I read some threads here but could not get any help. I basically want to remove all data related to an app that I uninstalled in Nougat. I used some apps, I went to data folder, deleted some files etc but when I reinstall that app, it shows all my data. Only if I factory reset or wipe cache and data then this does not happen. But I dont want to do that everytime. So any fellow experts here can guide me a perfect solution to this. Where is this app data stored so hidden that I cant trace it and delete it but when app is reinstalled, it traces the path and picks up old data? Thankyou for your help.
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Removing the app data permanently
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Before you Uninstall, choose clear cache, then clear data, then choose uninstall.
Have you got the option to back up app data to Google turned on? If you have then that's where the data are coming from when you reinstall the app.
You need app data to make the phone work. Don't remove it all. You'll brick your phone
Then there are logically two possibilities:
1) the app has done something unusual and stored a backup of the data in a folder in your internal storage (/sdcard rather than /data/app, so clearing data for the app isn't removing it). In which case you need to find the folder - as you've not said what app it is nobody will be able to suggest where to look.
2) the app makes its own cloud backup (do you sign in when you reinstall it?).
That's all I can think of.
1) the app has done something unusual and stored a backup of the data in a folder in your internal storage (/sdcard rather than /data/app, so clearing data for the app isn't removing it). In which case you need to find the folder - as you've not said what app it is nobody will be able to suggest where to look.
2) the app makes its own cloud backup (do you sign in when you reinstall it?).
That's all I can think of.