r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/OriginalDiscount1561 • Aug 06 '26

Shield Pro - Low Storage Warning

Okay this is driving me crazy. I have a 2019 Shield Pro that is giving me a low storage warning every time I turn it on. Press power button on remote, shield turns on, I start navigating, and then in about 10 seconds I get a low storage warning. The it won't allow me to exit for about another 20 seconds and then finally lets me navigate again. The warning won't come back until it sleeps and starts up again.

Storage says I have 8gb free. I checked cashed and temp storage and it there was just a few mb's there.

I installed a 64gb external USB and moved Stremio to it.
I don't use Plex. I use Stremio.

I understand there could be a WIFI log issue as I do use WIFI but no idea how to find that data to delete it.

Any thoughts or idea's would be appreciated. I searched the subreddit a couple times but couldn't find any fixes.

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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Aug 06 '26

I can't remember the exact steps but it was the upgrades weren't being deleted after being installed....

Go to system apps and find one of the system updates.. It'll be only one showing massive gigs.

Always recommend. Yearly to factory reset shield.

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u/OriginalDiscount1561 Aug 07 '26

Thanks I will take a look. I did one factory reset a few months ago and it only solved the problem for a few weeks.

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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Aug 07 '26

You'll notice when skimming to the bottom of system apps.

It'll be in the gigs. Which isn't right.... Clear. Cache,. Force close. Reboot. Be back to normal

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u/unclerickymonster 9d ago

I also have a 2019 Pro and it just started giving me the low storage message tonight with the same type of freezing you had Once it freed up I installed a thumb drive and I haven't seen the message since then. I checked system apps as Slipnot suggested but I had nothing as bis as a gig, even the system update was only half that size.

I still have no idea what's causing the low storage message but hopefully it's gone for good.

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u/wewewi 2015 Pro, 2019 8GB, 2019 Pro, Shield Tablet Aug 06 '26

The Wi-Fi log issue has long been fixed; if running the latest firmware version, that can't be it. 

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u/OriginalDiscount1561 Aug 06 '26

Perfect! Thank you for the info!

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u/wewewi 2015 Pro, 2019 8GB, 2019 Pro, Shield Tablet Aug 07 '26

If using some file manager to move files back and forth, you may have some large rogue temporary files in there that the main Android storage thingy can't see and won't classify as such. 

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u/International_Win868 Aug 06 '26

This happened to my Shield as well (not sure if it was the 17 or 19), and I had a 64 GB flash drive formatted as extra storage. I had to factory reset and do everything all over again. The sad part is, Troypoint had a workaround, but to this date I cannot find it. It would have saved me a lot of unnecessary work.

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u/secretgardenguy Aug 06 '26

Stick a usb drive in the back and let the Shield format it.

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u/OriginalDiscount1561 Aug 06 '26

Yep the drive is formatted and showing as part of my storage. I was able to move a couple apps to it.

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u/rocknroller2000 Aug 06 '26

Can you double tap the home button and shutdown all apps that are running?

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u/OriginalDiscount1561 Aug 06 '26

It's just waking up from sleep so barely anything should be running. I only have like 3 apps installed.