Hello
I have installed CyanogenMod 7 on my Galaxy Ace then downloaded all the apps I had when I was using the stock ROM. Then, I moved all the apps one by one to the SD card (which I could not do with the stock ROM) and yet I have LESS internal memory that I used to have.
Why? What can I do?
Thanks
There are more advanced options, but to start out you might want to try clearing all app caches.
If that still doesn't free up enough space, you can try out link2sd
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gagdude said:
There are more advanced options, but to start out you might want to try clearing all app caches.
If that still doesn't free up enough space, you can try out link2sd
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How do I empty all app caches?
Prosis said:
How do I empty all app caches?
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System settings > apps > click on each app and then clear cache.
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Prosis said:
How do I empty all app caches?
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I use Link2sd clean all app caches with one click!
Thanks to both of you. I downloaded Link2SD and emptied all the apps cache but it was only a total of 1.14MB. So that won't do it.
What is the "Delvik Cache"? Could that help?
Clearing the dalvik cache does nothing, as Android will simply rebuild it after a reboot.
However, since you've installed link2sd, you might as well use its primary function: to move apps to an SD card partition
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Ok so I've managed to move all apps to the SD card with link2sd instead of the built in way and gained a little space (about 10 MB). I guess that's the best I can have for now :S
Moving apps to the SD card won't really free up space. There is a designated amount of unusable memory specifically for apps. On some phones it is as much as 2GB. So even if you have ZERO apps, that 2gb will still not be available. You are actually doing more harm than good. The apps you move to your SD card will not run as well.
im also noob on this kind of matter so i thanks people who helped coz i too have a CM7 on my xperia x10 mini pro with low internal memory
what i did to solve the low memory is that i made a partition on my sd card which is sd-ext4 and activated A2SD on Settings>CMsettings>performance>a2sd
they say it tricked my phone of having more internal memory than its actual size, and every time i install apps it automatically gets in my SD
Is that good?
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ouefcoque said:
im also noob on this kind of matter so i thanks people who helped coz i too have a CM7 on my xperia x10 mini pro with low internal memory
what i did to solve the low memory is that i made a partition on my sd card which is sd-ext4 and activated A2SD on Settings>CMsettings>performance>a2sd
they say it tricked my phone of having more internal memory than its actual size, and every time i install apps it automatically gets in my SD
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Thanks for this tip! I did pretty much the same thing and it's working great! I have 1 gb just for my apps and my phone thinks it's internal memory so the apps all work like they should (with widgets and all)
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thre3aces said:
Hi all.
I have created an ext2 partition on my sdcard it is workinghone now shows 198mb of rom which is about 90mb higher than the phone's internal memory. BUT, my ext2 partition is nearly 300mb. I'm completely baffled by why this has happened since it happens on every rom I try: miui, ice and fire, cm7,froyomod...
I thought I would like to put this post here because I'm certain that other people may have similar issues.
Hope someone can help
Charlie
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P.S I tried all the different types of ext like ext2,3 and 4 but I get the same result no matter how big the partition is
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Phone is always showing how much internal memory it has. It will not show you space of your ext partition on sd card. Don't worry about it, it's normal.
You can check your free space of ext partition by typing in terminal 'df -h', line with '/sd-ext' will be your ext partition.
android roms will not show you your ext partition size.Custom roms might.To see your partition and the folders,i use root explorer.Great app
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I can see what you mean when u say that the phone doesn't always show all of the ext2 because in open recovery it shows how much ext2 is left but since the phone doesn't recognise the internal memory I can't install more apps. It just says not enuff internal memory.
Also on my friends htc desire he has a 1gb ext3 partition and on his phone it shows that he has 1gb internal memory.
On a slightly unrlated subject do u know of any build.prop fixes to show all market apps on the milestone (I'm using iceandfire 2.8 if that makess a difference)
Thanks for the help so far
Charlie
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Cache and Gmail takes up internal storage space
U might have moved all your apps to SD or Ext 2/3/4 but what about caches for your application....the cache is taking up your internal storage space.
Also what about Gmail? I supposed Gmail is also using the internal storage space to store your emails.
Actually I just realised something. On my 1st post I had 30mb free. Now I have 80mb internal storage and I haven't done anything either my phone is automatically moving app to SD or they are being transferred to my ext2 partition
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Actually I just realised something. On my 1st post I had 30mb free. Now I have 80mb internal storage and I haven't done anything either my phone is automatically moving app to SD or they are being transferred to my ext2 partition
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Looking back on myself... I looked like such a spak then :L
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Is there a way similar to how the g1 had the MTD partitions to make the g2x have the full 6gb+ used as the internal storage(compared to the 1.5gb we get normally) Theres got to be a tool or a dev that knows how to hex edit or run some kind of script that can bind the internal/inbuiltsdcard space into just one partition.
Why would you want that?
What's the benefits of that?
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
Why would you want that?
What's the benefits of that?
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uh.... who doesn't like more internal storage for their phones? I already have an external 16gb sdcard so the 5gb is wasted space for me and many others!
So you're saying you want a 100+ apps on your phone so you can come onto XDA and complain how your phone is slow?
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So you're saying you want a 100+ apps on your phone so you can come onto XDA and complain how your phone is slow?
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Bunch of idiots i swear, don't think either of you are devs for the g2x so GTFO!
It would be cool having that. So much space...
Well it's not as much as i'd prefer in my smartphone(16gb should be the norm in all smartphones by now for internal storage) but 6gb>1.5gb anyday.
Just hoping someone knows how to do this for the people that actually could use more space. I don't care if you think 1gb of storage is enough for you(thats nice now go away) this is a request!
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Well it's not as much as i'd prefer in my smartphone(16gb should be the norm in all smartphones by now for internal storage) but 6gb>1.5gb anyday.
Just hoping someone knows how to do this for the people that actually could use more space. I don't care if you think 1gb of storage is enough for you(thats nice now go away) this is a request!
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Nvflash with different values maybe?
d12unk13astard said:
Well it's not as much as i'd prefer in my smartphone(16gb should be the norm in all smartphones by now for internal storage) but 6gb>1.5gb anyday.
Just hoping someone knows how to do this for the people that actually could use more space. I don't care if you think 1gb of storage is enough for you(thats nice now go away) this is a request!
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isn't that extra 5.5GB mounted on /mnt/emmc ? It is for me.
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isn't that extra 5.5GB mounted on /mnt/emmc ? It is for me.
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Yes it is, mounted as an internal type sdcard but it's not the same as having just the 6 or 7gb of INTERNAL storage for apps and games. As of right now 1.5 is available and that 5gb you speak of being used as a internal sdcard doesn't matter when that 1.5gb runs out of space
So what happens when the app space is full?
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So what happens when the app space is full?
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LOL common sense man....
Running out of space means you can't install any more apps/games whatever else to your phone. Sure you can install SOME apps/games to external or internal sdcard but that main 1.5gb of storage is sill gonna run out faster then the 6gb sdcard that is partitioned on our phones.
Why can't people understand what i'm saying? This mod, if possible would only make our phones better by improving internal storage space from 1.5gb to around 7gb or more for any app or game you want to install. Most people prefer using their name brand sdcard for storing music/movies/porn/whatever else and prefer installing all apps to internal partition so everything runs smoother/faster.
Can you partition the internal memory (the 5 gigs to ext3-4)?? There is an app on marker called s2e that uses the partitioned space in a sdcard as app storage, maybe it can see the internal space as a partitioned sd card and move apps there.. just a thought.
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Can you partition the internal memory (the 5 gigs to ext3-4)?? There is an app on marker called s2e that uses the partitioned space in a sdcard as app storage, maybe it can see the internal space as a partitioned sd card and move apps there.. just a thought.
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Ya i'm aware of that program S2E but it's only available for CM7 and i don't think it's possibl to partition the internal 5gb sdcard builtin the g2x...
Link2sd is the solution until a dev can figure the way to bind 1.5gb internal storage to the internal 5.5 sdcard. Link2sd is incredibly stable and allows moving all user apps to ext partition on external sdcard including dalvik cache and market links.
Also unlike s2e it will work for any rom and not just cm7!
I am running faux nexus aosp 1.3.1 rom with his DS .42 kernel and getting great battery life performance.
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Heres proof how great link2sd works, already installed 350+ apps/games to my ext partition on sdcard and the phone is still running buttery smooth and have over 1gb+ left on internal. This would not be possible with just the in built apps2sd feature since that won't allow dalvik cache or some apps or games to install to sdcard.
As you can all see 35 apps on each page for the app drawer times 11 pages so far = 385 & i still go tplenty more to install with no worries of running out of space for a long while. Problem solved , for now lol
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Heres proof how great link2sd works, already installed 350+ apps/games to my ext partition on sdcard and the phone is still running buttery smooth and have over 1gb+ left on internal. This would not be possible with just the in built apps2sd feature since that won't allow dalvik cache or some apps or games to install to sdcard.
As you can all see 35 apps on each page for the app drawer times 11 pages so far = 385 & i still go tplenty more to install with no worries of running out of space for a long while. Problem solved , for now lol
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Any caveats that one should be aware of before using link2sd?
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Any caveats that one should be aware of before using link2sd?
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Naw it's really simple to use, you just need to partition your sdcard thru cwm. You should def make a nand backup and full wipe(it's not something you can do without being prepared first as partitioning your sdcard wipes all data off of it)
Other then that once you link any apps you want to sd-ext it will ask you to quick reboot so it can mount the partition you made on sdxard for those apps to be seen and used.
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Link2sd is the solution until a dev can figure the way to bind 1.5gb internal storage to the internal 5.5 sdcard. Link2sd is incredibly stable and allows moving all user apps to ext partition on external sdcard including dalvik cache and market links.
Also unlike s2e it will work for any rom and not just cm7!
I am running faux nexus aosp 1.3.1 rom with his DS .42 kernel and getting great battery life performance.
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Any progress on this yet? I was thinking the same. Wish it was easy to expand the 1.5gb. Since I have 32gb external sd, it's best to have most of internal 8gb for app storage. I hate the constant message of low internal storage when install new app or even just app update. app2sd is ok but not very good.
I remember doing repartition for the nook color, thanks to DeanGibson who created a flashable zip.
[HOW-TO] Repartitioning the NC to 5GB/data, 1GB/media
He even post the manual way:
Repartitioning the Nook Color for fun and profit.
Maybe someone here with the knowledge can edit the code for G2x
I've had a recurring problem with running out of internal storage space. I've moved all apps that I possibly can over to my SD card, cleared the cache using CacheMate, and uninstalled most of the bloatware that came with the phone as well as any apps I didn't need that weren't on my SD card already and couldn't be moved. The other times that I've gotten this error, I've been able to uninstall enough stuff to make the notification go away but this time I can't seem to free up enough space.
I noticed that this error/notification occurs when my apps attempt to automatically update. For some reason this eats up my internal storage space even if the apps are installed on the SD card. Also, Market won't let me install any apps, even if they're installed to the SD card. Finally, when I get this error, my Gmail app stops working. It won't retrieve new mail at all.
Any ideas what is eating up so much of my internal storage space and how I can fix it??
Rooted then huh? market search "fota fix" by Matt Henry. Will set you up
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Bassmanjames said:
Rooted then huh? market search "fota fix" by Matt Henry. Will set you up
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Yes, my phone is rooted and running the Octane V3 ROM. I tried installing Fota Fix and I can't install it because there's insufficient space (I have 31mb free on internal memory and about 4gb on the sd card, yet it still gives me this error). lol...this is such an annoying problem.
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Yes, my phone is rooted and running the Octane V3 ROM. I tried installing Fota Fix and I can't install it because there's insufficient space (I have 31mb free on internal memory and about 4gb on the sd card, yet it still gives me this error). lol...this is such an annoying problem.
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Classic. Octane v3 already has the fota fix. How many apps do you have?
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Sorry for this noob question... Previously owned galaxy ace. Recently bought HTC Sensation....!!
Rom: ARHD
How to create sd partition and move app to sd-ext..?? Any suggested tutorials..??
Excited .. My first post in XDA.. Hopefully not my last
Just a comment:
1GB of internal storage is usually enough even if you have a lot of apps. I, for example, have ~55 apps installed and I still have 600mb of free space.
Partitioning your card and using an ext partition as internal memory is not that good because: it will damage the card in time (continuous read-write on SD) and it's recommended you have at least a good class 6 card because the read/write speeds of your stock 8gb SD are way slower than the speeds of the internal flash memory.
Did you really run out of internal momeory on your Sensation?
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1GB of internal storage is usually enough even if you have a lot of apps. I, for example, have ~55 apps installed and I still have 600mb of free space.
Partitioning your card and using an ext partition as internal memory is not that good because: it will damage the card in time (continuous read-write on SD) and it's recommended you have at least a good class 6 card because the read/write speeds of your stock 8gb SD are way slower than the speeds of the internal flash memory.
Did you really run out of internal momeory on your Sensation?
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Nope... I mean 55 apps installed n still have 600 mb of free space...!! I installed few hd compatile games n alomost half of the memory is over....??
shahabaj said:
Nope... I mean 55 apps installed n still have 600 mb of free space...!! I installed few hd compatile games n alomost half of the memory is over....??
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Hi
Let android do it for you.
Go to settings/ apps/ all, and click on the app you want to move.
There will be an option to "move to sd card"
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malybru said:
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Let android do it for you.
Go to settings/ apps/ all, and click on the app you want to move.
There will be an option to "move to sd card"
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Thanks mayt.. Another worry after doing this my phone is having restart as soon as i m connecting it in usb storage mode..??
Wait a second, you didn't know you can move the apps to sd?
Anyway, moving an app to sd using android's app to sd is different than using a partition on your sd as internal memory.
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Haha I knew how to move app to sd card... But i was facing frequent restart prob when m connecting via usb mode...
Thanks anyways problem solved with the latest version of arhd
malybru said:
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Let android do it for you.
Go to settings/ apps/ all, and click on the app you want to move.
There will be an option to "move to sd card"
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hi
I've got a problem almost in the same category
my phone is sensation xe with beats audio runnicing ICS with sense 3.6
Problem in short : I can't move any app to my sd card !!!
I've tried the offecial built in feature of moving apps to sd card but every time I do i get the message " can't move app "
I've also tried a third party app like "Apps2sd" but the same problem exists.
any ideas what could be the probem and what solutions can be applied
yes,are you rooted?? If not their are LIMITATIONS on which apps can be moved and which can't. Unless your rooted you have to obide to these limits.Now if your rooted its a different story,you SHOULD be able to move just about ANY app you want! Of course you want to be careful what you move because it can interfere with things like moving widjets to SD will sometimes cause them not to work. But you can easily move them back when you want to use them. Hope this helped!
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If you have root, run
Code:
su
pm setInstallLocation 2
And more apps will magically have the ability to move to your SD card.
I have a Galaxy S2 and S3. My S2 only has 2gb of allocated memory dedicated for apps and all the other memory is partitioned to a the SD Card by default (not the ext SD Card). This is annoying because 2GB gets used up very quick when installing apps and the phone will reboot and perform poorly when the 2gb is used up. I don’t like having the SD Card storage. If I want more storage I can simply add a ext SD card. Is there any way to adjust like my S3 where by default all the integrated storage is listed under Device memory?
Iv seen and tried this fixes link2sd but this was too unstable and had issues after reboot with some of the apps.
I am rooted and would appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
Lol what kind of crap do you put on your phone?
What I'm getting here is that you want more space allocated to internal stage for apps, right?
The only way to do that is to use apps2sd. Even then, you're not increasing the internal memory, just moving the app onto sd storage
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Lol what kind of crap do you put on your phone?
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:what:I know, right. I use less than 200mb and sometimes think I have too much extra stuff.
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abandroid said:
I have a Galaxy S2 and S3. My S2 only has 2gb of allocated memory dedicated for apps and all the other memory is partitioned to a the SD Card by default (not the ext SD Card). This is annoying because 2GB gets used up very quick when installing apps and the phone will reboot and perform poorly when the 2gb is used up. I don’t like having the SD Card storage. If I want more storage I can simply add a ext SD card. Is there any way to adjust like my S3 where by default all the integrated storage is listed under Device memory?
Iv seen and tried this fixes link2sd but this was too unstable and had issues after reboot with some of the apps.
I am rooted and would appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
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Just move your apps to the internal SD.
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Just move your apps to the internal SD.
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That's the whole problem. He has too many apps to fit on the internal sd.
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That's the whole problem. He has too many apps to fit on the internal sd.
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It seems like he means the 2gb gets used up. The internal SD is about 11.25 GB no? All he's gotta do is move them from the 2gb partition to the internal SD partition.
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I have a Galaxy S2 and S3. My S2 only has 2gb of allocated memory dedicated for apps and all the other memory is partitioned to a the SD Card by default (not the ext SD Card). This is annoying because 2GB gets used up very quick when installing apps and the phone will reboot and perform poorly when the 2gb is used up.
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Go into app storage and go to the "move to sd section". And check off your large apps and they will be moved to the internal SD.
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