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Apps not installing

I'm rooted and running stock Rom. I tried to reinstall crazy snow board (as an example) and get the message install failed can not find SD card. Any one have this problem? I'm at work and don't have access to the search feature. I was able to install another app. (imb movie) I have clearest cache and fixed permissions in Rom mgr since I update cwm. Have also pulled the battery.
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Yes it's not mounted as a disk drive, I'm home now and had time to search. Found this from user Modred on another site. " I had the same problem, here's what I found out: there's a work-around and there's a fix.
1) The work-around: Unmount your SD card, install the app, mount your SD card, move the app to the SD card. And yeah, that will get annoying pretty quickly.
2) The fix:
Now, this worked for me and I read it on the android market support forum, but there's no guarantee.
- connect your phone to your PC as a mass storage device (you cannot access the file we're looking for via a file manager within the phone, the OS keeps it hidden)
- backup important data
- find the folder named ".android_secure"
- there, delete the file called "smdl2tmp1.asec"
- disconnect your phone
If all went well, you should now be able to install apps again. Nothing bad happened to my phone by deleting this temp file, but please backup before you do this, just in case.
Hope this helped. "
I tried both and they worked.

I wanted to confirm...
...this does fix the problem and causes no damage to the phone. I tried it and it worked like a charm.
Thanks for the tip!

[Q] how to resolve "Installation Error - Insufficient Storage Available"

I just got my wife a new Samsung Infuse. Successfully rooted with the SuperOneClickv1.9.1. I was then able to restore some of her old apps with Titanium Backup.
My problem now is that when she goes to install a few additional apps she gets the following error:
Installation Error - Insufficient Storage Available
However the SD Card and Phone Storage pages show plenty of space!!
Available Phone Storage = 1.46GB
I realized the problem after she had installed some simple stuff like Handcent and MyFitnessPal and they just disappeared. So I went to install ES File Explorer and RomManager to do some troubleshooting and that installed successfully. But another weird thing was that those two didn't show up in the app draw. So I went back to the Market thinking I would try and install again and the market showed it was already installed. So I was able to open the ES File explorer and rommanager programs from the market with the "open" button.
does anyone recognize something like this? I can't explain it?! I'm using the stock rom.
i read something about installing more than 50 apps?
i read that i should try to wipe the dalvik cache? but i can't figure out how to get into cwm recovery to do that?!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091465
I found both of these and I think of my self capable of doing this stuff, but i can't figure out the exact steps to get all the way to wipe the Dalvik Cache.
i'm open to all suggestions..
Please help

SlyDogJeff77 said:
I just got my wife a new Samsung Infuse. Successfully rooted with the SuperOneClickv1.9.1. I was then able to restore some of her old apps with Titanium Backup.
My problem now is that when she goes to install a few additional apps she gets the following error:
Installation Error - Insufficient Storage Available
However the SD Card and Phone Storage pages show plenty of space!!
Available Phone Storage = 1.46GB
I realized the problem after she had installed some simple stuff like Handcent and MyFitnessPal and they just disappeared. So I went to install ES File Explorer and RomManager to do some troubleshooting and that installed
successfully. But another weird thing was that those two didn't show up in the app draw. So I went back to the Market thinking I would try and install again and the market showed it was already installed. So I was able to open the ES File explorer and rommanager programs from the market with the "open" button.
does anyone recognize something like this? I can't explain it?! I'm using the stock rom.
i read something about installing more than 50 apps?
i read that i should try to wipe the dalvik cache? but i can't figure out how to get into cwm recovery to do that?!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091465
I found both of these and I think of my self capable of doing this stuff, but i can't figure out the exact steps to get all the way to wipe the Dalvik Cache.
i'm open to all suggestions..
Please help
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This phone auto-copies your apps to your microSD card (external_sd). Try going to Settings -> Applications ->Manage Applications -> On SD Card -> Click an application -> Move to Phone.
Rinse, Lather, Repeat for each application.

Thats not happening with mine. All my apps are installing to the internal sd card. Nothing seems to want to go to my 32gb external sd card except pics and videos. Game data, navionics maps and all that load onto the internal sd

I am still getting this...sometimes I get it sometimes I don't...but there are a few apps that never install because of this...any ideas?

garak0410 said:
I am still getting this...sometimes I get it sometimes I don't...but there are a few apps that never install because of this...any ideas?
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Me too there's no fix
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I had this problem and I just kept trying to install. Did a reboot and tried again and it installed. Not sure of a real fix though.
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Try this if you have the new market with the book and movie categories. Uninstall the market update and you'll be able to download your apps using the older market. There is a bug with the new market.
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Downloaded>Market>Uninstall Updates

I had this problem a while back. After hours (i mean hours) of googling, I found that the Market saves the app into the /cache partition. Samsung unfortunately made this partition only 30MB in size. Now, if you rooted and installed a custom rom that has the voodoo lagfix (ext4 partitions), 5 MB will be used as a journal for the filesystem. This means that if you try to download an app thats greater than 25 MB, the market will say that you have no space available! (cue expletives!)
The easiest way to fix this is to temporarily bind the cache partition to a location on your sdcard. For example, lets say you have a folder on your sdcard called syscache.
you would bind /cache to this directory with (run this in terminal or adb. run su first)
Code:
#umount /cache
#mount -o bind /sdcard/syscache /cache
Unfortunately i can't seem to find out how to unbind the directory after i am done. Found this solution on the internet. Use at your own risk :]

I cannot install a 48.6 MB app from the market; "Insufficient space on device"

I cannot install a 48.6 MB app from the market; "Insufficient space on device"
This is driving me absolutely insane. I've tried so many solutions that used to work in the past for me, but nothing works anymore.
I am using an AT&T Captivate (Samsung Galaxy S). I have over 700 MB of internal memory and over 9.8 GB of memory on my SD card left. When I try to download an app that is 48.6 MB (Jelly Defense), no matter what I do, I cannot download it.
I have tried Force Closing and wiping the Data/Cache of Download Manager, Google Services Framework, Market, and Market Updater, and then rebooting the phone. Didn't work.
I've tried doing all of the above and uninstalling the Market Updates. Didn't work.
I've tried what's in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18874811&postcount=2
but I had the same problem as in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18889951&postcount=3
What else can I do? This is absolutely ridiculous. I CANNOT install this app.

If you have android 2.2 there is an option on the app section that allows you to move apps to sd.If not then you should root,make a partition for the apps to be stored and move them in the external storage

The captivate has horrific stock software. I would root and go custom rom and then try it. You can odin back to stock if needed for service, even without a working screen if necessary.
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But how can I move this app to SD? It won't even let me download it once in the first place...
I'd prefer not to install a custom ROM if possible.

insert your sd card in an adapter and transfer a custom rom or something

I have the same problem with blood and glory. Nothing has worked so far.
-Sent from a Galaxy far far away

If it's a free app then try and find an apk file, put it on your SD card and install it to your device? On my rooted Cyanogenmod Galaxy 5 I can choose an option to automatically install every application to my SD.

Your /cache partion is too small search the i9000 forums there's a guide to increase the size of it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188972
That?
ok... now to figure out what that post means lol

Yup, that's the one it's not as hard as it looks
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factory reset

agent205 said:
factory reset
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this would be an absolute last resort for me, and I definitely would not do it for a minor issue such as not being able to download a single app from the market, let alone a game.

So, the Android Terminal Emulator on the market is basically a Linux command line, yeah?
I have never touched anything related to Linux before...
copy the script to your phone give it executable permissions and run it through adb shell or a terminal
I have no idea how to give the script executable permissions, or how to run it through the terminal.
Can somebody please help me?

ok so
I'm now pretty sure I know what's stopping me from running the script fully
https://market.android.com/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
I used that app. It moves the cache to the SD card, which removes current problems with market cache... but it still doesn't allow you to download apps above 30 MB in size...
but because it moved the cache, the script I'm now trying to run can't work, since it's trying to find the cache in its original location.
the description for the app doesn't say what the app ACTUALLY does, or where it moves the cache
does anybody have any idea how I would go about undoing what the MarketFix app did?

So, running the script through a terminal absolutely will not work.
btw, I'm on a Captivate, Rooted, without a custom ROM. Although I did do the official upgrade to 2.2.
I tried running it through a script manager, and this is what I get as an error.
It says it cannot find the device "mount"
What exactly is the problem?

Android running out of internal device memory

Hello!
I have a memory problem with my Android device:
- Samsung Galaxy Tab, GT-P1000 (Europe)
- Firmware 2.2
- Kernel 2.6.32.9
- Build: Froyo
- Not rooted, no custom ROM
The device worked fine for a very long time. However, recently I got a warning that my internal device memory is low. Even though I did not install any new apps and the setup worked fine before.
I checked Android's storage menu and it stated:
- External SD card: 15/15 GB free
- Internal memory: 9/13 GB free
- Internal device memory: 0,00 B available
Afterwards, I uninstalled a couple of apps to free up the internal device memory. Now I have about 130 MB of free space, but the warning message is still shown. Even after reboot, it is still there. I cannot download new apps from the market nor reinstall old ones. Android always tells me that I'm out of storage.
So to me it seems like something is blocking my device. There is enough free space, but the system does not notice. I tried to clear the cache, but it did not help. Is there any way to fix that problem WITHOUT doing a factory reset?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Actron

Froyo supports App to SD. Try going to the application manager and moving some apps to external memory. Most things without a widget will work OK. That will free up some more space.

estallings15 said:
Froyo supports App to SD. Try going to the application manager and moving some apps to external memory. Most things without a widget will work OK. That will free up some more space.
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I have tried that already. The built-in App2SD feature always tells me that the app cannot be moved (even though the button is not grayed-out).
I consider this to be a bug in Android's memory management somewhere. None of the "normal features" to free up space could solve the problem so far. But I'm pretty sure, that some of the tech experts here know a solution. :good:

Come on, no one else got this problem before?
I can provide further information, if that helps.
But I don't want to factory reset (if that helps at all....).
Please help!

Normally cleaning out your SMS inbox and all is the simple fix to this issue. SMS and cache do take up a good amount of space on your internal memory.

i've also experience this problem on my phone (LG C660)
what i did was to root my phone and uninstalled some bloatware applications that i think i might not needed them. then install Link2SD and move other application to the SD Card.

Try clearing the cache of all your apps. I done that earlier, even though I didn't really need to, and xda app alone had 634mb.
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What it seems like is the system memory is a bit low.(maybe)
try apps which let you explore the root folders(root explorer and the likes) and just go on a deleting spree with apps you dont need in the sytem folder.
hope this helps

try to move the apps to usb storage
go to menu :
setting - apps - manage application

Hello everyone and thanks for your replies.
DocMentalZ said:
Normally cleaning out your SMS inbox and all is the simple fix to this issue. SMS and cache do take up a good amount of space on your internal memory.
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My inbox is almost empty (<10 messages), so that should not be a problem. Its just some characters.
pingu_c660 said:
i've also experience this problem on my phone (LG C660)
what i did was to root my phone and uninstalled some bloatware applications that i think i might not needed them. then install Link2SD and move other application to the SD Card.
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I don't want to root my SGT yet. And I cannot install any new apps, so all app-based rooting techniques will not work anyway. But I'll put rooting + Link2SD on my todo list and try that when my tablet is up running again.
KidCarter93 said:
Try clearing the cache of all your apps. I done that earlier, even though I didn't really need to, and xda app alone had 634mb.
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My apps are not using any cache. I checked them all and also did a reboot. This is not the problem's cause.
creagrox said:
try apps which let you explore the root folders(root explorer and the likes) and just go on a deleting spree with apps you dont need in the sytem folder.
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What "root folders" are you talking about? I have AndroZip installed, but it seems like most folders on system level are empty. And unfortunately, I cannot install any other apps to explore the file system. Android market won't let me install anything right now (as I said above).
ImJL88 said:
try to move the apps to usb storage
go to menu :
setting - apps - manage application
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Does not work either, I always get a warning that the app could not be moved (for whatever reason...).
As I said before: It seems like something is blocked internally. I have 136 MB of internal device memory free, so this should be enough to work with. But Android does not agree. And everything worked fine before, when I had less free memory. So what's wrong with my device!? I read about a loopback lagfix, but I'm not sure what it is. Has somebody heard about that?

Have you tried a factory restore
and jus download your apps agen
But rooting the device is better and you get more control over it
but up to you
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How to move apps 2 sd card?

Hello everyone,
I have a serious problem here. Before factory reset everything was just fine (except that my phone won't connect to my google account, but i already fixed that) Now after factory reset i can't move some apps/games to my sd card! It's annoying because i have just 160MB internal storage, and now its just less than 50MB free. I heard about all those app2sd apps and so on, but they say that it's can't be movable to sd card, when i was able to do so before the factory reset. And this is a little bit tricky because before factory reset i had this option in my settings->application setting menu, a "preferred install location" and when i pressed that it opened a menu with 3 options:
1.Removable SD card
2.Let the system decide
3.Internal memory.
When i selected external SD card it allowed me to move almost every app (except updates to the pre-installed apps like maps, youtube, facebook etc.) But now there is no option "preferred install location"... So the question is: what i should do, to make this option available again?
My phone is Huawei U8650 sonic with stock-fresh android 2.3.5
I was googling for this problem for 2 days and no answer. I also posted this problem on 2 other forums but nobody knows the answer Please can somebody here help me? I would really appreciate that.
English is not my native language - sorry for mistakes and have a good day!

You could try the app - Link2SD - this app can move almost everything because it replaces the original app with a link.
Apart from that, have u tried to boot into recovery and run repair permissions and cleanded dalvik cache?
Hope I could help.

Feuersprotte said:
You could try the app - Link2SD - this app can move almost everything because it replaces the original app with a link.
Apart from that, have u tried to boot into recovery and run repair permissions and cleanded dalvik cache?
Hope I could help.
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Really, Im not advanced enough in android to understand what you mean, but i think I'll try to do what you said, and i will reply if it worked or not. Oh yeah does this method need root?
EDIT: so i entered the recovery menu and all I got is;
Reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
wipe misc partition
touchscreen firmware update
I wiped the misc and cache partition, gonna try now.
EDIT 2: no luck, wiping cache and misc didn't helped...

Link2SD is an app you can dowload from the play store - yes I think it needs root - but it is simple as simple to use like any app 2 sd - just give it a try :fingers-crossed:

S2E is good one :thumbup:
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You can use apps2sd or android assistant or do yourself
1) goto settings
2) application
3) manage
4) select app
5) click on move to SD card.
That's it.
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But how to move whatsapp to sd card? I mean can you use root explorer?
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Root your device, partition your SD card and then use s2e!
Press the thanks button
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how to move....
vishgupta92 said:
You can use apps2sd or android assistant or do yourself
1) goto settings
2) application
3) manage
4) select app
5) click on move to SD card.
That's it.
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the thru.....

Okay, I didn't wanted to do this but i did. I downloaded SDK tools and with these tools and cmd i changed the install location. more info on google.

link2sd it's easy to me.
it's can move user app to sdcard

jusy click move to sd card

What about using titanium backup?
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