Firstly, understand the reasons why you may need to clear the cache of Fire Stick before we move towards the steps.
You are experiencing lags and unresponsiveness. An app keeps crashing and fails to load. The device is buffering or having streaming errors. The device is running out of storage space. Some apps are crashing when you try to open them. Amongst others.
How to Clear Cache on Firestick
Now that we know the main reason behind many issues like buffering, app crashes, slowness, and others, it is simply because of accumulated data on the device. Check out the later part of the article to see the steps to remove the cache.
Clear Cache of the App
As there are no system-wide cache cleaner settings on the device, you need to clear the cache of each app manually by following these simple steps: Step 1: First of all, open the Firestick’s home screen. Step 2: Go to Settings > Applications. Step 3: Select Manage Installed Applications. Step 4: Head over to the app that is causing the issue. Step 5: Click on Clear Cache. Once done, the device will clear the cache files for that application. If you want to remove all the files associated with the app, just select Clear Data. Repeat the same steps for other apps in which you are having issues.
Re-install the App to Clear Cache
One other way that you can also clear up the cache and data field from an app is by uninstalling the app. You can follow these steps to uninstall the app from your Fire TV device. Step 1: Navigate to Settings from the Firestick’s home screen. Step 2: Go to Applications > Manage Installed Applications. Step 3: Choose the app from the list you want to delete. Step 4: Select Uninstall and confirm it. Step 5: Once deleted, restart the device. Step 6: Click on Find from the home page. Step 7: Choose Search and type the name of the app you want to install. Step 8: Select the app from the list, then tap Get or Download.
Should you Reset the Fire TV to Clear Cache?
Well as it is known, the reset option is only used when your device seems to be having too many problems or when you might want to be selling the device or hand it over to someone else. So performing a reset just to clear the cache is not the ideal solution. But, if you have to perform a reset, you can follow our definitive guide on how to perform a factory reset on any Fire TV device, including FireSticks and FireCubes.
