How to clear the Fire TV cache

Sometimes clearing the cache of the fire stick It is a way to achieve a smoother transmission. This is a very effective resource to eliminate delays and small errors, eliminating all accumulated data. In this article we are going to see How to clear the Fire TV cache.

This information can be very interesting for many users who already have Amazon Firestick as a reference device to stream all TV content without having to have a wired network connection. All it takes is a stable internet connection and a well-functioning Firestick. That is what we discuss in the following paragraphs.

Like other devices, the cache memory on devices Amazon Fire are Temporary files that have been created automatically by using the application. It is a very convenient way to reduce application loading times, since the files that provide the applications with the necessary data for this are saved.

When to use this resource

But When do you need to clear the Fire TV cache? This is something we should only do when we have experienced any of the following situations:

• Are produced retrasos when using the Firestick or directly there is no answer.
• There is one or more Apps that won't load or crash when you try to open them.
• The device is buffering or experiencing transmission errors.
• we are staying no storage space to continue functioning.

Faced with all these problems, clearing the Fire TV cache is usually the simplest and most effective solution. The trick through which we are going to get everything to work correctly again. It should be noted that Clearing the cache will not delete your login data or your account settings. Only temporarily stored files and data are deleted, returning applications to their original state.

Furthermore, using the resource of Emptying the Fire TV cache is advisable even if we don't have any problems. It's a way to keep everything up to date and "in shape", have more space and ensure everything runs faster. It is not necessary to do it every day, although it is recommended once every two or three months.

Clear the Fire TV cache, step by step

There is no way to clear the cache of all the apps installed on Fire TV at once. You have to do it one by one and manually. We explain the steps to follow:

1. To begin, we open the firestick home screen.
2. Then we will Configuration.
3. There, we select the option Applications.
4. Then we will Manage installed applications.
5. Now let's go to the application that is causing the problem (in the example in the image above, the Netflix app).
6. Finally, we click on Clear cache.

After doing this, the device will clear the app cache files. To delete all the files associated with it, you must click on the button "Delete data". This can help you better recover the fluidity and speed of Fire TV. Then you have to repeat the same steps with the rest of the applications.

Clearing the Fire TV cache is a very effective method. However, after applying it, keep in mind that the next time you open the application, it may take a little longer than normal to load. This is perfectly logical, since you will need to redownload the information that was in the cache that has been cleared.

Alternative method: reinstall the applications

We have another way to empty the Fire TV cache and the associated data of each of the applications. The trick is to uninstall them to reinstall them later. This can be done as follows:

1. In the Fire TV home menu, we go to the menu Configuration.
2. Then we access Applications.
3. There we choose the option Manage installed applications.
4. Then, in the list that is displayed, we select the application that we want to eliminate (in the image above we have chosen Bookmaker as an example). To do this we use the button uninstall and we confirm the action.
5. Then we restart the device.
6. Back to the home page, we click Search and we write the name of the application we want to install (in fact, it is the one we just uninstalled).
7. To finish, we select the application from the list and download it using the button Get.

To conclude, we mention a last resort that should only be used in case the problems we are experiencing are numerous or especially serious. It is about the option to reset the device. It must be insisted that this is a drastic solution that should only be used on very specific occasions.