or photos not loading in the timeline and similar issues.
iPhone or iPad
Clearing iOS caches doesn’t make much sense, as iOS manages storage dynamically and automatically clears temporary files and caches when you’re low on storage. Some third-party apps like X provide their own storage management features so you can not only see how much storage an app cache is taking up but also clear it to reclaim that space.
- Open the X app.
- Tap your profile picture at the top.
- Tap Settings and privacy.
- Select Storage.
- You’ll see a nice Storage breakdown screen. Tap a specific option, like Media storage (the storage space photos, videos, and animated GIFs in your X timeline take up), to clear it. Or tap Clear all storage to nuke everything at once.
Note: Web storage is the amount of storage consumed by the web content X has loaded, like webpages, cookies, saved logins, and other web data.
Android phone
The process for deleting app caches is standard for all Android apps.
- Touch and hold the X app icon on the Home Screen or App Drawer and tap the app info ⓘ option.
- Tap Storage & Cache.
- Tap Clear Storage or Clear Cache. You may need to log back in after making these changes.
As is often the case with these things, your mileage may vary. The amount of freed storage depends on your X usage and app settings such as prefetching and thumbnail size.
See how much storage space X is taking up on your iPhone
To see how much storage the X app and its data (saved content and temporary caches) are taking up on your iOS device, go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and select the X app from the list. The Documents & Data section shows the size of the app data.
To delete the X app along with its data, tap Delete App. You can also keep the data and delete just the actual app by choosing Offload App.
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