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It seems whenever I reboot...I notice a bunch of apps gone..I reinstall and then when I reboot again...they either stay or get deleted again.
EDIT: my infuse did this when it was not rooted also. I just now rooted it and had to reinstall a bunch of apps...I did that and rebooted and voila. They are gone again.
Mine resets my wallpaper everytime I reboot :\
matermine said:
Mine resets my wallpaper everytime I reboot :\
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Yeah same here. Gets rid of my live wallpaper everytime.
Rooms?
Are you guys stock?
tyshemi said:
Are you guys stock?
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I was stock and I JUST now rooted it after a couple weeks of having it. It still did this before I rooted. Also my apps constantly force close now.
Fix try
Fee454 said:
I was stock and I JUST now rooted it after a couple weeks of having it. It still did this before I rooted.
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Ok go into settings-applications-all-move apps that are diisapering to the phone close reboot see if that works?
they come back after about 5 minuets or so. its because they are stored on the sd card.
i got used to it.
Does it matter that it says media scanning complete up top and I still dont see them?
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Move all the apps off the SD Card, then remove the SD Card to prevent future apps from being installed to it.
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I have a 32GB SD card which I would like to keep in the phone... :-/ But the apps themselves are on the internal SD I believe. it's odd...my friend doesn't have any of these issues...we both upgraded same day with the infuse. It could be something simple I am just a android noob and plan on living on these forums reading as much as I can.
the disappearing wallpaper is due to the wallpaper being on the sdcard and not phone storage (same device in a physical sense, different partition/device to the os) the ui loads before the sdcard mounts. the media scanner seems to run before the apps are loaded. so it needs to load the default wallpapper to unlock the phone.
the other disappearing apps may be due to the same thing but they should show before you have an opportunity to reinstall them, unless they are somehow on the external sd card and that sd card happens to be a class 2 or something slow like that.
i hate apps to sd for anything other than older phones that have under 512mb of phone storage. it just causes confusion, i dont really know why some apps like to install to the sd card on this phone others dont and it never asks you, this never happened on my captivate.
Dani897 said:
the disappearing wallpaper is due to the wallpaper being on the sdcard and not phone storage (same device in a physical sense, different partition/device to the os) the ui loads before the sdcard mounts. the media scanner seems to run before the apps are loaded. so it needs to load the default wallpapper to unlock the phone.
the other disappearing apps may be due to the same thing but they should show before you have an opportunity to reinstall them, unless they are somehow on the external sd card and that sd card happens to be a class 2 or something slow like that.
i hate apps to sd for anything other than older phones that have under 512mb of phone storage. it just causes confusion, i dont really know why some apps like to install to the sd card on this phone others dont and it never asks you, this never happened on my captivate.
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Hmm...makes sense...I do have a 32gb sd class 2 sandisk card but i've heard mixed things on whether the different classes matter on the Infuse. But yes the apps issue is strange...but they are on the internal SD. Some are on the phone. So moving them all to the phone should fix the disappearing issue?
I just worry about running out of space. phone memory is only 2gb.
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Hmm...makes sense...I do have a 32gb sd class 2 sandisk card but i've heard mixed things on whether the different classes matter on the Infuse. But yes the apps issue is strange...but they are on the internal SD. Some are on the phone. So moving them all to the phone should fix the disappearing issue?
I just worry about running out of space. phone memory is only 2gb.
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2GB is a pretty huge amount of space for apps so I wouldn't worry about that. Some of the larger games that require downloading extra cache files, like Order & Chaos, save that to a special cache folder that AFAIK doesn't count towards the 2GB internal memory limit (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Does anyone know of a way to disable apps saving to the SD card by default? In other words, how can we ensure that we always save apps to the phone? Saving to SD actually causes one of my favorite apps, SoundHound, to not work correctly as the widget isn't available, even after I move it to the phone memory.
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deanhatescoffee said:
2GB is a pretty huge amount of space for apps so I wouldn't worry about that. Some of the larger games that require downloading extra cache files, like Order & Chaos, save that to a special cache folder that AFAIK doesn't count towards the 2GB internal memory limit (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Does anyone know of a way to disable apps saving to the SD card by default? In other words, how can we ensure that we always save apps to the phone? Saving to SD actually causes one of my favorite apps, SoundHound, to not work correctly as the widget isn't available, even after I move it to the phone memory.
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My current problems are, everytime I reboot my break.com app gets deleted and has to be reinstalled...it won't let me move it to phone memory. Netflix app gets deleted also. When I try to move that to phone is says low memory. I have 1.4gb free on it.
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My current problems are, everytime I reboot my break.com app gets deleted and has to be reinstalled...it won't let me move it to phone memory. Netflix app gets deleted also. When I try to move that to phone is says low memory. I have 1.4gb free on it.
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That sucks. If it makes you feel any better, sometimes my Infuse will say that I have insufficient memory to install a new app as well, when I have more than 1.5GB free. :-[
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deanhatescoffee said:
That sucks. If it makes you feel any better, sometimes my Infuse will say that I have insufficient memory to install a new app as well, when I have more than 1.5GB free. :-[
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Do you have the new android market? Try uninstalling it and using the old one. It fixed my issue when trying to download apps.
Optimus-Prime said:
they come back after about 5 minuets or so. its because they are stored on the sd card.
i got used to it.
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i hate the delay on loading apps that are on the sdcard. i moved every single app i have on to the phone and dont have to wait 5 minutes to use my phone. apps on the sdcard are also slower and cant include more advanced features like widgets. sadly since theres two sdcards, theres no option to have apps install to the phone by default.
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i hate the delay on loading apps that are on the sdcard. i moved every single app i have on to the phone and dont have to wait 5 minutes to use my phone. apps on the sdcard are also slower and cant include more advanced features like widgets. sadly since theres two sdcards, theres no option to have apps install to the phone by default.
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It's odd...I have moved all the apps I could to my phone memory and since then I have had no problems after reboots except the break.com and netflix app. Not really a big deal it only takes a few seconds to reinstall those. I have waited 5-10 min after bootup for those to come back but they do not. Just a minor annoyance though.
i can imagine big video apps caching to the sdcard.
Actually for whatever reason I was able to move the break app to my phone this time. Only took 20 reinstalls lol
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'ello, gents. I just got my first Android phone and I seem to not be able to access 4GB of the internal memory. Under application storage, it has my available space as 4GB+, but won't let me install applications to it. I downloaded the disk usage app and it shows only 561MB total instead of approx 4561MB that should be there. I now have 62MB of internal space left and as I was typing this I got yet another warning that I am out of space. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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I think when I turned on my phone i had roughly 4.5 GB available for usage. I so far have only used up aroun 500 mb. Everything else goes on my 16gb SD card. What all do you have installed on your internal to eat that much space up?
You could always try to wipe the device clean and start brand new.
Well, I have a few apps installed, but my point is that the space isn't being used--it won't let me use it. The phone thinks that there is only 550MB total internal space, and, for some reason, ignores the other 4GB (see the screenshot I posted). I have been throwing everything on the sd card and even ordered a big sd card for this purpose, but I still want to fix this issue. When I try to click on application space under application storage to get some options our something, nothing happens. It looks like I might need to just reinstall from scratch to see if that fixes it. I mostly wanted to see if others were having this issue our if it was a known bug. Thanks again for any insights.
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'ello, gents. I just got my first Android phone and I seem to not be able to access 4GB of the internal memory. Under application storage, it has my available space as 4GB+, but won't let me install applications to it. I downloaded the disk usage app and it shows only 561MB total instead of approx 4561MB that should be there. I now have 62MB of internal space left and as I was typing this I got yet another warning that I am out of space. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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That 4gb of space is specifically for your apps, if ur phone isnt recognizing or accessing it then u need to return it cause its faulty.
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same issue here... 500MB out of 4GB used internal. All the rest of my apps are going on the SD card.
I'm going to see if I can make it over to the at&t store and see what they have to say about it, but if anyone figures out what's going on, let me know. I plan on flashing MIUI as soon as its out, so I don't know if that will resolve the issue, but its probably better to not wait and see.
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I appologize in advance if this is a bit rambling.
I spent some time troubleshooting the issue and it does seem like the Atrix 2 has some difficulty using internal app storage.
Using the default App storage viewer (settings > Applications > storage use) it shows the correct size of 4gig, but using DiskUsage I was only seeing a size of 561MB.
I started to test this by installing apps till i hit the 561MB limit and sure enough at ~560 it started complaining that there was no more room available for some apps and for others it started to install them on the SD card.
So i decided to try and force an app to internal storage. DiskUsage showed 9MB free and I had a 25MB app installed on the SD card. Using the default app manager I moved the app back to the phone and it installed, thus taking up all the free space shown by DiskUsage, but at the same time increasing the size of the disk to accomidate for the overage. All subsequent app installs have gone to the internal storage, increasing the disk size in DiskUsage.
More to come..
How did u move or force install on internal storage?
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I'm going to see if I can make it over to the at&t store and see what they have to say about it, but if anyone figures out what's going on, let me know. I plan on flashing MIUI as soon as its out, so I don't know if that will resolve the issue, but its probably better to not wait and see.
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the legume - did you make it to AT&T and did they have anything to say?
I haven't yet, but using azangerle's idea, I seem to have resolved the issue. It looks like you need to force the phone past the approx 500MB barrier by moving an app to the sd card, filing up the 500MB internal storage and then once the phone says that its out of internal storage, move the app from the sd card back into internal. It will allow it to be copied, and you should be able to use the rest of the 4GB of storage afterwards (I'm almost to 2GB used with apps and haven't had any problems).
I'm still going to ask at&t about it when I can make it over there, but its not as high a priority new that we've found a workaround.
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cloudedhopes said:
How did u move or force install on internal storage?
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If you go to applications > manage applications > and then select an application, you can choose to have the app moved to the sd card (or back to internal)
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Ah OK. Thnx. I see a few tabs there... downloaded, all, on SD card... what does the 'on SD card' mean? I definitely have not moved any to SD and if I go on an application I am still getting the option to move to SD :/
They are only on the SD card if they have the green checkmark, even if they are on the SD card tab. Its very confusing.
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They are only on the SD card if they have the green checkmark, even if they are on the SD card tab. Its very confusing.
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Thanks for clearing that up, I wondered about that cause I know I hadn't moved any apps to my sdcard yet it told me I have a few on there. Maybe because they were installed off of it???
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Thanks for clearing that up, I wondered about that cause I know I hadn't moved any apps to my sdcard yet it told me I have a few on there. Maybe because they were installed off of it???
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Nope I installed it from market. I think these are the ones that can be moved to SD?
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Nope I installed it from market. I think these are the ones that can be moved to SD?
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I was questioning why it showed like that on my phone. I have found some good info though
If you go into manage apps and click on the "on sdcard tab" unless there is a green checkmark next to the app it is not actually on your sdcard. Weird, but that's how it is.
I can live with that. Just wondering what on SD card means...
Has anyone known how to have access to internal storage?
I'd like to copy some movies to it but get "Access Denied"
Is internal storage available for an user???
djyuran said:
Has anyone known how to have access to internal storage?
I'd like to copy some movies to it but get "Access Denied"
Is internal storage available for an user???
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Nope, it is inaccessible, even after rooting.
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Nope, it is inaccessible, even after rooting.
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Thank you for information!
What's the purpose of internal storage?
Is it default place for installation of the new applications?
My note is only the 16gb version and im running out of space . How can i transfer my apps to the sd card, if i go to settings apps , there is no option to trasfer to the sd card ?
Lol suppose to be running out internal storage and not disc space.
Root and use titanium backup, I believe that will work.
Or get rid of apps you really don't need...
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My note is only the 16gb version and im running out of space . How can i transfer my apps to the sd card, if i go to settings apps , there is no option to trasfer to the sd card ?
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Return it and get a 32 gb version. Dont be cheap.
Also transfer all your non app data files to your sdcard. Music, movies, backups, photos all can live on sdcard.
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My note is only the 16gb version and im running out of space . How can i transfer my apps to the sd card, if i go to settings apps , there is no option to trasfer to the sd card ?
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Use the apps:
App 2 SD
GL to SD
The first one moves apps that can be stored on your sd to be moved. The second one takes the massive downloads needed by the gigantic games and puts those downloads on your external sd instead of using up your system memory. Those apps saved me several gigs of space!
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What's the point of deciding on the 16GB then complaining about running out of space?
mywingtophone said:
My note is only the 16gb version and im running out of space . How can i transfer my apps to the sd card, if i go to settings apps , there is no option to trasfer to the sd card ?
Lol suppose to be running out internal storage and not disc space.
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use Root Explorer, works well
Open Settings-->Applications-->Choose All tab--> Select any large application --> Move to SD Card
But you have to do one by one though...
use this tool DirectoryBind. move all ur unmovable games data to ur sd card. if will take some time to learn how to use but once u learn it u will find it easy and love this tool!
link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
mi7chy said:
What's the point of deciding on the 16GB then complaining about running out of space?
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I do find it a mystery why just for a short term fix owners are purchasing the 16GB model when shortly after the same will then be complaining of not enough space.
Percentage wise apps are getting bigger quicker than the hardware is increasing.
It's the sole reason why I never went for the Nexus 7.
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Open Settings-->Applications-->Choose All tab--> Select any large application --> Move to SD Card
But you have to do one by one though...
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That doesn't work with ICS...
If you go into apps then open my files i have found that you can point/hold and drag from internal sd to extsd.
I am also looking for a way to change the designation of installed apps and where items are automatically saved to.
I havent attempted to root yet.
Hope this helps
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If you go into apps then open my files i have found that you can point/hold and drag from internal sd to extsd.
I am also looking for a way to change the designation of installed apps and where items are automatically saved to.
I havent attempted to root yet.
Hope this helps
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Could you be a little more specific? When you say go into apps what do you mean? Also how do you open my files?
Beards said:
I do find it a mystery why just for a short term fix owners are purchasing the 16GB model when shortly after the same will then be complaining of not enough space.
Percentage wise apps are getting bigger quicker than the hardware is increasing.
It's the sole reason why I never went for the Nexus 7.
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Because the 32gb version isn't available here in Oz yet... If they released the 32gb version with the 16gb version they would have no or minimal sale of the 16gb version. REALLY bites...:crying:
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Could you be a little more specific? When you say go into apps what do you mean? Also how do you open my files?
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Located at the top right of the screen is an icon that resembles a rubix cube, touch that and it will take you to the applications part of the Note. Different than the home screens.
Located in the apps pages is a folder labled my files, touch that and it will open in a file tree manner. At this point you can touch and drag into the extsd folder.
You can also connet to your puter and launch kies and check the box to make the extsd card the default save.
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Located at the top right of the screen is an icon that resembles a rubix cube, touch that and it will take you to the applications part of the Note. Different than the home screens.
Located in the apps pages is a folder labled my files, touch that and it will open in a file tree manner. At this point you can touch and drag into the extsd folder.
You can also connet to your puter and launch kies and check the box to make the extsd card the default save.
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Thanks! I was doing that with pictures and music, never occurred to try apps, i thought ics didn't allow it. There were some apps i couldn't move but did move some, seems too easy but it worked
Using Kies to copy data files (not the apps) to the Note will also make them smaller and save space. I remember copying some using the windows browser and they were converted (made smaller) IF you copy first to the Note then move them to the Extsd. There may be even more ways to save space with transferring. Photos for example that don't need to be 2-5 mb each could be shrunk with a photo editor on your desktop, then transferred to the Note.
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Thanks! I was doing that with pictures and music, never occurred to try apps, i thought ics didn't allow it. There were some apps i couldn't move but did move some, seems too easy but it worked
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No problem, if you discover anything that allows you to use the extsd as more of a partition rather than storage only keep us posted.:good:
Edit: I read in the note forums that someone had written a kernel to swap the priority of the storage, making the extsd64gb act as the internal storage and vice versa. I dont have the link for it
Ok guys I have the Razr Maxx HD and loving it. But im using titanium and noticed I can't move my apps from memory to my SD card. Freezing apps is no problem but once I move an app, exit and reopen titanium it appears the app was never moved. It still shows it sitting on the memory.
Any help with this?:banghead:
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I asked about this at the Verizon store when I was getting a few things resolved. The response I got was that apps cannot be moved to an SD card. Only things like pics, videos, downloads, files, etc. can be stored on the SD card.
Would have been nice to know prior to purchase...
What??!! Wow that's a huge minus. Even using external apps like titanium? Smh
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Yep, word on the streets (or at least from the Verizon broad's mouth) is no apps can be moved.
That's true. We can't move apps to SD Card, i bought a 32 GB SD Card before know it.
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That's true. We can't move apps to SD Card, i bought a 32 GB SD Card before know it.
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I think it has something to do with the stupid reasoning to mount the internal memory as sdcard and the sdcard as external1. If someone modified the mount list to force the sdcard to be mounted as sdcard, it would probably allow apps on the real sdcard.
That's a jelly bean thing... Android removed that ability in 4.1 unfortunately
Not meaning to seem daft, but is there a specific reason that you need/want to move your apps to SD? My understanding of how Android works now means that you can use the entire onboard memory for apps... negating the need that earlier phones had to shift apps across due to lack of space.
Some games have up to1.5 gigs of data. It doesn't take that many to fill the internal memory.
Can we use either of these apps with our TF700 running 4.1+. I seem to recall there were problems when we were back on Ice Cream Sandwich.
Why would you want to? You have 32GB or 64GB of space to install apps to?
My guess would be to improve loading time and performance of big file games but you are right about if storage is the issue then the internal should be good.
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sbdags said:
Why would you want to? You have 32GB or 64GB of space to install apps to?
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Believe or not I only have 3gb of the 32gb on my internal left. I have several games with large 2+gb of extra data and I have 30+gb left on my 64gb external. If not app2sd or link2sd then what would you recommecnd I do?
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Believe or not I only have 3gb of the 32gb on my internal left. I have several games with large 2+gb of extra data and I have 30+gb left on my 64gb external. If not app2sd or link2sd then what would you recommecnd I do?
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Well data2sd would technically help you in this case. There may be another app on the play store but it is part of the way android 4.2 manages the sdcard.
Or you could you uninstall some unused data. Move books, videos, pictures, titanium backups, nandroid backups, etc to your external SD card.
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Well data2sd would technically help you in this case. There may be another app on the play store but it is part of the way android 4.2 manages the sdcard.
Or you could you uninstall some unused data. Move books, videos, pictures, titanium backups, nandroid backups, etc to your external SD card.
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I do not like messing around with the data2sd thing, just to many chance of messing up. What other app on the play store are you thinking of? As for the second part of your answer, I think I have already done as much as I can.
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I do not like messing around with the data2sd thing, just to many chance of messing up. What other app on the play store are you thinking of? As for the second part of your answer, I think I have already done as much as I can.
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How could you possibly have used 30GB of space on app data though? I mean I'd be lucky if I have used more than 3GB.....
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How could you possibly have used 30GB of space on app data though? I mean I'd be lucky if I have used more than 3GB.....
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Using a app from play store named Disk Usage I found somemore data I could move around and now have 9+gb of free space. I would still though like to know if any of the app2sd, link2sd, etc, will work?
lartomar2002 said:
Using a app from play store named Disk Usage I found somemore data I could move around and now have 9+gb of free space. I would still though like to know if any of the app2sd, link2sd, etc, will work?
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I don't know how these apps work, but I'm almost sure you can create normal symlinks from /data/somewhere to /Removable/microSD/elsewhere as you would on a desktop Linux system. Just note that the simulated sdcard does not support symlinks, so for anything in /data/media you'd need a different solution.