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Why do my apps have to be reinstalled after they’re cleaned?

Posted on Feb 21, 2021 12:17 PM

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Posted on Feb 21, 2021 4:48 PM

That happens when you have offloading of apps enabled. Apps are offloaded to clear space on your device when it's extremely low on storage. Otherwise, you would fill all of the available storage and it would crash.

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