[UPDATE] My phone crashed and then got stuck in a boot loop, so I had to reset it. I would still like input from anyone concerning the below, because whatever caused the internal storage problem directly contributed to the boot loop.
I have seen several other posts about this issue for several different phones, all from April, but it hasn't been resolved in any other forum, so I thought I would start here. My issue just started today. I have a Droid X that is running a CM7 nightly with a couple of zeppelinrox scripts. I have had CM7 installed since January, so I believe it does not relate to CM7 or any other mods I am running. I was thinking that it must be a virus. What happened (and continues to happen) is this:
- My phone played the message tone, and I got a notification saying that my phone storage was almost full and that I needed to do something about it. I thought that this was very odd, since I have 6.2 gigs of internal storage, and I don't have that many apps installed, and I have all of my pictures and other media on my SD Card.
- I then got a notification that my text message inbox was full, so an incoming text message was rejected. I get this notification every couple of minutes or so.
- I deleted several of my largest apps on my phone, which should have freed up about 30mb. It showed that I had 12mb free, which quickly shrank to 5mb, then 100kb, than 0.0kb, as if something was actively filling it up.
- I deleted about 700 text messages, and still got the same error as before.
What should I do???
Well, you won't lose anything trying to use an antivirus app.
Is there a way I can install it from my computer to my phone's SD card? I have been attempting to download an AV app, but Google Play force closes itself whenever I try to do this. Very frustrating!
You could try re-installing the whole rom.
Well you can download an APK (if exists) of a FREE antivirus and install it on your phone from the SD Card.
If it's a virus i don't think that it's stored on the sdcard, it could be there but the system is infected anyway.
same thing here
i have a droid x 2 global with cm7, I have the same problem . everything has been good but as of two days ago i started getting storage full and cant receive text warnings . i have like 6gb internal storage with very few apps installed and if i delete them and nothing really happens . i have pulled my hair out with this one. I did a fresh wipe "data and factory" and reinstalled c7 with an updated version . it all was good until 12 hours later bam same messages. did another wipe/reinstall when prompted to enter google account and stuff I deselected the box "allow google to restore phone" or something like that and haven't installed any apps. so far so good. i'm going to slowly install the apps i had and try to figure out what is going on. please let me know if you find a solution. the weird thin is it just started happening . i though virus but wtf ,
quigley, have you visited any websites on your phone that you don't normally go to? What internet browser app are you using? I am using Dolphin Mini, and I was researching some stuff with Google, and visited many sites I don't normally go to, so maybe a virus came from there.
Since my reset last night, I have yet to experience any problems. Thankfully, I had made a backup of all my apps and settings with Titanium Backup a week or so ago, and all my media was stored on my SD Card, so I didn't lose much. I never use the Google backup. And check this out:
Total App Usage: 289mb. Free: 6.3gb.
And this is the same set up I had right before the "event!" It must have been a virus. I see no other reason for 6 gigs to get that completely filled up in minutes. It can't have been CM7, because I haven't updated it in months! I wish someone could shed some light on this.
Imagine666 said:
Is there a way I can install it from my computer to my phone's SD card? I have been attempting to download an AV app, but Google Play force closes itself whenever I try to do this. Very frustrating!
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You can install it via the Web Market.
Imagine666 said:
quigley, have you visited any websites on your phone that you don't normally go to? What internet browser app are you using? I am using Dolphin Mini, and I was researching some stuff with Google, and visited many sites I don't normally go to, so maybe a virus came from there.
Since my reset last night, I have yet to experience any problems. Thankfully, I had made a backup of all my apps and settings with Titanium Backup a week or so ago, and all my media was stored on my SD Card, so I didn't lose much. I never use the Google backup. And check this out:
Total App Usage: 289mb. Free: 6.3gb.
And this is the same set up I had right before the "event!" It must have been a virus. I see no other reason for 6 gigs to get that completely filled up in minutes. It can't have been CM7, because I haven't updated it in months! I wish someone could shed some light on this.
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I have been using stock CM7 browser, and i don't browse much usually just google news, "never porn or torrent sites " i have a desktop for that fun. so i really don't think it was a virus from browsing . i haven't had any trouble since my second wipe and not using google restore during setup. i'm still slowly adding my usual apps. we will see what happens , P.S also when this happened i was unable to move stuff onto sd card , it showed full also. I really don't think it was a virus but it sure seems that way.
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Hello,
Early last week I put Vegan 5.1 on my gtab. Everything was working well and I had started installing a couple of apps and personalizing the device.
Friday night I downloaded Dungeon Defenders played around with it for a bit, then turned it off. Saturday morning when I turned it on everything seemed fine but then I realized it appears to have done a partial reset or something.
Some apps were suddenly missing, angry birds which was already in place and titanium which I had downloaded. (never got a chance to figure out how to use titanium)
Two apps that I installed now get force close errors at boot-up, a notepad app and Nook.
I cleared a bunch of the default bookmarks from the browser and added a few of my own, all of that was reset. My bookmarks are gone and all the stock bookmarks are back in place.
When I tried to open the market it acted like it was the first time I had used it, the user agreement popped up and I had to accept again.
Does anyone have any idea what might have caused this 'reset', and how I might keep it from happening again?
Thanks in advance.
I am running the enhancement pack with 3389. I had the exact same issue over the weekend. Some of the same apps were missing. Market was reset and was only showing very few apps.
angry birds, dolphin browser etc was missing. I am also getting a lot of random force closes.
Just as an FYI the battery didn't run out of juice.
Neudle said:
Hello,
Early last week I put Vegan 5.1 on my gtab. Everything was working well and I had started installing a couple of apps and personalizing the device.
Friday night I downloaded Dungeon Defenders played around with it for a bit, then turned it off. Saturday morning when I turned it on everything seemed fine but then I realized it appears to have done a partial reset or something.
Some apps were suddenly missing, angry birds which was already in place and titanium which I had downloaded. (never got a chance to figure out how to use titanium)
Two apps that I installed now get force close errors at boot-up, a notepad app and Nook.
I cleared a bunch of the default bookmarks from the browser and added a few of my own, all of that was reset. My bookmarks are gone and all the stock bookmarks are back in place.
When I tried to open the market it acted like it was the first time I had used it, the user agreement popped up and I had to accept again.
Does anyone have any idea what might have caused this 'reset', and how I might keep it from happening again?
Thanks in advance.
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I run vegan 5.1 with Pershoot's 1/09/2010 kernel, which I find is the most stable for Vegan on the Gtab. Solid as a rock!
Sounds like a potential issue with the internal storage. Is the tablet mounted on your pc by any chance or was the sdcard option unmounted in settings?
japhule said:
Sounds like a potential issue with the internal storage. Is the tablet mounted on your pc by any chance or was the sdcard option unmounted in settings?
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I have had it connected to my PC but I don't think I did at all that day.
Wasn't sure if you were referring to the internal SD or removable microSD but in either case they are both mounted and seem to be fine.
Neudle
Having an issue trying to install new apps from Market place. When I finish downloading an app, and its trying to install I get an error saying that "installation unsuccessful" I try 5 different apps and all getting the same error...... I reboot my TF and also clear data and cache, and I am still getting this error. I have about 500MB left on my drive. No root and on the latest firmware. I was able to install couple of days ago.........Android is pissing me off.
This was something else i experienced with low space. I think its becausw the partition is full. try deleting a big app like google earth
wildbohr said:
This was something else i experienced with low space. I think its becausw the partition is full. try deleting a big app like google earth
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Even tho I have 500MB left? Actually I was trying to download google earth and it was giving me that error. Is there a place where it tells me that Im close to over the limit in installing apps?
me too
I have the same problem in my Transformer and from I have seen only resetting the tablet to default solves it. But the worse thing is that it will reproduce after a few days. Perhaps a specific application that we are installing do this? But I don't know what application or if it is any other problem. Sometimes Android feels like windows 95, when more applications you install more likely it will break (in the last windows versions it will slowdown).
In my phone Galaxy S 2 suddenly I cannot record audio anymore, no matter what program.
There are other threads talking about this problem of not being able to install programs pointing that it reproduces (as me) but without clear solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062316&highlight=can't+install+app
Is there any way to at least install all applications after a reset from default from some type of list? (without root privileges)
Hi guys, i was playing a game called F18 Carrier Landing, when my phone froze. I long held the power button so that it could reboot. After it rebooted, i unlocked it, and it gave me the interface as if i freshly flashed a new rom or i did a factory reset (the interface asking about google and setting up accounts). So, i completed that and once my home screen popped up, i faced a few force closes, from titanium backup, my anti-virus software Avast, and various other applications. I was very freaked out at this point. I remember reading something about fixing permissions if i faced constant force closes, so i rebooted to recovery and fixed permissions. Booted up fine, still missing data, but no force closes. But my google maps does not seem to work, i open it and it opens to the orange-ish checkerboard backing, but then force closes. I'm not exactly sure what to do at this point. Can anyone advise me on what to do or if this ever happened to them? For reference, i'm still on Froyo (don't ask why) 2.2.1, ROM's Audiophile Redux by Raver. If you require additional info to help me find a solution, i will gladly comply. Thanks!
EDIT1: I uninstalled my Maps with Titanium and restored a really old version from September of last year, and it seems to be working. Or atleast it opens and loads.
EDIT2: It seems to only load apps stored on my internal/phone storage. As i checked Applications in settings, the SD tab was empty as if there are not apps from the SD card installed, what can i do about this?
This has happened to many of us on GB. Crazy it happened on Froyo. You are going to need to reinstall your missing apps. If it is similar to what happened to us your phone factory reset on it's own.
Alright thanks, when it happened i thought it was a pretty serious problem, but as i restore my apps from Titanium, i realize it's not that bad. Just glad to know i wasn't alone on this ordeal. I plan on hopping onto AOKP or maybe MIUI when my contract ends, this phone is just to valuable to me at the moment. They both seem so fast and amazing, plus AOKP has themes. K, so quick question, do you know the reason behind this, i mean, is my SD corrupted or something? I can still play the music and the videos from it on my phone, but i don't understand why it wouldn't read the apps on the SD.
None of us have nailed down the cause unfortunately.
Thanks anyways, up and running with most of my apps back. Gotta get around to flashing a new ROM someday. So many good one's coming out!
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This afternoon, I noticed a couple of apps were missing from the home screen. I initially thought maybe I had accidentally deleted the shortcut to the apps by carelessly handling the phone while the screen was on (I've done that in the past on a different phone), but when I looked at the app drawer, I discovered the apps were actually completely missing from the phone. There were also several apps deleted that weren't even on the home screen. It was about ten apps in total. When I went to Google Play, it showed the apps had been purchased and/or previously installed, but were not currently listed as installed.
I re-installed all of the apps with no issues, but I've never experienced this before and it is a little unsettling since I've only had the phone for a couple of months. I know some of the apps that were deleted had been moved to the SD card, but I am not sure if that is the case for all of them. I am aware of the problems some people have had with this phone not reading certain SD cards correctly, but I haven't had any issues until today. I am using the same micro SD from my previous phone, and I never had any problems with the card on that phone. It's a SanDisk Mobile Ultra Class 6 32GB.
Also, this didn't happen an a re-boot, unless the phone re-booted for some reason without my knowledge. I just picked up the phone, after it had been on the table for an hour or so, and noticed the apps missing.
I tried searching for a solution before posting this, but I couldn't turn anything up. I found some posts from a couple years ago with Xperia owners complaining about something similar, but that was it.
Any ideas, or anyone else experience this on any of the Moto G phones?
I can verify it's happening on mine as well, on more than one occasion. I'm still trying to determine some sort of pattern but so far I'm still not sure what's happening. I'm also having problems installing apps, getting a 489 error code when I try to install from the google play store. I usually have to reboot or clear data for the store app before I can get anything to work.
Hello,
something bad and very strange happened: My OP6 just wiped itself. My last actions on the phone were:
Used Google Keep to prepare my trip to the supermarket
Turned on some music
Noticed that V4A was not active (happens sometimes) so I rebooted
Turned on music again, V4A activated
I arrived at the store and wanted to switch to Keep but noticed that my app switcher is not working (it said no recent apps)
I thought 'strange bug but whatever let's open Keep via the normal launcher icon'
and then BAAM it asked for my google account, and the app crashed
Since I have a very bad memory and relied on my created list, I rebooted my phone once again and suddenly (almost) everything was reset... my launcher, Whatsapp, PowerAmp, Youtube Music basically everything but my system settings and system apps (including Magisk Modules). WTF?!?!
I quickly checked my SD card via a file explorer... all my movies, downloads, mp3 music, Titanium Backups erased :crying:
Now, instead of enjoying my Friday evening, I am sitting here and trying to restore my phone, music and so on.
Luckily, I mostly use cloud backups except for my movies and music (and my most recent Titanium Backups..)
Has anything like that ever happened to you?
By the way, I have another user on this phone and apparently this account wasn't wiped.. very strange...
I use and root my phones since the Galaxy S1 and anything like this has never happened before... I regret that I don't have an external SD card now
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Hello,
something bad and very strange happened: My OP6 just wiped itself. My last actions on the phone were:
Used Google Keep to prepare my trip to the supermarket
Turned on some music
Noticed that V4A was not active (happens sometimes) so I rebooted
Turned on music again, V4A activated
I arrived at the store and wanted to switch to Keep but noticed that my app switcher is not working (it said no recent apps)
I thought 'strange bug but whatever let's open Keep via the normal launcher icon'
and then BAAM it asked for my google account, and the app crashed
Since I have a very bad memory and relied on my created list, I rebooted my phone once again and suddenly (almost) everything was reset... my launcher, Whatsapp, PowerAmp, Youtube Music basically everything but my system settings and system apps (including Magisk Modules). WTF?!?!
I quickly checked my SD card via a file explorer... all my movies, downloads, mp3 music, Titanium Backups erased :crying:
Now, instead of enjoying my Friday evening, I am sitting here and trying to restore my phone, music and so on.
Luckily, I mostly use cloud backups except for my movies and music (and my most recent Titanium Backups..)
Has anything like that ever happened to you?
By the way, I have another user on this phone and apparently this account wasn't wiped.. very strange...
I use and root my phones since the Galaxy S1 and anything like this has never happened before... I regret that I don't have an external SD card now
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Unfortunately you seem to be rooted/custom rommed. Post for the dev to see I guess but seems like a perfect storm screwed you up
Yeah I use the stock rom with root but without TWRP https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/oneplus-6-magisk-root-oos-5-1-5-t3794440
I will try to contact the dev, but it could have been any app with root rights so it will be even harder to determine the cause.
same thing happened to me stock 5.1.9, my storage just had about 20 directorys with random numbers and letters.
all gone, got into a boot loop and had to use the unbrick tool!
Do you have fsync disabled? this can corrupt your data..
Mine did something like this a couple of days ago - was working fine and when I turned on the screen it asked which launcher I want to use. All installed apps were gone and acted like a new phone (no text messages, phone history was blank, no contacts).
After a reboot it went back to normal....
I'm running 5.19 rooted with custom recover and stock kernel.
Toni Moon said:
Do you have fsync disabled? this can corrupt your data..
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Wot mate?