Maintenance

A few simple habits keep your box fast and trouble-free. Each one has a help video on the How-To page if you'd rather watch than read.

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Every routine here has a step-by-step help video.
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MONTHLY

Clear the app cache

Settings (gear) → Storage → Cached Data → OK. Afterwards some apps may say they're opening for the first time. That's normal.

MONTHLY

Clear out junk files

Open File Manager (yellow folder) and empty the contents of the Download folder and any movie-app folders (e.g. Bee TV). Use multi-select → Select all → Delete, then check your storage again.

EVERY SO OFTEN

Reboot to clear RAM

A reboot closes anything running in the background and frees up RAM. Do it at the end of maintenance, or any time the box feels sluggish.

WATCH FOR

Signs your memory is full

Apps crashing back to the home screen, a 'bubbles' background with missing shortcuts, downloads that won't finish, or jittery menus. Run maintenance to clear it up. (Buffering is usually a separate, network issue.)

CAUTION

Don't reset or erase storage

Never reset the unit, erase Nand Flash / internal memory, or clear folders you don't recognise. You could need a full reprogram. See the Cautions page.