How to remove an Android update file

[Android Central Question]

I have downloaded an Android update file to my Samsung J5 Prime. I no longer want to install the update. How do I remove the update file from my phone?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! I think wiping the cache partition might do that: https://www.hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-g570f-galaxy-j5-prime/recovery-mode/

 

[Rukbat]

Unless you can find the file with My Files - maybe in Downloads? Then just delete it.

 

[B. Diddy]

I think system update files are saved to the cache partition, not the user directories, isn't that right @Rukbat?

 

[Rukbat]

Not sure - I thought they were saved to the Downloads folder, but I know they're deleted after they run (if they're downloaded to the right place). And if it was downloaded as OTA, you can't stop it in the middle - it downloads and updates. (With the new a/b system, it downloads in pieces and updates, so you can continue using the phone during an update - it won't bog the connection down.)

 

[Golfdriver97]

I was always under the impression that those OTA files are hidden. Maybe, and emphasis on the maybe, connecting to a PC can show them?

 

[B. Diddy]

It looks like it can vary with the device, based on this thread: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/32205/where-can-i-find-the-ota-update-file