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[Android Apps and Games] Emillie._.:
Its okay.. ^^ , im gonna wait for the next tips! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Emillie._.:
wait.., i think it maybe work if i use a recover data after flashing apps , it might be recover all my data including deleted data from the cleaner app?? ,sorry my english is bad :(
[Android Apps and Games] rsngfrce:
It is a good thought, but I don't think it will work, because the data that belongs to apps would be recovered, but deleted data doesn't really belong to anything.
[Android Apps and Games] rsngfrce:
I believe it would be extremely helpful if when you uninstall an app that is set as possibly having desirable remnants, that SD Maid would notify you so you can decide if you wish to keep or discard those remnents, rather than just keeping them with no notification.
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
If I correctly understand your suggestion respectively request, looking at my settings that's available. Please refer to the 4th screenshot. If I tick "Show desirable remnants", after removal of an app I can selectively choose to keep or delete an item.

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[Android Apps and Games] rsngfrce:
Thanks for pointing that out! I believe I saw that setting before but I forgot about it.
[Android Apps and Games] thewizardoz:
There's a number of options or features that seem to no longer be available in App Control. They are Freeze (an app), Stop (an app) & Prevent from running (an app). Why have those options been removed please? 🤔

Thanks. 😊
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
I'm unable to confirm or reproduce this. Just yesterday, I froze Google Play Store. All the above mentioned functionalities are available to me except the "Prevent from running (an app)", a function that I don't remember to have ever seen within the years I'm utilising SD Maid.
[Android Apps and Games] VD171:
The best app for cleaning.

I love Sd Maid for years.

Thank you very much
[Android Apps and Games] marvi0:
With this app now dead, especially on Samsung, what is the alternative app to use please?
[Android Apps and Games] fobtob387:
This app ain't dead.
[Android Apps and Games] marvi0:
It's not working on Samsung galaxy s21 android 11...
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
The app is certainly not dead. It receives regular updates. My last one was on 2021-03-01.

I guess this is slightly too little information for a bug report that might support @Dark3n in fixing an issue. Did you submit an in-app ticket? Or opened a ticket on Github including a logcat respectively provided the logcat and error description here in the thread? As the XDA search is unluckily still broken I was unable to check the latter.
[Android Apps and Games] rsngfrce:
This thread doesn't seem to be receiving dev support anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] Dark3n:
I currently suffer from days only having 24 hours and weeks only 7 days, and what is up with weekends only being 2 days?

I'm very happy when expert users like @Oswald Boelcke step up and share their knowledge to help others. ❤️

I try to spend what time I currently have available on updates. I think everyone benefits from that the most.
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
You don't have to apologise! If you devote your limited time in accordance with your priorities and preferences or if you take a break, we have to respect that irrespectively of your reasons.

Everything is for free and by XDA principle without a fixed release date. And in case somebody has doubts you wouldn't support your own project anymore, I simply recommend to observe the regular updates (certainly quite a few as beta's) coming or to check what's happening on Github.

@Dark3n You don't owe us absolutely nothing! Thanks very much for your time and everything else that you invest into SD Maid and all your other excellent products.

Stay safe and stay healthy! ...and have a break occasionally!
[Android Apps and Games] marvi0:
I appreciate this app, but it's definitely not working on android 11,Samsung galaxy s21 ultra.
[Android Apps and Games] rsngfrce:
I agree with you in general, but everything is NOT free unless you pirate it and I personally purchased SD Maid Pro.
[Android Apps and Games] VD171:
Omg the app is so cheap, if someone pirate it, he is going through difficult times.

The purchase of the pro app is the best thanks to be given to the developer.
[Android Apps and Games] luiwii:
I have purchased the pro version, and I would like to know if root permissions can be granted from adb or from recovery, I do not want to root my phone, but without root it does not let me freeze sdmaid applications, thanks for the work, very good application
[Android Apps and Games] VD171:
If you want to grant root permissions, you need to root your phone.

SD Maid requires root if you want a deep clean.
[Android Apps and Games] luiwii:
Ok , i can root permission from adb comando to sd maid , don,t root muy phone
[Android Apps and Games] thewizardoz:
I bought SDMaid Pro several years ago & as well as loving it I've praised it a lot. 😊

But after having to recently wipe my phone & do a clean flash... and reinstall all of my favourite apps... I found that a couple of basic but extremely useful features are now missing!! 😲

They used to be in the App Control option & the two missing features are Kill this app & Force app closure (I think). These were always very useful for me especially when I open an app like Firefox & none of the pages load or reload!! 😥 Previously I could run SDMaid Pro's App Control & those two features I mentioned to forcibly close Firefox. 😊 That meant that when I tried Firefox again all pages would reload/refresh. 😊 So you can see why I liked the two features that are now missing! 😥

So please putting them back in your next app update. 😊

Thanks a lot. 😊
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
It looks to me that both features are available to me. Currently using v5.1.0 Beta.
[Android Apps and Games] rsngfrce:
Stupid question, but is your phone rooted? Though the dos seem to indicate that they should be available on a non rooted phone, I don't see them on mine.

I don't think an app can be killed, as SD Maid defines it, unless your phone is rooted. You can force stop an app in the system app manager (sometimes force stopping twice is required to prevent it from restarting) and that method seems to me much faster than running SD Maid and waiting for App Control to load.
[Android Apps and Games] am96t:
The application does not work well with Android 11 and it is very bad with the OnePlus device. And the updates have been discontinued for a while, I don’t know why. And it's not a free app
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
I've just download v5.1.1 Beta from Google PS beta programme and installed it. Changelog:

sdmaid/CHANGELOG.md at master · d4rken-org/sdmaid

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com

And the last production version v5.1.0 is as of 2021-03-01; I wouldn't call that to be discontinued.

The major functionalities are for free.
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Two hours ago, I've downloaded and installed v5.1.2 BETA.

@Dark3n Thank you very much for the continously occuring development.

Changelog:

sdmaid/CHANGELOG.md at master · d4rken-org/sdmaid

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com
[Android Apps and Games] prot-:
Anyone know how to select all in the receiver manager? I'd like to turn all the crap off but not have to select it all one by one for every app
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Updated to v5.1.4 BETA minutes ago. Changelog:

sdmaid/CHANGELOG.md at master · d4rken-org/sdmaid

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
As far as I know that's not possible with SD Maid, but I might be wrong and happy to learn from other users.

What you intend to do I'm able to conduct with my "MyAndroidTools (MAT) Pro"; however, I think it's no longer available and no longer developed.
[Android Apps and Games] sedvyrus:
I'm on Android 11. The phone is rooted. But SD Maid fails to remove system apps. Tried multiple times. Same results. Any kind of help is appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] fobtob387:
Use the debloater module in Magisk to systemlessly remove apps.
[Android Apps and Games] sedvyrus:
It works. Thanks mate!
[Android Apps and Games] methuselah:
@Dark3n thank you for such a wonderful tool. Using your tools on stock an custom ROMs since years. Never failed to impress with with or without Root too. Purchased Pro version years ago though 😎
[Android Apps and Games] Bi0haZarD:
Using since android 2.1 on all my devices, upgraded to PRO to give my respect to Dark3n. Thank you for your hard work keeping our devices healthy and clean, 10 🌟 from me. 😉
[Android Apps and Games] am96t:
It has been 5 months since I updated my device to Android 11 and App Cleaner is not working and I tried my best and it didn't help. How many times do I send the bug log and reports to githup and there is no solution @Dark3n @Oswald Boelcke
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
I apologise I can't assist. I'm running LOS 16 and will never ever go beyond.
[Android Apps and Games] am96t:
I hope you will inform them of our complaints about our feedback
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Negative. What makes you to assume so? I'm just a satisfied user of SD Maid.
[Android Apps and Games] fobtob387:
Out of curiosity, how come you'll never update?
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
I'm simply not happy with the way, in which Android developed. I'm the master of my device and not Google! Remembers me to a few years ago, when they tried not to allow us to use SD cards and wanted to force us into the cloud.

@Dark3n I apologise for getting OT now; I'll stop immediately. Please advise if these posts shall be removed from your thread.
[Android Apps and Games] Mozz89:
Hi, what should I set to clear the cache of all apps?

I bought the PRO version of the app, but the caches of all the apps do not appear, and the ones that are displayed are smaller than the one that shows the details of the app itself.

For example: on Youtube Vanced, in SdMaid it tells me that I can clean 14mb, in the app manager it tells me that the cache is 53mb.

This on Galaxy S7 Edge with android 8 and without root.
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Which filter have you set?

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[Android Apps and Games] Mozz89:
all enabled, like in your screenshot
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
If I find the time (that I currently don't have) I'm going to play within my app portfolio if I can experience the same. I'm not using Youtube or YT Vanced i.e. can't play with them.
[Android Apps and Games] Mozz89:
The biggest problem, however, is that the cache of the other apps does not appear in SDMaid (for example Maps, Firefox, Infinity for Reddit, Signal, and others where there are also 400mb of cache, but in SDMaid it does not appear).
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
From the app's you've mentioned above I'm only using Signal and the indications nearly correspond.

I apologise that I didn't switch system language this time.

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[Android Apps and Games] Mozz89:
The ones I mentioned are just some of the ones that SDmaid just doesn't detect when scanning. In reality there are very few that it detects in 'cleaning applications' and as I said in the previous message in none of those displayed the cache is the actual one.

Signal doesn't appear in SDmaid, yet through the app manager I know I can delete 13mb of cache.

I do not understand why :(
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
I've never ever used an unrooted device i.e. I don't know what SD Maid can or cannot access on an unrooted one.

As far as I know, even on an unrooted device system applications (like the app manager) have elavated permissions, and maybe due to this the app manager is able to access more locations than your SD Maid?
[Android Apps and Games] Mozz89:
I do not know, however I also tried on a Xiaomi with android 8.1 (without root) and with the free version of the app, by only scanning it shows me the cache of all the apps correctly.

Anyway I am thinking of changing rom on my S7 soon, and I also enable root permissions.

EDIT: I flashed the crDroid and enabled root. Now it works 100% ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Installed v5.1.5 Beta a few hours ago.

sdmaid/CHANGELOG.md at master · d4rken-org/sdmaid

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com

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[Android Apps and Games] thewizardoz:
Under App Control some features have been removed. They are Kill app & stop from loading. Why were they removed & is there a way for me to get them back please?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] MMXI:
This app is awesome. Best cleaning tool I've used

I would like to suggest to add unused elf and DT entry cleaning
[Android Apps and Games] sherindroid:
The SystemCleaner is not deleting the files from /data/anr/ Please Fix it. These files have no extension but includes anr in file names. Maybe you need to update rules.

I'm using LineageOS 17.1
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Just for information. I've updated to v5.1.6 Beta two days ago.

sdmaid/CHANGELOG.md at master · d4rken-org/sdmaid

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com
[Android Apps and Games] Dark3n:
5.1.6 should be much faster than 5.1.5 if you are on Android 10+ without root, there was a pretty obvious way to improve performance (in hindsight...)).

For 5.1.7 it could get even faster with some ADB shenanigans if this user's idea works out:

[FEATURE REQUEST] Add support to users who disable (Android Storage Access Framework aka Scoped Storage) even if they are using android 11 API 30 · Issue #5004 · d4rken-org/sdmaid

You can disable Scoped Storage by using this shell command adb shell sm set-isolated-storage off If you are using android 10 or lower, you need to connect your phone to a PC. But if you are using a...

github.com

Looks promising.
[Android Apps and Games] MaXAiRO:
Any idea why App Cleaner - Specific - Telegram doesn't work? I searched here in the thread and Github but couldn't find any recent info about it.

I have all the necessary settings enabled but it never deletes the content in the folders (Telegram Audio, Documents, Images, Video) which are located in /storage/emulated/0/Telegram as it is expected to. Concerning Telegram, it only deletes files in /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.telegram.messenger.web.

I'm on ArrowOS - Android 11 - Poco X3 Pro
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
@Dark3n Thanks very much for the continous development. Updated to v5.1.9 Beta a few hours ago.

sdmaid/CHANGELOG.md at master · d4rken-org/sdmaid

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com
[Android Apps and Games] ДиDi:
Hello everyone.

Smartphone: OnePlus 6t

Model: ONE PLUS A6010

Android Version: 11

OxygenOS: 11

After updating from

Android: 10

OxygenOS 10.3.12

on

Android: 11

Oxygen OS: 11

in the app, SD Maid Pro does not give full permission to the internal storage, although permission has been granted. In the video you can see.

Mistake:

No activity found for

ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT_TREE

Does this affect the performance of the application? If so, how can I fix it?

I use a translator, so I apologize if he translated incorrectly.
[Android Apps and Games] vandyman:
I see this is your first post. Bush up on the forum rules again......

This is an English language site.

There for, I doubt you will get any help.
[Android Apps and Games] ДиDi:
I don't understand how this happens, but I have already edited it twice and for some reason he will publish it in Russian, although he wrote it in English. I updated my first post in English.
[Android Apps and Games] ДиDi:
Found the reason. It turns out there was no need to disable the application with the name "Files". It just gives access to everything that applications require.
[Android Apps and Games] AnnetkoO:
Hi. Can't access to SD card. Android 12 aosp.

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[Android Apps and Games] cultofluna:
Getting this message when trying to perform app cache clean..

Oppo find x2pro

A11( stock unrooted)
[Android Apps and Games] gaindelioide:
A great software, feature rich and easy to use. I gave it a 5 stars vote on the GPS.
[Android Apps and Games] Dark3n:
Yes, this is a common mistake, too many people overzealously disable apps.

Part of the setup troubleshooting tips too ;)

Setup

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com

Why does Google have to change so much storage stuff all the time :(.

I'm working on it, hoping to publish a beta with a fix in the next few days:

[Android 12] Can't select root folders of internal and SD card. · Issue #5148 · d4rken-org/sdmaid

In advanced settings setup you can't select root internal and root SD card folder. I'm on Android 12.

github.com

The core issue is that your ROM/language combination is not supported, make a ticket with a debug log to fix it.

But that error message is really weird, did you mod SD Maids APK?
[Android Apps and Games] cultofluna:
Thanks ..!

Changing language fixes it
[Android Apps and Games] AnnetkoO:
Thanks for sd maid. It's great soft for android. Will wait for fix for android 12.
[Android Apps and Games] Dark3n:
@AnnetkoO Beta 5.3.1 is available and requests different permissions for Android 11+12
[Android Apps and Games] AnnetkoO:
Thanks ! Great job! I was able to give access to the SD card but, I run SDmaid pro, why can't it find Trash - 0 items can be freed) Is this normal?
[Android Apps and Games] florincristea:
I don't see app on Google Play Store for TV! Detail for TV here : https://gfxbench.com/device.jsp?benchmark=gfx50&D=Philips+TPM171E+Android+TV&testgroup=info .
[Android Apps and Games] KOLIOSIS:
I just side-loaded it to my Samsung TV & while it will load/open up,it apparently isn't fully functional, at least for the cleaning functions.

That would be cool if compatibility is expanded to TVs, but, if not, that's fine with me as well.

Definitely above my pay grade as to what that would require, guessing it's a very involved process to delve beyond phones & tablets, especially with non-Google TV platforms (Samsung's Tizen/LG's Web OS, etc.....).
[Android Apps and Games] Feduz:
HI dear, i've bought premium version, how can I "disinstall" the pro activator?
[Android Apps and Games] florincristea:
Mod edit - translated by https://www.deepl.com/translator:

He can't help it, the post was addressed to the developer! The app only works on Android TVs... Philips, Sony, Panasonic without Samsung, LG, etc that use proprietary operating systems!

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Nu are ce face, postarea era adresata dezvoltatorului! Aplicatia functioneaza doar pe televizoare cu sistem de operare Android... Philips, Sony, Panasonic fara Samsung, LG, etc care folosesc sisteme de operare private!
[Android Apps and Games] KOLIOSIS:
We'll, you didn't state your TV's O/S, nor, did you address the question directly to the developer.

This is a forum, where we all try to help each other, it's not a new concept.

So, if you're wanting to ask a specific question to a specific person, that's fine & please do so & check your attitude at the door with your "!"......

EDIT:

@florincristea

OK,I stand corrected,I see the OS of your television & I humbly apologize for the oversight.

However,I do have a Chromecast w/Google TV installed & as w/you,the SD Maid app is not listed.

I did side-load the app,but,as I previously stated,it does not work properly.

Perhaps if you PM the developer,or,go to the support listing in the app for inquiries,I'm sure he'll be able to give you some definitive answers regarding support/development for Android/Google TV.
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
@florincristea

As courtesy, I've translated your post above. With reference to rule no. 4 of the XDA Forum Rules, please post in English or add at least an English translation to your Romanian posts. Thanks for your cooperation!

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Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Android Apps and Games] Dark3n:
5.3.1 still has a bug where it shows less than expected results on rooted device.

SD Maid tries to use the least amount of privileges for every operation.

So the detection for what access type to use says "normal" for /storage/emulated/0 but...

On Android 11/12 that only gets us the public storage without Android/data|obb

SD Maid would have to use root to scan the storage so data|obb is included.

Will be fixed in 5.3.2

SD Maid already supports normal Android TV devices. There were even tickets Github for enabling ACS support for some TVs, that I implemented.

It's not listed in Google Play because they have some convoluted requirements to be able to be listed as "compatible", due to the small amount of TV users, I have not allocated time to doing that.

SD Maid supports Android TV, well basically anything that looks like an Android device underneath the UI (filesystems).

Supporting Tizen/Web are not like Android in any way AFAIK, so that is completely out of scope, that'd be like supporting iOS.

Needs to stay installed, also see:

Frequently Asked Questions

SD Maid is an Android app that helps you manage files and apps. - d4rken-org/sdmaid

github.com
[Android Apps and Games] KOLIOSIS:
THX for responding to all of us,much appreciated.

TBH, I hadn't even given it much thought to load SD Maid on any TV.

I loaded it up on my Tizen-powered Samsung TV via Chromecast for Google TV, just to try it out, see if it would work. (Wasn't expecting it to, being a Tizen O/S, just as you mentioned w/the IOS analogy).

I'll definitely give it a go when/if I get a TV with Android/Google TV built-in as the O/S.

Sad thing is, on most TV's, there's not much to actually keep clean, the available storage is a pitiful amount as it is (less expansion via external memory/storage stick).

Again, THX for chiming in & for your long-term support of this app. ✌️
[Android Apps and Games] luiwii:
you can give root permissions from recovery to SD maid, without root the ROM, from commands, or from etc xml permissions
[Android Apps and Games] rodken:
Functions just fine on Google's Chromecast 4th Generation running Google TV [Android TV OS].
[Android Apps and Games] sherindroid:
@Dark3n trace need to be added to anr. attaching dumplog.
[Android Apps and Games] Dzepar:
Hi, in Version 5.3.8 i lost widget and pro. Is it bug or I did something wrong? I changed my phone a week ago.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] florincristea:
Mi too!
[Android Apps and Games] Dark3n:
There are 3 ways of upgrading, any kind of "i lost pro", without additional details, is completely useless to me.

In 99% of cases that I check, it's related to a Google Play issue on your device, if you are sure that it is not an issue on your end, record a debuglog and share it with me.
[Android Apps and Games] Dzepar:
Thanks for your reply.

You are right. I cleaned data to Google Play store and services and when i reopen Play Store, Sd Maid show Pro status and widget is back.

Sorry for wasting your time :(.

Have a great day/night. :)
[Android Apps and Games] xflowy:
guys i just found out, that sdmaid has sth like app control. and that there are a lot of apps that are running upon boot up, that shouldnt be. how can i take them from autoboot?

thanks much!
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
In the app overview you can already recognise if "autoboot" is enabled or disabled. Go into a specific app and then to "Receiver Manager". There you can disable (or enable) the broadcast receiver that shows "BOOT_COMPLETED".

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[Android Apps and Games] xflowy:
thanks man! already did that. i reckon that a lot of those apps i don't want to have running in the background will pop up as soon as another receiver handle (that is not boot_completed) is triggered, if i dont disable them either. what are handles that are safe to disabled with apps that just need to perform when and as long as i run them in the foreground?

and will those settings survive an upp update?