Clear partition cache on S24U

[Star_girl]

I want to post this here but if it's not allowed, please delete this thread.

I am just posting here hoping to get more opinions, although someone gave me very useful advice, I still cannot clear the partition cache.

Yesterday I managed to do clear partition cache on Note20U and I wanted to see if I can do it on S24U and I was unsuccessful.

The USB C is broken on my laptop. I have tried to use the charger and the earphones but it didn't work. 

I have followed the steps accordingly, I have turned off the phone, than I pressed simultaneously the side key and the volume up key and when the Samsung logo came on the screen, I kept pressing the volume up button but every time my phone turned on and the reboot menu did not come up on the screen. 

After this I turned off the phone and I used my Note20U as a back up phone today and when I came home I charged my phone turned off and up to 90% and before I turned it on again, I thought I would try again to do partition cache clearing but I had the same result. 

This time I have used a USB to USB C cable, which I am pretty sure it's a Samsung USB cable from an older phone. My phone started to charge from this cable and I followed the steps for clearing the partition cache.

I have looked in the menu of the phone but there I couldn't find an option to clear the cache of the phone but I remember I had this possibility on older phones. I wouldn't mind to clear the cache manually as long as I can get rid of the residue cache.

In a way I am worried if I turn on an off my phone so many times will it affect the battery life making it to drain faster.

I am generally happy with the performance of the battery and I would like to keep it on good performance for a long time.

I wonder if I am doing something wrong when I try to clear the partition cache or if my phone just cannot do it.

Thank you for any advice you can give.

[Star_girl]

Thank you.

[Star_girl]

Thank you. I am mostly worried about battery life that's why I bought this phone now.

[Reylob]

Do not worry, really, it will not affect the battery. Unless you are doing it all day long, 😀

I tend to reboot my phone at least once a week and always clear the cache partition after a firmware update. I do not clear the cache partition otherwise.

If you are happy with the performance, wait for the next firmware update which is hours away.

[Star_girl]

Thank you for this reassurance. I guess that's how I learn about my phone. I usually do a reboot of my phone from the restart button once or twice a week when I feel the battery drains faster and it helps to improve the battery life. I am sure there will be some improvements on battery life on the way via software update, Samsung did it before. I don't restart mu phone over and over again, just when it's needed. If next time I won't be successful I think I will go Currys and ask them to do it for me, I really can't see someone who can help me better and it's them where I bought my phone from.

[Reylob]

The rebooting all day long was a joke, hence the smiley face.

Taking it to Currys is a great idea.

[Star_girl]

Thank you. You've put my mind at ease very much.😊

[Star_girl]

I just tried again and it worked from phone to phone.😊

[Star_girl]

It worked from phone to phone, if I knew I wouldn't have gone through all the trouble.😄

[Star_girl]

You were right, looks like it works only USB C to USB C cable.🫡

[mmotti]

There is a way to reboot to recovery without USB using an app called aShell (F-Droid store) in combination with Shizuku (Play Store).

If you are handy enough to set up Shizuku and permit aShell to use it, you can simply enter the command "reboot recovery" in aShell and your phone will reboot into recovery.

I've done it a few times when troubleshooting. No need for any USB cables.