Is it less? Like my g2x has 8 gb internal but really only has 5.5...... Is the sensation the same?
Also does game data store on that 1gb? Like the g2x and vibrant does? thanks
From what I have seen and keep hearing its actually 4 gb with 1.05(ish) available for app installation and whatnot.
yes you get the full 1gb for apps thats the left over space for you its normally 4gb but 3 of it is reserved for the system
I have currently 866MB free memory, while using 310MB for all my current apps. This means you have a total app capacity of 1176MB on your phone's internal storage.
Of course I have a 16GB MicroSD card for my music, pics, video etc.
Hope this helps!
atticus182 said:
I have currently 866MB free memory, while using 310MB for all my current apps. This means you have a total app capacity of 1176MB on your phone's internal storage.
Of course I have a 16GB MicroSD card for my music, pics, video etc.
Hope this helps!
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Internal/external
Any major lag getting the media running off the SD?
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Thanks all.. Anyone know if game data is stored in that 1gb? I dont think you can get that on the card could you? Cause if not 1gb.is like 2 gameloft games only..
smashpunks said:
Thanks all.. Anyone know if game data is stored in that 1gb? I dont think you can get that on the card could you? Cause if not 1gb.is like 2 gameloft games only..
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Good point. And some games like eternal legacy is 457mb of data to save.
They can get huge..
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mr.orange303 said:
Good point. And some games like eternal legacy is 457mb of data to save.
They can get huge..
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when its like 475mb it will store that data on the sd card thats what gameloft games do and most other large games but angry birds stores data on phone but its only like 15mb
mr.orange303 said:
Good point. And some games like eternal legacy is 457mb of data to save.
They can get huge..
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Nova 2 is 954 mb lol... The best android game so far imo..
xboarder56 said:
when its like 475mb it will store that data on the sd card thats what gameloft games do and most other large games but angry birds stores data on phone but its only like 15mb
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Not on my g2x or vibrant. Always went to the internal. Are you sure some load on the external? and is there a trick?
I got 500 mb left internally and 12 gb externally, when I try and download data thats more than whatss on my internal (500) it tells me to free memory....
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Not on my g2x or vibrant. Always went to the internal. Are you sure some load on the external? and is there a trick?
I got 500 mb left internally and 12 gb externally, when I try and download data thats more than whatss on my internal (500) it tells me to free memory....
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yes becuase the g2x and sgs have a built in memory card its like a built in sd card in the phone formated and partionted a special way. But phones like the desire hd and g2 and htc sensation have a diffrent form of storage to store apps and system files. So it detects the apps partion and sd card so it will install the game data to the sd card.
i have 3 big gameloft games..and they all run from the SD.. i have to say the games run so smooth and look stunning especially modern combat 2 and asphalt 6 !
you can even put movies and music on g2x and sgs without a memory card that's mainly how you can tell if it will save the game data to phone. If it doesnt allow you to save media to internal phone then it will save it to sd card. Like the htc sensation
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you can even put movies and music on g2x and sgs without a memory card that's mainly how you can tell if it will save the game data to phone. If it doesnt allow you to save media to internal phone then it will save it to sd card. Like the htc sensation
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Nice.
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yes becuase the g2x and sgs have a built in memory card its like a built in sd card in the phone formated and partionted a special way. But phones like the desire hd and g2 and htc sensation have a diffrent form of storage to store apps and system files. So it detects the apps partion and sd card so it will install the game data to the sd card.
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Ahhh gotcha.thats good cause that would have sucked..thanks..
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Would also like to know the answer to that
APP2sd is the app needed for this phone..but you need to root first.
jboy15 said:
APP2sd is the app needed for this phone..but you need to root first.
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not necessarily...froyo builds and above already have apps to sd built in but only for certain apps that will be allowed to run off sd. if you root and use titanium backup then you could move whatever you like to sd. one downside of this that for apps that has an option for widgets will no longer be available.
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APP2sd is the app needed for this phone..but you need to root first.
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This is beyond well known info. Not all games have that option.
Hence why the thread ask about the games that don't.
And can someone answer my question?
Is there bad lag when playing media from the SD?
And yes it takes longer so don't BS.
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I somehow have only 2.44 gbs of internal memory free and I can't figure out how to free more up. I used my back up pro and did a factory reset and I can't figure out whats eating The memory . I don't have many apps. Any help would be awesome. Thanks
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Well you may have plenty of photos and videos in there. Put in the external SD card and go to camera app options. There you should be able to choose where to save the snaps and videos.
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No that's not it. Thanks though
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Maybe it's leftover files from an HD game(Gameloft) they leave like 500mb or more of files behind when you uninstall them. you have to go in and delete the left over manually.
Crgm77 said:
Maybe it's leftover files from an HD game(Gameloft) they leave like 500mg or more of files behind when you uninstall them. you have to go in and delete the left over manually.
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Apparently Gameloft games are so large in size they actually add weight to the phone. (500mg, joke explainer, etc.)
laker666 said:
I somehow have only 2.44 gbs of internal memory free and I can't figure out how to free more up. I used my back up pro and did a factory reset and I can't figure out whats eating The memory . I don't have many apps. Any help would be awesome. Thanks
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2.44??? Your lucky, I just checked my ''internal phone storage'' and i only have 1.28 GB
and for my phone memory, total space is 5.44gb, and available space is 4.55gb
but i also have a 32gb micro sd card.
I have noticed that if I move an app to SD, it's widget either stops working or disappears from the widgets menu.
Is that suppose to happen?
I've noticed that a few of the apps I've downloaded or were looking at do state not to put on SD card if you want the widget to work, so I think so
That's pathetic.
As much as SD storage is flexible, it cripples the phone.
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I have noticed that if I move an app to SD, it's widget either stops working or disappears from the widgets menu.
Is that suppose to happen?
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It's always been like that on every android phone I've owned.
It's normal on all android phones.
It's a big problem! Surely it can be fixed by google? Can't they save the widget on internal storage and the rest on the SD?
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It's normal on all android phones.
It's a big problem! Surely it can be fixed by google? Can't they save the widget on internal storage and the rest on the SD?
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I feel because accessing information from the SD is slower than the internal, widgets won't be as snappy.
Yeah it sucks. I moved ScoreCenter to the SD card and the widget stopped working. Oh well.
When I say its a big problem, I meant for devices with low internal storage. 1gb on the sensation is more than enough.
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This is a limitation of Android. It causes a lot of devs grief when it leads to bad reviews on the market. Sucks, and can't do anything about it.
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That's part of android, did you guys download every app in the market? Can you really not afford to keep a few apps in internal storage... You have a gig of space. WTF
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SD Card is much slower than NAND..The App will apear much later than you boot your phone..I think NAND space is enough for everyone..So don't move it to SD Card..If you definately install too many apps, you can parition an EXT4 partition..
I'd give my left nut for a gig of internal storage. My Aria has like 150 mb and I manage. How many Widgets you guys use?
Is it possible to use the sd card as internal memory?
like on i9003:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/swap-i9003-internal-sdcard-memory-with-external_sd/
Do you need that? The HTC Desire S got plenty of internal memory. Can't imagine that it will be out of memory (or you have to have like 1.000 apps which only can be storaged on internal memory). Most apps & games with a lot of extra data, already uses the SD card.
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Some games need to download extra content like 400mb, so yea..
Usually games download content to SD card.
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Usually games download content to SD card.
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Exactly...
I got some Gameloft games and all the extra data is saved on the SD card.
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I don't think that's required. I never have internal memory problems, 1 GB is enough. Most stuff like HD games, videos, music, are all on SD Card. Small apps like Angry birds (Max 30 MB) are on internal memory....
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Exactly...
I got some Gameloft games and all the extra data is saved on the SD card.
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Same xD
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How can I move an app to my external SD card rather than the internal 16 GB storage. I cannot find a way to do that. When I choose move to SD card is only goes to the internal 16 GB.
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download astro file manager....its free on the market and has a cut/copy/paste/move function
Thanks for the tips...what changed with this phone? This is my third Android phone and installing to SD card always meant to the microSD card.
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Thanks for the tips...what changed with this phone? This is my third Android phone and installing to SD card always meant to the microSD card.
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Its because the phone has internal SD that mounts as mnt/sdcard which is normally external on phones that don't have internal SD storage.
So basically, the expanded slot is mainly for files and media, correct?
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So basically, the expanded slot is mainly for files and media, correct?
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yeah, but with the amount of internal storage available on these devices, i see NO benefit to moving apps to sd. that was a benefit with older phones, but it seems all the newer models coming out have ample room for app installs. apps2sd seems like a worthless hassle to me any more.
I have to use apps2sd because the Market seems to want to default all my installs to the system storage rather than what it calls the usb storage...am I missing something here? My Captivate defaulted to the internal storage and I would often move into the external sd. My Infuse loaded all apps on the external sd card. This phone seems to go to the very limited system storage options (only like 1.3 gig free). So I feel like I have no choice but to continue using APPS2SD.
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I have to use apps2sd because the Market seems to want to default all my installs to the system storage rather than what it calls the usb storage...am I missing something here? My Captivate defaulted to the internal storage and I would often move into the external sd. My Infuse loaded all apps on the external sd card. This phone seems to go to the very limited system storage options (only like 1.3 gig free). So I feel like I have no choice but to continue using APPS2SD.
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What apps are you running that you need THAT much internal storage for apps?
Samsung typically leaves 2gb for internal app storage, the 16gb internal SD for media ect..
I've got well over 150 apps on my phone and haven't come close to using my internal storage.
Well, I need more than the 2GB of internal storage but not much more. Just not used to the way this phone handled app storage compared to my past phones.
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garak0410 said:
Well, I need more than the 2GB of internal storage but not much more. Just not used to the way this phone handled app storage compared to my past phones.
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what do you install that requires that much space?
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So basically, the expanded slot is mainly for files and media, correct?
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not correct
you can do sooooo much more with it, that you wont believe
check this out for detail http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343187
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garak0410 said:
How can I move an app to my external SD card rather than the internal 16 GB storage. I cannot find a way to do that. When I choose move to SD card is only goes to the internal 16 GB.
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Give Link2SD a try; it's fantastic and allows you to move apps, one at a time or multiples (under menu button) to the ExternalSD card (plus it allows you to do so much more, see link above). It sees the External card as it should see it, an SD card that can have apps and data on it. App2SD doesn't give you a choice to move to the ExternalSD card, it only moves from phone to InternalSD and vice versa.
i want to download games but i always get a message saying no memory left but i have a 16 gb sd card but my phone doesnt have any music or apps barley any pictures how can i fix this i want to download bigger games . please help!!!
newkid95 said:
i want to download games but i always get a message saying no memory left but i have a 16 gb sd card but my phone doesnt have any music or apps barley any pictures how can i fix this i want to download bigger games . please help!!!
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Maybe try to wipe dalvik and cache
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Check your internal memory.
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i want to download games but i always get a message saying no memory left but i have a 16 gb sd card but my phone doesnt have any music or apps barley any pictures how can i fix this i want to download bigger games . please help!!!
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Our internal SD has a rough 4 gb. If you want to use your External you would have to switch the points at where your apps can get downloaded to. There's a mod floating here around XDA that can exactly do that.
Have you flashed a lot? I found that oftentimes, I have a spare LOST.dir folder lying around from my previous builds! I freed up nearly 1 GB just by cleaning that alone!
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newkid95 said:
i want to download games but i always get a message saying no memory left but i have a 16 gb sd card but my phone doesnt have any music or apps barley any pictures how can i fix this i want to download bigger games . please help!!!
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There's something called swapsd look that up and fallow the steps
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