I tried to update an app today and the play store was giving me an insufficient storage error message. Clearly this shouldn't be the case as I have several gigs free on the phone. I've tried several things indicated online for other phones that people had problems with including the following:
Retry the update several times
Reinstall the app, I can't even fresh install the app as it gives me the error too....
Reboot phone
Clear unused apps/junk
clear data/caches for download manager + play store
Pretty much at a loss here for what else to try.
I did notice that there is a clockworkmod folder taking up 800MB, its apparently used for backup purposes. Whats the best way to view the actual partitioning of the phone to see what the real storage usage is?
EDIT: Even stranger... I can install other apps that are much larger apks.....
EDIT2: Sorry.. I figured it out, I cleared out the odex file for the app and installed it again.
I am experiencing (seems to be a lot more - saw in sony support forum) internal memory getting filled by some cache in 'DCIM' folder even though i use memory card to save Music and Pictures which is around 2 gb. But the cache develops to a whopping 1.4 gb in internal memory.
And I have to clear internal memroy now and then which removes the installed apps too.Do anyone having a solution for the above problem
I also would like know whether this customed rom 'http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419042' have any leakage problem or any stability issues?
hariukrish said:
I am experiencing (seems to be a lot more - saw in sony support forum) internal memory getting filled by some cache in 'DCIM' folder even though i use memory card to save Music and Pictures which is around 2 gb. But the cache develops to a whopping 1.4 gb in internal memory.
And I have to clear internal memroy now and then which removes the installed apps too.Do anyone having a solution for the above problem
I also would like know whether this customed rom 'http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419042' have any leakage problem or any stability issues?
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it is really a big problem. the album app is the culprit ( i suppose). i installed quickpic and froze the default album app, now the dcim folder is only 8.14 mb! i am not sure if it is really the reason for this as i am still experimenting so it may increase in future. still, give it a shot and maybe it will solve your problem.
Anyone have any advice to fix the insufficient storage problem? I have tried everything and nothing fixes it, including clearing of cache.
Hi all,
I have a rooted phone and constantly keep storage and performance best I can using a number of apps like SD Maid, Rom toolbox, etc.
My problem is that while it is clear that that all storage from phone to external SD card have plenty of free space, I'm running into a problem when attempting to update certain apps such as games from the play store. They fail do to insufficient space.
Any suggestions as to the cause? The only info I can provide related to cause is that this seems to happen after I take HD videos with camera. However, those videos do indeed reside on external memory card which obviously has plenty of space just like both other storage options.
Any help is appreciated.
"Insufficient space" is a general error that is displayed when a write fails.
This can mean not enough space, but also failure due to existing files or wrong permission.
There is plenty of space. I also have booted into recovery and fixed permissions several times but has not solved the issue. It is only happening with a handful of apps.
Any suggestions?
[Q] Santin X3 Memory Issue ,Google Play store error, Constant App & Process Crashing
A few days ago I bought a Santin X3 from DHgate. Everything was great but after a little while I couldn't download any app from Google Play Store it would either say a"Packge File is Invalid" or Error 492, also when I try installing any APK it says "Package is corrupt" or "insufficient space" and that's where the memory issue comes, when I go to Settings>Apps it says "6.3 GB used and 9.5 GB free" Everything that I have downloaded doesn't even add up to 6.3 GB and I have lot of free space. Also When I go to the Running Tab the RAM is always Stuck on 0.92 GB out of 1.0 GB no matter what I do. I have one more Problem most of the Google apps and Facebook keeps Crashing and this one process called com.google.process.gapps keeps crashing. I know I have about 3-4 Problems but I would like some help. Thanks
!Found the Soultion!
After a long time of searching online on my computer i found out that it was because my phone internal memory was full causing the crashes
and unable to download and install apps, so I factory reset my phone and installed a app called "An tu tu Benchmark" using it I found out that my operating system and a few pre-installed apps (which can't be uninstalled) took about 11GB! Leaving only 2GB for my apps and 3GB for other data. so I figured I am going to need to buy a sd card. Im sorry If i troubled anyone
Thread closed as user already founded and solved his problem.
I have a ROG 5 Tencent version with Global ROM, .86 build.
Found out that my storage was for some reason almost full. Checked on Android's storage manager and found that System App "Media Storage" is taking up 36.2GB of space. Also checked with DiskUsage, and it seems this "Media Storage" is exactly the same amount as all data under "media", which would be all videos and downloads (all non-app files). So it seems for some reason the data is being duplicated.
Upon research, I found two things:
1. This also happened to OnePlus users, and apparently the data isn't actually duplicated in Media Storage; it's just incorrectly displayed, and you can go above the displayed storage limit. If this is what is also happening, it's still a problem for me because if I try to sync data from my computer, it'll stop transferring because it'll detect my phone as full.
2. Happened to some users with WhatsApp. Doesn't apply to me because I don't have WhatsApp, nor have I ever installed it on this device.
The "Clear Storage" & "Clear Cache" options for Media Storage are also greyed out, so I have no clue how to proceed.
Anyone else run into this problem? Any solutions?
Edit: updated to .151, problem still exists.
Make sure all critical data is redundantly backed up.
Try force stopping the app. Still can't app clear its data?
Sync is so much easier but I always do cut/paste for backups... once bitten, twice shy.
blackhawk said:
Try force stopping the app. Still can't app clear its data?
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Doesn't give me an option to force stop Media Storage.
Could it be an apk with System Administrator rights be locking it out?
blackhawk said:
Could it be an apk with System Administrator rights be locking it out?
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Only apps with admin permissions are Find My Device, Nova7, Outlook. They are also all disabled.
reica said:
Only apps with admin permissions are Find My Device, Nova7, Outlook. They are also all disabled.
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I don't understand why it's locked down like that.
Is that normal for that device?
Make sure that under Settings -> Storage you don't have Storage manager enabled.
Media Storage isn't ACTUALLY taking up that space, though. You can't clear the data for it because it's technically not using it. It is just reporting how much data is taken up by media and the system incorrectly displays that as the amount of data used by the app.
If you look in Settings -> Storage and do the math on the totals, you'll find that the total doesn't match the one in the upper left. Taking Media Storage into consideration, I should be at 403 of 256 GB. Media Storage appears as 186 GB and my remaining storage is still 31 GB.
reica said:
I have a ROG 5 Tencent version with Global ROM, .86 build.
Found out that my storage was for some reason almost full. Checked on Android's storage manager and found that System App "Media Storage" is taking up 36.2GB of space. Also checked with DiskUsage, and it seems this "Media Storage" is exactly the same amount as all data under "media", which would be all videos and downloads (all non-app files). So it seems for some reason the data is being duplicated.
Upon research, I found two things:
1. This also happened to OnePlus users, and apparently the data isn't actually duplicated in Media Storage; it's just incorrectly displayed, and you can go above the displayed storage limit. If this is what is also happening, it's still a problem for me because if I try to sync data from my computer, it'll stop transferring because it'll detect my phone as full.
2. Happened to some users with WhatsApp. Doesn't apply to me because I don't have WhatsApp, nor have I ever installed it on this device.
The "Clear Storage" & "Clear Cache" options for Media Storage are also greyed out, so I have no clue how to proceed.
Anyone else run into this problem? Any solutions?
Edit: updated to .151, problem still exists.
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Hi! Quite late to the party, still posting just to ask if you found any solution to this "Media Storage" issue?
My OnePlus 9RT is having the same problem now. What is worst is it is not like just "incorrectly displayed" as some users said on Reddit, here and other forums. Recently my Media Storage size went up to 58Gb and then when I went to install Grid Autosport, which takes around 4Gb space, PlayStore showed me that I have to delete apps to make space for Grid!!! So, that means the Phone is reading this Media Storage app space, its not just a virtual/incorrectly displayed number!
jitd said:
Hi! Quite late to the party, still posting just to ask if you found any solution to this "Media Storage" issue?
My OnePlus 9RT is having the same problem now. What is worst is it is not like just "incorrectly displayed" as some users said on Reddit, here and other forums. Recently my Media Storage size went up to 58Gb and then when I went to install Grid Autosport, which takes around 4Gb space, PlayStore showed me that I have to delete apps to make space for Grid!!! So, that means the Phone is reading this Media Storage app space, its not just a virtual/incorrectly displayed number!
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I think you are confusing the words with a visual misrepresentation that can be ignored. As I posted last year, it means that media storage "thinks" the files are there and is telling the system that space is used, but the physical files don't exist. It is not that the space is actually available and it's being shown incorrectly. It's that the system is reserving that space for files that aren't present. If that weren't the case, then the answer would be simply to clean out your storage of any files you don't need and free up the space.
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I think you are confusing the words with a visual misrepresentation that can be ignored. As I posted last year, it means that media storage "thinks" the files are there and is telling the system that space is used, but the physical files don't exist. It is not that the space is actually available and it's being shown incorrectly. It's that the system is reserving that space for files that aren't present. If that weren't the case, then the answer would be simply to clean out your storage of any files you don't need and free up the space.
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Which simply means what the OP posted. At the end of the day that space cannot be used and that's a problem. Technically you are correct but you have killed the discussion on this thread by twisting it into another direction. So let me try to bring it back.
Mediastorage is a problem! It is causing the system to reserve space unnecessarily. For every 1 GB that I consume, mediastorage consumes and equal amount of space (at least from the OS's POV).
@twistedumbrella Stop saying that it is a "visual representation". And you're 100% wrong. The answer isn't to clean out our own files. The answer is to stop mediastorage from causing the OS to reserve space unnecessarily.
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Which simply means what the OP posted. At the end of the day that space cannot be used and that's a problem. Technically you are correct but you have killed the discussion on this thread by twisting it into another direction. So let me try to bring it back.
Mediastorage is a problem! It is causing the system to reserve space unnecessarily. For every 1 GB that I consume, mediastorage consumes and equal amount of space (at least from the OS's POV).
@twistedumbrella Stop saying that it is a "visual representation". And you're 100% wrong. The answer isn't to clean out our own files. The answer is to stop mediastorage from causing the OS to reserve space unnecessarily.
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Interesting. This problem is being seen on other makes as well. May be related to the OS version or the media storage app; they're all might be using the same open source code.
Or both together. Scoped storage sucks... just a guess.
Back up all critical data redundantly first then play with it to try to find the app(s) responsible as in indicated in the link above. Do some more Google searches for the same issue, it doesn't have to be your exact make/model neccesarily to apply.
Is it a clean load loaded after firmware upgrades? Was it hand loaded rather than a automated transfer app like Samsung's SmartSwitch? These apps are known troublemakers when going cross device or platform.
Try to develop a work around... more fun times with Android.
Play with it.
Got my Oneplus 9 same problem with os11. maybe only google can resolve this issue?
Were you able to fix or found a fix on this, i just checked mine and this "Media" app taking a lot of storage on my Xiaomi 11t pro