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Help tab 4 storage problem

Ok so I have a tab 4 7.0 and I have some storage problems. I tried to download asphalt 8. A game that is 1.4 gigs it got about 73% done then it failed because of lack of room. But I go to clear out my storage and there is an extra 14 gigs in my miscellaneous files. I click on it and the file isn't there. I can't see or get rid of it. Please help
 
This will help you understand where apps go and how much actual space is left...

Install Terminal Emulator:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm

Open a terminal and type: df
Hit enter.

Ignore most of the info that displays and look at the line: /data
The free space in /data is what is available for installing apps.

The 1.4GB in misc you can't see is hidden files. These have file names that start with a dot. For example, a visible file might be just temp.txt but a hidden file would be ./temp.txt
 
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