Phones, especially the low-end kind, have limited internal memory nowadays. Now this didn’t used to be a huge problem, but with some of the latest android games coming in at over 1GB, that limited internal memory soon becomes a restriction, while that 16, 32 or even 64GB microSD card is sitting there barely utilised. Wouldn’t it be great if you could force apps to read their data from your external microSD card rather than from your internal memory? Well… now you can!
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A great tool called DirectoryBind from fellow XDA member slig allows you to bind directories located on your external memory to directories on your internal memory. It basically moves app or game data from you internal memory to your external memory, and then forces those apps or games to read the new external location rather than the now empty internal location.
Installation is as easy as installing the app's apk and providing root or superuser privileges to the app. You can then simply provide the internal and external locations, click to automatically move the data and wait till it completes! Give the app a go by grabbing the latest version from the XDA thread, and feel free to ask me or him any questions via PM or replying.
SammyDroidWiz said:
Phones, especially the low-end kind, have limited internal memory nowadays. Now this didn’t used to be a huge problem, but with some of the latest android games coming in at over 1GB, that limited internal memory soon becomes a restriction, while that 16, 32 or even 64GB microSD card is sitting there barely utilised. Wouldn’t it be great if you could force apps to read their data from your external microSD card rather than from your internal memory? Well… now you can!
A great tool called DirectoryBind from fellow XDA member slig allows you to bind directories located on your external memory to directories on your internal memory. It basically moves app or game data from you internal memory to your external memory, and then forces those apps or games to read the new external location rather than the now empty internal location.
Installation is as easy as installing the app's apk and providing root or superuser privileges to the app. You can then simply provide the internal and external locations, click to automatically move the data and wait till it completes! Give the app a go by grabbing the latest version from the XDA thread, and feel free to ask me or him any questions via PM or replying.
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But this doesn't work on 4.2.2,I'm correct?
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But this doesn't work on 4.2.2,I'm correct?
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correct, you need an app called FolderMount for 4.2.2
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I hope we get some form of internal memory other than a microsd, this would be really sweet
Think your mobile device couldn't eat another byte, that it's stuffed full of storage? Surely it has room for a tiny little thin SSD? This is Sandisk's solution for storage in portable devices, the creation of a new class of storage: integrated SSD, or iSSD. Designed to be soldered right onto a motherboard, this drive is the size of a postage stamp, weighs the same as a paperclip, and will be available in sizes ranging from 4 to 64GB. Read and writes clock in at 160MB/sec and 100MB/sec, respectively, plenty fast enough to run a full OS, with an SATA interface ensuring broad compatibility.
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I read about this but dont we have 16 gigs of internal storage?
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I read about this but dont we have 16 gigs of internal storage?
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We do have 16gb of "internal storage" about 3gb for the os, and 13gb to be used freely.
The internal storage, is "internal" in the sense that it functions as the "hard drive" for the device, but it's not a "true" internal, but just a MicroSD card.
There are the possibilities for MicroSD card to be fast (like class 6), but most of the time, dedicated ssd memory types are faster.
The Samsung Galaxy S also has 1gb of ROM. Which is not just an internal SD.
Our internal storage is NOT MicroSD - samsung calls it that to differentiate it from the OS ROM and the External SD. Until someone evaluates the Chip layout we won't know what we have other then "16 GB of internal storage".
Is it one chip partitioned? Is it 2 chips - one for OS that is fast, and one slower chip for data?
MicroSD is form factor - and we know we don't have that as there is no slot with a card in it (other then the external one).
We may have one big 16GB NAND Chip that Samsung did some goofy partitioning with - no one knows yet.
The story from the OP - deals with PCs and Laptops - the chip has a SATA interface so the Bios and OS see it as an HDD - not really relevant with a phone that is more of an embedded system.
Today I got an idea: move my pictures and videos to /tmp, so I can salvage a lot of free space
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. I only use about 1.x GB for apps
Is this a good idea, is it safe?
Will the system sometime clean up that dir?
PhoenixNghi said:
Today I got an idea: move my pictures and videos to /tmp, so I can salvage a lot of free space
. I only use about 1.x GB for apps
Is this a good idea, is it safe?
Will the system sometime clean up that dir?
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Bad idea!
/tmp is cleared on every reboot.
If you want to use the internal storage, then use root explorer or similar and create a dir in /data and call it pics or something then store them there. The issue will be though that most gallery apps do not work with internal storage, you will not be able to look at them on the phone.
I don't get why everyone really wants to use the internal apps storage for personal storage, the issue is that any internal storage gets wiped on either a reboot if it is /tmp or if it is /data then a factory reset will wipe it.
Just go get a class 4 32GB sdcard for pocket change now, and be done with it.
Just my two cents, pence, etc...
Yes, I agree. 32 gigs are very cheap these days. If you look for a deal, you could get one for as low as 10 bucks. I've got one and I'm not close to filling it up.
WORD JIM!!! I DONT KNOW WHAT ID DO WITHOUT MINE!!
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I'm gonna be hard headed and try this 64GB MicroSDXC out......
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313310
Since I created the topic, my files in /tmp have not been deleted.
Not really about the sdcard, it's about doing some tricks against the system
Furthermore, QuickPic loads images and vids in internal mem faster than my sdcard.
My Device:
I have a Samsung Note 10.1 (2012 release) - GT-N8000.
Android Version - 4.1.2
Software Build Number - JZ054K.N8000XXCMF1
The problem:
Data stored on SD Card is counted against Internal Memory's calculation.
Other Info:
My device has a total of 16GB internal memory and 32GB of external memory.
When I bought the Note, I had about 11GB of free memory, which has steadily fallen to 8GB.
According to the Storage page, apps use a little over 3GB of space in the internal memory and 0GB in the SD Card.
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However, if I open an app like PressReader, which consumes the maximum of my 3GB used space, it shows that most of the data is stored in the SD Card.
I cannot figure why is there a discrepancy between the two pages. The Main storage page gives a different story to what the app says. I can also confirm that the app is indeed storing the data in the SD Card - For I can browse the SD card and see the newspapers in there.
Any thoughts on this issue?
When you say "SD-Card" which do you mean- the internal SD-Card that's carved out of the Note's Flash Memory, or any external SD-Card that you have plugged into the SD-Card port? You'd eluded to the internal, but I need to be sure before I answer.
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When you say "SD-Card" which do you mean- the internal SD-Card that's carved out of the Note's Flash Memory, or any external SD-Card that you have plugged into the SD-Card port? You'd eluded to the internal, but I need to be sure before I answer.
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sd card is the one plugged in.
Most modern tablets emulate an sdcard in device memory. The external sdcard does not store apps unless you root and use an app like folder mount to move and link the apps to external sdcard.
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Most modern tablets emulate an sdcard in device memory. The external sdcard does not store apps unless you root and use an app like folder mount to move and link the apps to external sdcard.
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image 2 clearly shows that the data is stored in the SD card. I can also browse the SD card and see the files in there.
However, Image 1 says that not a single byte is used in the SD card, and the 16GB built in memory is being used up.
Am trying to figure out this anomaly.
The value shown in image 2, under SD Card, as well as the files you are viewing in the file browser under sdcard0 are not the physical microsd card. The actual card is named extsdcard and most likely you will find it empty. Data stored on it is not reflected in Application Manager. SDcard0 is internal memory emulating an SD card.
Unfortunately most Android apps are not designed to be able to put their data on a true external card. Only very storage intensive apps such as music players and PDF readers typically allow you to switch to extsdcard.
Look for settings in Press Reader and see if it allows changing its data storage location. If it does change it from sdcard0 to extsdcard. If not, write to the creator and recommend that be added. Every Android app SHOULD allow this. But most do not because developers just don't bother to do it.
If you are still in doubt, unmount and remove the external card. You will see that the data is still there on what you see as 'sdcard'.
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Hi,
I have Moto 4G Plus, with latest Android. It has 16Gb internal memory which is not enough.
I bought good samsung SD card for 128Gb and now I have a choice
1) Use it as general purpose storage. Pros: Can copy movies, audio easily Cons: Cannot move apps, still not enough space,
2) Use it as internal storage. Opposite as 1.
Is it possible to split 128Gb, sd card and use 20 Gb as internal storage and the rest as general purpose SD card?
What would be the best strategy here? If I make it as internal storage, then moving and managing audiobooks, movies and music would be quite hard (maybe there is a better way)?
Also, I would prefer not to root my android.
Many thanks for all advices in advance.
SiTox said:
Hi,
I have Moto 4G Plus, with latest Android. It has 16Gb internal memory which is not enough.
I bought good samsung SD card for 128Gb and now I have a choice
1) Use it as general purpose storage. Pros: Can copy movies, audio easily Cons: Cannot move apps, still not enough space,
2) Use it as internal storage. Opposite as 1.
Is it possible to split 128Gb, sd card and use 20 Gb as internal storage and the rest as general purpose SD card?
What would be the best strategy here? If I make it as internal storage, then moving and managing audiobooks, movies and music would be quite hard (maybe there is a better way)?
Also, I would prefer not to root my android.
Many thanks for all advices in advance.
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You can do it using ADB shell (without root) or a terminal emulator (if you have root):
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/145457/how-to-split-adopted-storage
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You can do it using ADB shell (without root) or a terminal emulator (if you have root):
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/145457/how-to-split-adopted-storage
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Thank you! It seems it worked! Only thing that it's showing unmounted sd card. But I guess I can live with it.
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I installed a 128gb MicroSD card in my Shield tablet and thought everything was setup, it formatted and encrypted the card to my tablet and when using a file manager app it shows one big honking storage drive, however when I go through settings I can see that my microSD card is barely touched and the internal drive is full, so full that I can't install anything else unless I delete something.
WTF is the point of having the microSD setup as internal storage if it doesn't share the install load?
Now I am trying to migrate data to the microSD card and I get the error that there is not enough storage space.
What can I do to fix this? :crying:
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P.S. as an aside, could this be happening because the microSD card is a fake?
I don't think it is, but can't figure out why I am having this issue
I should add, I purchased this microSD
Lexar High-Performance microSDXC 633x 128GB UHS-I Card
Please XDA, you're my only hope
I don't think your SD is set up as adoptable storage yet. When it is it should look something like this:
This SD is set up as adoptable plus removable though, usually you will only see the adoptable part of it. As I will never fill the entire SD with "internal" content this way was better for me :good:
Interesting, begs the question, how did you set that up?
I just looked through my options, im not seeing it
Just looked it up, i followed those steps, my card has been formatted as internal and i moved data to new storage
Just formatted the card on my PC (the long way), then formatted as portable on tablet, restart, then format as internal, restart, then move data, and nothing has changed.
I am using android 7.
Not sure if you resolved this, but if you select the SD card the screen will switch. The 3 dots in the top right corner, then select migrate data. All the apps that can be moved will be moved.