Galaxy A53 mystery storage

[GuessingGame]

Hello, 

I recently purchased a Samsung A53 second hand, and did a factory reset so I could start afresh. However, the phone was lagging. So I went to my storage and discovered that 213 GB is currently being used by Apps. When I select the apps folder, the only thing with significant storage space is Spotify which is taking up 2GB. Everything else is less than 100mb. I also only just got the phone, so it has very few apps. I've cleared my cache history. Where could the other 200GB + be coming from, and how do I get rid of it?

[Fiona26]

This is not the latest software Samsung has on the A53. Software looks very outdated. Where did you purchase your phone from? You may want to check your phone is a genuine Samsung A53. You will probably find the phone doesn't have 256gb.

https://stealthoptional.com/how-to/how-to-check-if-samsung-phone-is-original/

[HootleTootle]

Sorry to say it, but whatever you bought it wasn't a Samsung. Your screenshot shows a layout that isn't Samsung software (signal meter on the left, AOSP storage page).

[Robbie_R]

That's definitely not a Samsung phone i would return it

[GuessingGame]

Thanks everyone. Yeah, I got duped - Definitely a fake. Bought it on FB market place, so probably won't do that again.