How to fix Insufficient Storage available Google Play error

One of the frequently occurring android nuisances is the error downloading “insufficient space on this device” and “insufficient storage available” error. These are obvious errors if you don’t have enough space in your device to install an app or game. Mostly it’s the people who are trying to install big games report the insufficient storage error. Sometimes you get this error while updating apps because the update is now larger in size and your internal memory barely has any space left. So the solution would be to free up some space and then re-try installation or download. Note that if you have less than 30MB free Android is not going to let you install or update any apps or games. However, sometimes the error can be caused by Google Play Bug. If that’s the case, read the methods below to fix insufficient space and insufficient storage available errors in Android:

How to fix insufficient space on the device error in Google Play

Method 1: Uninstall unwanted apps and games (DUH!) 

In case you actually don’t have enough space on your device 

• Go to Settings >> Memory >> Check how much free space you have left. If you don’t have enough space for the app or game, you’ll have to free-up space. What can you try now? 
• Go to Settings >> Apps >> All †¢ Scroll and select each app you hardly use or game you hardly play 
• Uninstall such useless stuff 
• Check memory again and if you have enough space proceed with installation 

Method 2: Moving apps to SD 

In case you actually don’t have enough space on your device

Some apps or games can be moved from internal storage to your device’s SDCard storage. If your device is rooted, you can also move apps to an external SDCard using apps like link2SD. If you have a unrooted device or a device running stock(factor version) of Android OS follow these steps:

• Go to Settings >> Apps >> All 
• Select each app from the list one by one 
• If the option is available, select “Move to SDcard” for large apps and games  
• To clear up extra space, you can also “Clear Data” for apps like Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin etc. 

Method 3: Checking and deleting junk files 

In case you actually don’t have enough space on your device
You may not be aware of all the junk cluttering your device’s internal storage. There is one particular location known to store notoriously large temp files that can occupy over 1.5 GB of space. This location is the DCIM folder where your Facebook images, camera app images and android camera’s pictures are stored.