What is cache size in google drive?

What is cache size in Google Drive?

 

The cache size in Google Drive is the amount of data that google drive can temporarily store in your device's internal storage. Cache in google drive reduce the loading speed of images, PDFs, videos and other multimedia files. Caches are the temporary files stored in your device in different formats. 

Although google drive is a cloud based service, but it needs some data to be stored in the user's device for fast loading of the app and files. When you open an image in google drive for the first time, you will notice it that takes some time to load the image. But when you open the image for next time, you will notice that loading speed of the image has been reduced. 

Caches are stored continuously in your device while using the app. Caches must be cleared within a period of time. If it is not cleared, then the app may not work properly. Sometimes, google drive may stop working or responding. There is no need to clear cache whenever you open google Drive. It will doesn't do any good. Therefore, the cache should be cleared from time to time. 

Google Drive have a unique feature which allows their users to select between the predefined cache sizes for their device. Minimum cache size varies between devices. The amount of cache that will be stored in Google Drive depends on how many new files you manage. The cache size for apps like text editors is small but for apps like chrome and YouTube, cache size is very large as they manage different multimedia files. 

Google Drive also manages different multimedia files, therefore it is obvious that it will store a large data of cache. The maximum cache limit in google drive app is 1000 mb. You can select among four options i.e., 100 mb, 250 mb, 500mb, and 1000 mb. 

How to increase or decrease cache size limit in google drive app? 

1.Open google Drive app in your Android device. Click on the menu button(three horizontal bar) present on the top left corner of the app. 

2.A small pop up will appear on the left side of the app. Click on the "Settings" option. 

3.A next page will appear. Scroll the page and search for the "Cache size" option. Click on it. 

4.A small pop up will appear. Select the cache size according to your need. You can select among four options i.e., 100 mb, 250 mb, 500 mb and 1000 mb. 250 mb is the default cache size for each device. 

5.Click on the "cancel" option. 

Now, your cache size will change. 

How cache works in google Drive app? 

Google drive is a cloud app. It securely stores your files in the clouds. However, cache helps in fast loading and smooth working of the app. Cloud apps like Google Drive works on two tiers i.e., client side and server side. Both clients and servers take some time to send and receive data. 

Let us understand with this example. Suppose, you have a video stored in Google servers. When you request the video through the Google Drive app, the first thing Google servers do is send the title and thumbnail of the video. Then the video starts loading(downloading) in your device. 

At that point, Google Drive stores the video's title and thumbnail in a cache folder. When you request the same video, first of all Google Drive sends the request to cache folder, if the title and thumbnail of the video are present in the cache folder, then they will be shown first. Then it sends a request to the server for the rest of the video. In this way, it saves a lot of time and data. It also improves the overall user experience. 

Conclusion 

Caches are the temporary files stored in your device. Cache size is the amount of data that an app or service can store in your device. These are the temporary files used for fast loading of the website or app.