When an image or video plays on your screen for the first time, the ScreenCloud Player app saves a copy to a dedicated folder on the device. This is the media cache. It means files can play again without being downloaded each time.

How much space the Player can use for this depends on the device's operating system.

We recommend at least 8GB of storage, with 16GB or more being preferable. Devices below 8GB are better suited to streaming content rather than storing it on the device.

Bear in mind that you never have the full storage drive available. The operating system and pre-installed apps take a share, and the Player app can only use a portion of what remains.

For example, on a 16GB device where the operating system uses 4GB, 12GB is left. If the Player can use 50% of that, the media cache has around 6GB to work with.

As more files play, the cache gradually fills. When it is nearly full, new media files replace the oldest cached files, so the storage never overflows. You do not need to clear it manually.

The Player app can use 50% of the available storage for media cache.

For example, a Mi Pad 4 has 32GB of storage. The operating system and apps take around 10GB, leaving 22GB. The Player app can use 11GB of that for media cache.

The Player app can use 50% of the available storage for media cache.

For example, an Amazon Fire TV (3rd generation) has 8GB of storage. The operating system and apps take around 3.5GB, leaving 4.5GB. The Player app can use 2.25GB of that for media cache.

The Player app and the browser extension try to allocate 10GB for media cache by default. If the device has less than 10GB free, the allocation adjusts automatically to match what is available.

The Player allocates 5GB for media cache.

The Player app allocates 500MB for media cache by default. You can increase or decrease this in the app's settings:

The app shows you how much space is available on your device as you make the change.