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Every time I download anything, it is unsucessful. I have enough empty storage space. Clean the phone every day, defrag once a week. No viruses or malware-I checked. Any idea what is going on, plz?
 
Every time I download anything, it is unsucessful. I have enough empty storage space. Clean the phone every day, defrag once a week. No viruses or malware-I checked. Any idea what is going on, plz?

Are you downloading from your browser? If so the data clearing in there will help if you follow with a reboot.

If you're using Chrome browser, try the stock browser or Boat. Chrome seems to have a bit of a reputation for behaving like a beta on Android devices. :D

Try to not let the screen sleep during the download; for some reason we see reports of unsuccessful downloads if the screen goes dark during the process (I've never seen that on any of my devices over a long time).

If it's from Play Store, then that's the app that needs clearing of cache and data sometimes.

One last thing, sometimes the type of files being brought into the device's storage will trigger a stoppage by a task manager/killer type of app. Get rid of (or at least disable) any such apps you have running; those things are well-known rogue programs that interfere with needed services in many cases. ;)
 
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