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How to force stop or cancel Android download manager downloading process

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When downloading a large file with CartoonHD, it would take a very long time to complete. I have found that there is no way I could stop or cancel the downloading process if I decided to. Even if I reboot my Note 4, the downloading will restart again after the device rebooted. The only way the downloading can be stop is by uninstalling CartoonHD. I found a way to force stop or cancel the downloading process and here is what I did.



Note: These instructions are based on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Android version 6.0.1

1. Go to Settings > Application Manager

2. Click the menu button (3 vertical dots) located at the top right corner.

3. Select Show system apps.

4. Scroll to search for Download manager, click the Download manager.
5. Select Storage.
6. Click CLEAR DATA button.
After clicking the CLEAR DATA button, the downloading process will stop immediately.


Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2021 at 10:47 PM

    Only 3 minutes of work and 6 separate screens to get through to stop a download in progress? What a fantastic setup. Just brilliant.

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownApril 16, 2022 at 9:16 PM

    Yeah, that didn't work.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousDecember 16, 2023 at 12:02 PM

    The Clear Cache and Clear Data buttons are both grayed out on my Download Manager screen preventing me from clearing either.

    Was hoping that by clearing both this would fix the 'Download Manager keeps stopping' message I keep receiving on an Android 9 TV box. The most I can do is Force Stop the Download Manager, but I have to do this every time I restart the device.

    ReplyDelete

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