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[Q] Insufficient storage available-Installation errors & other aggravations?

Hey all, I've been getting "Insufficient storage available - Installation errors" eventhough I have a 32GB sdcard (but only 30MB of internal storage & yes I've moved all existing installed possible apps to sdcard, cleared caches & unmounted-remounted sdcard), what's the best way to resolve this?
I'm still running 2.2 unrooted but considering rooting soon & maybe cm7 or other rom but I'm not sure I want to risk issues when I need it working..
Also notice it is slow to respond upon reboot, maybe due to apps trying to update but encountering the insufficient storage available installation error..
-Appreciate helpful replies

yeah it happened with me too then i tried some customROM on my phone,
btw what phone do you have?

thebogy said:
yeah it happened with me too then i tried some customROM on my phone,
btw what phone do you have?
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Thanks for clueing me into the fact that I was no longer in the EVO 4G forum, it must have taken me out there after logging in. I'll root & customROM at some point or if necessary but was curious if there is a fix without that. Maybe someone can still help here but I've since started this Q in the EVO 4G Q&A:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195992

Error with my market and the downloads!!!"

Hi since yesterday im having a problem with my phone. Everytime im going to download something from the market it gives me and error saying i dont have enough space. Thats wrong cause i have formated the internal and external memories and i have only a few apps installed like facebook and the xda app. Is anyone having this kind of trouble?? And what can i do??
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daworship said:
Hi since yesterday im having a problem with my phone. Everytime im going to download something from the market it gives me and error saying i dont have enough space. Thats wrong cause i have formated the internal and external memories and i have only a few apps installed like facebook and the xda app. Is anyone having this kind of trouble?? And what can i do??
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If you look at the OP for the Weapon rom it will tell you how to fix:
6. If you get insufficient space where when downloading from the market there are a few things you can do which have been reported to solve the problem.
~ Clear market cache
~ Boot into clockwork recovery and wipe cache and dalvik-cache
~ Boot into clockwork recovery and format /data
That is pasted from there and it worked for me.

Installed some apps, now storage is full - is Apps2SD working?

Hello,
after installing some apps (not really many apps) I got the error, that there's no storage/RAM left when trying to install another app from the Market
So I was wondering if there's any possibility to install Apps2SD+ to my HTC Sensation running on Revolution HD 2.1.0?
I've searched the Sensation-forum for Apps2SD, but unfortunately I found nothing...
I would really appreciate any help from you guys!
Best regards
cool400

go to settings>applications>manage applications>go through the apps and cliack on each one>if available click move application to sd card>profit
IDK why you are getting this because even if you installed a "few" apps you whould not be able to fill the 1+ gig for app storage

I'm running the stock 2.3.3 ROM, but I have seen that message one time, even though there was over 500MB free on the internal storage. Going into Manage applications showed lots of space.
A reboot solved it.. haven't seen it again.

gs111 said:
I'm running the stock 2.3.3 ROM, but I have seen that message one time, even though there was over 500MB free on the internal storage. Going into Manage applications showed lots of space.
A reboot solved it.. haven't seen it again.
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or this should work

Okay, unfortunately a reboot hasn't solved this problem :-(
This is what I figured out until now:
1) Under "Applications/Manage applications" I can see that there is 805MB of storage available, while 368MB is used
2) Under "SD & phone storage" I also see 805MB "Available space" - but I'm not able to choose "Make more space"! I get an error saying "Unable to find an activity to handle this action"
3) When trying to install ANY app from the market I get the error "Error downloading (app-name). There is insufficent space on the device."
Any other tips?
:-(

Full wipe (/data /system) and reflash with the newest version of Mike's (3.0). Should fix the issue and be a bit more smooth.

Device says error while downloading because there is insufficient space...

ok people,
I use a samsung galaxy mini with stock gingerbread 2.3.4 rom. I have link2sd installed on my phone and device is rooted. Recently i've been getting, "error while downloading because there is insufficient space" .. I have well above 120 mb in internal memory and the whole 4 gig memory card is free. I am not able to tick auto-link to sd on link2sd , because that option is unavailable. Also i tried to partition my sd card using minitool but i think im getting it wrong.
please help me.

1. Open "Root Explorer"
2. Mount as r/w
3. Go to cache/download/ and delete everything in that folder.
This should fix your problem.

Ok i mounted as r/w and in cache folder i only found two folders lost+found and some recovery related file and there was nothing related to download.
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This looks like a bug with the new android market. The new market is so silly and idiotic. First of all there are always connectivity issues in it besides insufficient memory issue now. I downgraded my market and it work flawlessly. But sadly this is short lived as it updates itself.
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Bump.
So any of you facing this issue with the new market? Im really frustrated with this. Ive tried everything but nothing really helps also i dont find an alternative app market for temporary use.
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srprashant91 said:
Bump.
So any of you facing this issue with the new market?
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I am, on my Archos 101IT Gen8...
It's killing me! Market v 3.0.26 (or 3.0.16, can't remember)... Almost all my apps need to be updated, and when I do this BLAM! 'Unable to install on SD or external storage'!
But I tried Jelly defense off Thepiratebay.org and it's the same problem... I install it, the bar moves a little and then '!Didn't install' WHY is that happening?
Even with PES 2012, but why?

someone755 said:
I am, on my Archos 101IT Gen8...
It's killing me! Market v 3.0.26 (or 3.0.16, can't remember)... Almost all my apps need to be updated, and when I do this BLAM! 'Unable to install on SD or external storage'!
But I tried Jelly defense off Thepiratebay.org and it's the same problem... I install it, the bar moves a little and then '!Didn't install' WHY is that happening?
Even with PES 2012, but why?
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Try these lines:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16252668&postcount=46
This helped me to install Jelly Defense on SGS

[Completed] Insufficient Storage issue of Google Play Store

Hi guys. I am starting a new thread for this issue, because I have practically tried every possible options to solve the Insufficient storage issue, with no result! Sometimes an app doesn't start downloading, the error box opens showing " There is insufficient space in your internal storage and SD card, please free up some space...." Some other times, the app downloads fully, but can't be installed as the error box appears again - "Insufficient storage."
My device is Lenovo A6000, it's just a few months old. I have more than 500MB in my internal storage and a little less than 6GB on my external SD. I am running Android ver 4.4.4 and have my Play Store updated to the latest version since it automatically updates itself.
I have tried these ways:-
1. Deleting Cache.
2. I uninstalled the updates to Play store to revert it back to the factory version. It worked well for some time, then again the same issue.
3. I unmounted the SD card and remounted it again.
If I transfer an app from another device via ShareIt, I can install it perfectly!
I don't want to root my device just as yet. I mean, isn't there any good way to solve this issue? Is factory resetting the only option here?:crying::crying:
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give.

Hi,
Try posting your question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lenovo-a6000
The experts there may be able to help.
Good luck!