Why is Netflix consuming a lot of memory?

I have downloaded 2 series on Netflix and on my phone it is 30gb consumed. But in the Netflix app is nothing of 30GB

Why is that?

Lg, Malte

This will not only be the series, but probably also cached files from other movies you've streamed

Small file sizes are achieved by compressible formats such as .mp4. For protection against duplication, the series and movies on your device are not raw as a video file, otherwise any file manager could export the material.

As DRM protection, Netflix stores data that only the Netflix app itself can read and play back as a video. These data are much larger than intended video formats, they contain additional information for subtitles, timestamps, digital fingerprints, encryption, time etc.

Is the Netflix app the only app you have on your device?

By the way, your Smarty says that you have used 31.16 GB (today), not that 31.16 GB are occupied by netflix.

Is the protection so big?

As if that are 30GB

Yes, I have other apps.

There's Netflix occupied 31GB but ok

You can test it out. You can delete the downloaded movies and see how much space is then displayed to you.

If your theory is correct, then the memory would have to be free again as soon as you delete the movies.

After your test, you can download the films again.

The theory is correct. Why is Netflix but only 10gb