2 Ways to Find the Trash Folder on Android

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Method 1: Find Trash on Android Using the Gallery/Photos App

Even if you delete some photos stored on your device’s phone app, they might still be available in the trash folder. In this case, here’s how to find and delete these photos on your Android device.

Note:We’re using the phone gallery of a Samsung Galaxy device for demonstration. The process for finding trash on your device’s phone gallery might differ slightly.

Step 1:Open your device’sphone galleryand tap on thehamburger icon. Then, tap onRecycle bin.

Step 2:Here,select all the itemsyou want to delete. Once done, tap onDelete all. Tap onDeleteto confirm.

II. Using the Photos App

Step 1:Open theGoogle Photosapp and tap onLibraryat the bottom right corner. Here, tap onBin.

Step 2:To clear the trash,long-press and selectthe items to clear. Then, tap onDeleteand tap onDelete permanently.

This will delete all the items from Google Photo’s trash folder.

Tip:Your deleted text messages might also be stored in the relevant recycle bin. In this case, you canrecover these deleted text messagesor delete them permanently from your Android device.

Method 2: Use the File App to Find Trash

There can be times when the files you have deleted will still be available on your Android device. To stop that, let’s look at how to find and empty trash on the Files by Google app and Samsung’s My Files app.

Tip:You can also use certain third-partyapps to find large files on Androidand delete them accordingly.

I. Via Files by Google App

Step 1:Open theGoogle Filesapp and tap on thehamburger iconat the top-left corner. Here, tap onTrash.

Step 2:Once the trash folder opens, tap onAll items.Then, tap onDelete.Again, tap onDeleteto confirm.

II. Using My Files App on Samsung

Step 1:Open theMy Files appand tap onRecycle bin. Then, tap on thethree-dot iconat the top-right corner.

Step 2:Here, tap onEmpty. Then, tap onDelete.

This will instantly delete the selected files. Once deleted, these files cannot be recovered on your Android device.

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Last updated on 30 April, 2024

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