Files by Google
Also known as: Files app Android, Google Files, Files Go
Files by Google is Google’s free file manager and cleanup app for Android. Its Clean tab suggests junk files, duplicate photos, and large or unused files to remove, and deleted items go to a Trash that holds them for 30 days.
- Free Google file manager and cleanup app
- Finds junk, duplicates, and large or unused files
- Trash holds deleted items for 30 days
Cleaning suggestions
Open the Clean tab and the app offers cards for junk files (app caches and temporary data), duplicate photos, large files, old screenshots, and unused apps. You review each suggestion and choose what to remove, so nothing is deleted without confirmation.
Items you delete generally move to Trash, where they sit for 30 days before being erased and the space is reclaimed. The exception is the junk-files card, which deletes permanently and skips Trash.
A file manager too
Beyond cleanup, it is a full file browser for browsing downloads, documents, images, and storage on the device or an SD card, plus offline file sharing. It comes preinstalled on many Android phones and is a free download otherwise.