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[Q] Low internal memory on htc wildfire

i have a htc wildfire which comes with a 512mb of internal memory. but as soon as i got my phone of the market, it shows only 90mb left under phone memory. i do understand that this comes from the built in phone apps, data, cache and etc. but i need an easy solution to free up the memory as it could slow down my phone. any help?
ps: my phone is on 2.2.1 froyo and yeah i can't root it! :x

dzull habib said:
i have a htc wildfire which comes with a 512mb of internal memory. but as soon as i got my phone of the market, it shows only 90mb left under phone memory. i do understand that this comes from the built in phone apps, data, cache and etc. but i need an easy solution to free up the memory as it could slow down my phone. any help?
ps: my phone is on 2.2.1 froyo and yeah i can't root it! :x
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If you do manage to root your device, you could use my app to see if you can free up some memory.

i can't root it yet since its on hboot 1.01 :s any other solution?

Try this link, it might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-890066.html

tharwatq said:
Try this link, it might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-890066.html
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thanks for the help but we all know that there is no way to root wildfires with hboot 1.01 yet. excluding the xtc clip method though. i'm just looking for a way to free up spaces on my internal memory.

ok bro i c your problem but u cant free up much space unless u root..
well the least thing u can do is
1. uninstall apps from your sd card..
2. use app2sd to move moveable apps to sd card
3. go to sd card.. find any folders with the name of softwares that u deleted and delete those folders..
thats all u can do bro..
GOOD DAY

OK you wont be able to free up a lot of space but its better than nothing.
1. uninstall any apps that you use rarely
2. delete the cashes of the apps you want to keep.
3. delete you message history.
4. delete your call logs and history.
5. move any media e.g music videos photos to your SD card.
6. when you do install new apps make sure to move them to SD card.
this should clear some space possibly enough to stop the message appearing stating that phone memory is low.
this is a common and well known problem with the HTC Wildfire
If this helps please press thanks

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Hi All i just have a quick question maybe some one could help me >?
my infuse came in with 14gb internal and 2gb external, know it shows me only 1.77gb internal and the rest is 13.1 gb sd card > and then it shows me the 2 gb external.
i have installed MIUI rom - then i went back to the stock rom and it shows me the same thing ? is there a way i could format this ?
Sorry for the noob question im knew to this

albmob said:
Hi All i just have a quick question maybe some one could help me >?
my infuse came in with 14gb internal and 2gb external, know it shows me only 1.77gb internal and the rest is 13.1 gb sd card > and then it shows me the 2 gb external.
i have installed MIUI rom - then i went back to the stock rom and it shows me the same thing ? is there a way i could format this ?
Sorry for the noob question im knew to this
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The Infuse's internal is partitioned in 2. The first half is seen as full on internal, the second half is considered to be an sd card, an internal sd card. And no, there is no way to format it.
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albmob said:
Hi All i just have a quick question maybe some one could help me >?
my infuse came in with 14gb internal and 2gb external, know it shows me only 1.77gb internal and the rest is 13.1 gb sd card > and then it shows me the 2 gb external.
i have installed MIUI rom - then i went back to the stock rom and it shows me the same thing ? is there a way i could format this ?
Sorry for the noob question im knew to this
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what do you mean format? i mean you can format it by factory resettign the phone through settings but that formats the data partition as well and loses all your data. you may be able to format it in windows but none of this will change the size of anything. you cant change the partition tables, well technically you can but don't you will brick your phone! and sinse 2gb is on a different device all together you cant change that at all either.
you seem a bit confused on how this all works. the 1.77 or 2 gb is phone storage, it is used for apps, contacts, message storage, phone related stuff. the 13.1 or 14 is sd storage built into the phone, the aditional 2 is external sd storage (it's under the sim card, remove the battery to get to it. you can expand it up to 32 +the 14 built into the phone). the numbers below advertiesed are just different ways of measuring gigabytes. the definition of giga is 1billion but in conputing they use powers of 2 tradidionally so killo isn't 1000 it's 1024 mega isn't 1million its 1,048,576. mega and kilo pretty much aloways are interperated that way in computing. giga/tera however sometimes use there literal meanings 1billion/1trillion and sometimes mean 1000/1,000,000 megabytes and might also mean 1024/1,048,576 megabytes which would be 1,073,741,824-bytes for gigabytes, if you look at packaging of new hard drives there is often a disclaimer on the method they are using to advertise the capacity. i dont remember which way windows reads gbs but this is one reason hard drives never report the same space as advertised and why you see 13.1 instead of 14 and part of why you see 1.77 (some of it is used for the /system and other partitions) instead of 2.

And that's why you are one of the best there is DANi...I learn from listening to your thorough answers and explanations...very nice..
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hi
hi guys thanks, i just moved from an iPhone so i didn't know that works like that, i got a message saying that i didn't have any room in my phone that's why i was lil confused when i thought the phone had 14 GB int storage. Is there a way to download app's from the market to the sd card ? i mean i know i could move them one by one. but is there a way to download them directly to the sd card ?
Sorry just new to all of this

albmob said:
hi guys thanks, i just moved from an iPhone so i didn't know that works like that, i got a message saying that i didn't have any room in my phone that's why i was lil confused when i thought the phone had 14 GB int storage. Is there a way to download app's from the market to the sd card ? i mean i know i could move them one by one. but is there a way to download them directly to the sd card ?
Sorry just new to all of this
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that's weird. did you install a whole bunch of app? or things like ringtones ect?
1.77gb is alot for a phone and i never filled up the storage. unless it is the market bug where apps above a certain size never download. if that's the case you need to downgrade the market. if the phone did not come with the new market you can go into settings>applications>all and find the market/vending.apk then you can uninstall updates. if you would like to install a custom rom then gtg465x had a fix for this in a custom market .apk with his roms, and entropy and linux bozo have a kernel fix in their gingerbread kernels so the new market will download apps of any size.
if you infact filled the storage then you can move apps to the sd card in settings>applications>downloaded but keep aftermarket launchers and applications with widgets on the phone storage. the reasaon is that the sd card doesnt mount till after the ui starts and apps on the sd card will disapear from the home screen, if the launcher is on the sd card it will default to the touchwiz launcher. you can also do this in bulk with titanium backup.

Hi
hi yeah it tells me i have 1.7 gb free and i get a message from the mark. i try to download i all the angry birds games at the same time and the first one was able to install fine and then i get that message from the market . i had to move that game to the sd before installing the rest i just installed this ROM MIUI - and when i had the stock ROM i never had this problem - i really like this ROM ... i only have like 5 apps installed and i have moved most of them to the SD - Facebook wont move and A.I Type wont move to the SD the rest are on the Sd -
i read some where on the web where i could go in terminal type a code and have all the apps that i download go there directly to the in.. sd card - im not sure if this is possible that's why im asking @

That no space warning is a bug in Market, go to settings>market and uninstall updates.
Things should download then, search Market fix.

Or just reboot...it will fix it also...done it many times
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albmob said:
hi yeah it tells me i have 1.7 gb free and i get a message from the mark. i try to download i all the angry birds games at the same time and the first one was able to install fine and then i get that message from the market . i had to move that game to the sd before installing the rest i just installed this ROM MIUI - and when i had the stock ROM i never had this problem - i really like this ROM ... i only have like 5 apps installed and i have moved most of them to the SD - Facebook wont move and A.I Type wont move to the SD the rest are on the Sd -
i read some where on the web where i could go in terminal type a code and have all the apps that i download go there directly to the in.. sd card - im not sure if this is possible that's why im asking @
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the newwest miui "should" have a kernel end fix. i mean the aosp kernel was developed by linux bozo and he put out a market fix on the hellraiser kernel but i dont keep up with the aosp roms.
if the kernel isn't part of the latest miui you may want to try the cm7 kernel, it is possible that because jordan elliot is having family things going on that are more important that he hasnt updated the kernel since the fix was released.
anyway it doesnt matter where you put the apps the low space message is an error. it has little to do with the space available.
when you have questions like this it helps on occasion to provide the carrier the phone is for(rogers/att), the rom or kernel you may have installed and if it is stock provide the baseband and maybe even what network you are on if it is not the one that the phone was released for. there may be known issues or differences that affect the answer and it is more productive if you can avoid having questions answered with questions or really broad answers.

Hi thanks for your help man like I said im new to this .. i was getting a msg from the market saying that because I think the market has a 30 mb download limited ... everything is working from know.. next time ill try to read more before I post lol ..
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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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[Resolved] How to install app on SD Card

Hi, i have a clone of GS, and i have 3 storage:
-The phone (system file)
-Internal storage (app but just 2gb)
-SD Card
But, i can't move or install app, game on the sd card, i can just on phone and internal storage. My phone is root, how can i amke ?
thanks.

What is a "GS"?
If the "GS" is Android, you can try this way:
Settings | Applications | Manage applications | Downloaded | Move to SD Card

ze7zez said:
What is a "GS"?
If the "GS" is Android, you can try this way:
Settings | Applications | Manage applications | Downloaded | Move to SD Card
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gs is galaxy s 3, don't work for me, anyone have guide ?

flavien317 said:
gs is galaxy s 3, don't work for me, anyone have guide ?
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Try apps2sd app from market
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vivek_bhoj said:
Try apps2sd app from market
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ok, i have try many app on market, but i know don't work or im noob. but i have find i can change system file for reverse the sd card (8g) and internal stockage (2g) ? how can i make ?

You can't do many with internal storage unless you root your phone. What i know about internal storage is cannot be partitioned.
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How to install apps on SD
I did it many time and I think that to fully install apps on SD you need to know its steps:
1. Root phone.
2. Partition your SD card
3. Install app that help move all data app on SD, such as Link2SD, S2E, ...
all that stuff u can find on Google or just in xda forum. they talk 'bout that every day
But I think maybe U did it all but still got unsuccessful. I think 2GB internal storage is big enough to install app and U don't need to try anymore. Just choose what app to keep and what not to keep for your phone. GS III is a smart expensive phone, Is your matter deserve to try? I just have 180MB internal storage (Mini) and do a lot of stuff just to get more 500MB, but I lost 1 SD-Card dear

if you have a locked phone(not rooted) its up to every applications security settings if you can move it to sd or not.
This setting is deprecated on Google Play and new apps will have licensing service , but for now its up to developer choice.

thx all, i have find, i cgange a file sytem vlag if i think and work.

My sd card isnt detected
I was flashed and running with s-off. I was using 4K atom azul for the evo 4g. I wanted to be able to use my FFC but i couldnt figure it out with that rom. and then i decided to upgraded to the one that look like black beans but is made by team dirt. hated the fact i couldnt use my camera so i reverted back. after reverting back i got the 5 vibrations thing and black screen. Now i have my s-on and did the ruu. after several failed attempts my phone suddenly booted back to the 4k atom azul. i was stoked that i knew how to get it back but now i have no way of using the wifi or bluetooth, and plus my sd card is not found by any program says i have it mounted and when i go to settings to unmount it says to insert a sdcard. i have my 32 gb sd card in there. I dont know why my phone is no longer rooted. and i am scared to pull the battery out and try anything because of the simple fact i might not have a phone for another couple days and i about drove myself crazy not having a phone.
a little info:
I had s-off and idk what else... other than using amon ra for recovery image and formatting and reset factory data before installing another rom. it became an addiction to get another rom every week. and now i am stuck in the situation described above.
I have been doing the reboot over and over the past couple days before i got the 5 vibrations fixed back to normal, that the information below is what i remember from trying to recover...
supersonic evt3 ship s-on
hboot-2.10.0001
microp-041f
touch panel-amtel224_16ab
radio-2.15.00.11.19
oct 15 2010, 12:07:00
This above might not be exactly right.
I used a PC36IMG.zip file that i had after reformatting my sd card. it would not run the PC36IMG.zip file that i put on the root and recover my system so i had to do the ruu thing...
It would read something like this below...
Loading...[PC36DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PC36DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading...[PC36IMG.zip]
and it would successfully read the PC36IMG.zip but would not restore and a little scroll bar as it read the file would come up... i used fastboot usb and miraculously i have my 4K atom that i tried to reflash on my evo before it messed up.
I know that i still have s-on but it puzzles me how i have the s-on and running a rooted rom. my hotspot works and so does the GPS and navigation, i just can not connect to my wifi, or boot back into recovery without getting the black screen and 5 vibes of diagnostic so i am kinda stuck. My phone will send text and call out and let me download apps for what little internal memory i have on it; I hate i dont have an sd card to save pictures too, or and sd card to put music on to play in the car...
Thank everyone for your time, I just joined today but I have been a flashing freak for the last year or so once i figured out how to do it. I used unrevoked as my flashing software. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Usually my phone gives me the option to move recently downloaded or updated apps to the sd card...

Atrix 2 4.04 Rooted System ROM too FULL! What do I delete?

Atrix 2 4.04 Rooted System ROM too FULL! What do I delete?
Forgive me XDA'ers. I'm getting older & I forget what I've learned here at XDA. It's been close to 2 years that I had my Droid X2, rooted it.
Haven't played with other phones.
So finally got an Atrix 2 & rooted it. Thank God found Boot Menu Manager here because ROM Manager wasn't working.
Anyways in Titanium Backup Pro says:
System ROM: 500 MB (7.16 MB free)
Having only 7.16 MB free concerns me greatly. What do I do to gain space? Ideally I like 20% or more free space.
Have 21 GB free on the 32 GB SD card & 4.31 GB free on the 4.88 GB Internal.
Have all the goodies installed afaik (emulator, Root Explorer etc). If you need more info or in another form let me know. Thank you kindly.

Afaik.. System partition only for system stuff.. I think its normal to have that much free space.. All other applications install in future will go to data partition.. Which is 4.31 or ur internal.. XD

This should be asked in Q&A section and not in dev section.
And to answer it, stock ROMs are full of bloatware which leaves you with least amount of space left on system folder.
So if you want more space, you can either delete unwanted system apps ( proceed with caution or you might delete a necessary file for the phone) or flash a custom ROM. I get around 100mb free space on my system with carbon ROM.

So is it ok to have minimal space left or am I just inviting trouble?

zapjb said:
So is it ok to have minimal space left or am I just inviting trouble?
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No problem at all. It doesn't matter how much of space you Have on System folder. If you wanna make an app as system app by manually moving it to system/app with permissions or if you're gonna flash a zip to add a system app, you'll need more space on system of course. All the downloaded user apps will be in /data. It is no way related to /system.

Thank you so much. I was concerned.
And thanks to the mod who moved this thread appropriately. Sorry about that.