Method for managing file in mobile terminal and mobile terminal

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for managing a file in a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps: scanning junk files and displaying the junk files obtained by scanning by the mobile terminal; and receiving a request of deleting the junk files by a user, and deleting the junk files requested by the user. The invention also discloses the mobile terminal. The method and the equipment can effectively delete the junk files, such as useless files, expired files, empty folders and the like in the mobile terminal in time so as to enable the user to utilize limited storage space inthe mobile terminal more effectively.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to file processing technology, in particular to a file management method in a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal for realizing the file management method. Background technique [0002] With the continuous advancement of science and technology, and the increasing demand for functions of mobile terminals such as mobile phones, the current mobile phones are no longer simple communication tools, but more and more play the role of information terminals, and even become People's essential daily office tools. Therefore, activities such as storing files and editing files in the mobile phone become more and more frequent, and files are continuously imported and exported from the mobile phone, so that the generation of useless files has become an inevitable thing. [0003] At the same time, the storage space available to the user in the mobile phone continues to expand, and the storage space can be further expanded by adding various exp...

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Problems solved by technology

Due to the large storage space, the user may store a large number of files, but if the user does not clean up these stored files in time, over time, a large number of expired files that have not been used for a long time will be mixed with useful files

In addition, many empty folders will appear due to users’ arbitrary deletion and other operations, and these meaningless empty folders will also be mixed with useful files together with expired files

[0004] The existence of the above-mentioned junk files such as useless files, expired files, and empty folders will not only waste storage space, but also affect the normal use of other useful files by users

Although the storage space of the mobile phone can be expanded, this expansion is limited after all. Therefore, how to clear these junk files in time so that users can more effectively use the limited storage space in the mobile phone has become an urgent problem to be solved. question

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