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Free up space in crossdevice mobile phone folder
I like the idea of having my connected mobile device storeg folder accessible from my PC. It is a very similar concept to OneDrive where you can see the contents/thumbnails of the cloud folders an...
There's no right-click "free up space" for Phone Link like OneDrive has. OneDrive uses the Windows Cloud Files API which gives you those placeholder icons and the context menu option. Phone Link was never wired into it, so there's no per-file dehydration.
The cache actually lives here:
C:\Users\<you>\CrossDevice\<phonename>\
That's what's eating your disk. To clear it safely:
- Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices > Manage devices
- Turn OFF "Show mobile device in File Explorer" first. If you skip this, deleting from the cache can wipe files from the phone too.
- Delete the contents of that CrossDevice folder.
- Toggle it back on if you still want the feature. Cache rebuilds only for stuff you browse.
That's the closest thing to a "free up space" action that exists.