Maximum cache size

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I am planning to save an opened file to the android cache. But before I start I want to know the maximum size of the cache file, and how can I manage the cache size according to device?

pawelzieba · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-12T10:39:02.117

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Doc says that:

These files will be ones that get deleted first when the device runs low on storage. There is no guarantee when these files will be deleted.

and there is also a suggestion:

Note: you should not rely on the system deleting these files for you; you should always have a reasonable maximum, such as 1 MB, for the amount of space you consume with cache files, and prune those files when exceeding that space.

So, as I understand, cache can be as big as free memory on storage.

edited Jan 12 '12 at 10:39

answered Jan 12 '12 at 10:29

pawelzieba

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NO, cachce is very small in size...Read http://www.blaze.io/mobile/understanding-mobile-cache-sizes/ – AbhishekB Mar 14 '12 at 06:28
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@AbhishekB Read with understanging, please. Below is the same answer. This article is about browser's cache. – pawelzieba Mar 15 '12 at 17:32

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 29 '15 at 15:58

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This link should help you understand it a bit:

http://www.guypo.com/understanding-mobile-cache-sizes/

edited Dec 29 '15 at 15:58

Michael Oryl

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answered Jan 12 '12 at 10:27

Hemant Menaria

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Isn't it about browser's cache only? – pawelzieba Jan 12 '12 at 10:37
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4119405/android-how-to-increase-heap-size-at-runtime – Hemant Menaria Jan 12 '12 at 10:54

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