Auto cleanup

Rules

“No more than”

The space limit for books on the device: 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 GB. Above the limit, finished books go first, then unstarted ones, then started ones; within each group, those not played on this device the longest.

“Offload finished books”

Finished books not played on this device for 7–180 days.

“Offload untouched books”

Any books not played on this device for 7–180 days.

What the days count from

The last time the book was played on this device; an import or bringing the files back from iCloud also starts the count over. Playing on another device, a rescan and “Check again” do not reset it.

“Leave started books alone”

Started books leave under no rule. On by default.

Default

The rules are off: “no limit” and “never offload”.

What never leaves

• A book with no copy in iCloud. Auto cleanup removes only books that have already been offloaded to iCloud — for example, ones brought back from there with “Download”. The screen shows the rest under “Staying — no copy in the cloud”. A finished book with no copy is not taken by the “Offload finished books” rule: the app asks about it after you finish it, and with “Offload finished books automatically” it leaves by itself.
• The book open in the player (with no player, the last one you listened to), and the next book after each started one.
• A book kept with “Keep on device”.

When it runs

• By itself — no more than once a day, while the app is not on screen, the phone is charging and there is a network. The exact moment is chosen by the system.
• “Tidy up now” applies the rules at once and shows under the button how many books were offloaded and how much space was freed. Before you tap it, the date of the previous run is there.
• The “Leaving now” section shows, before you tap anything, which books would go under the current rules and how much space would be freed.
• While “Offload only over Wi‑Fi” is on, books stay put on cellular until the next run.

Not to be confused

Auto cleanup is offloading by rules, not a backup and not sync: files leave only this device, and nothing changes on the others.

Pro

Auto cleanup is part of Akoue Pro: without it the row is locked and cleanup does not run by itself. Books that have left come back with “Download” without Pro too.

Tip

To make sure a book never leaves by itself, keep it with “Keep on device” in its menu.

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