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[Q] Internal storage empty

Hi all
There seems to a problem in my SGR.. It says SD Card(Internal 3.74 GB) is blank and asks me to format it..
Evidently i used the file browser and it is blank.. I dont have any important data in my SD card(Internal) so i formatted and tried. Still no go??
Tried rebooting, removing battery ..
Havent tried connecting it to PC.. Cause my PC is another nightmare.. Anything else i can do??

what u have did which made ur storage empty?

I had a similar problem, One application stopped working a part of that application was for the safe removal of sd card, and then for the sd card and internal memory is showing 0, I entered into the application and turn off safe removing of a memory card and everything was ok

ZeXzr said:
I had a similar problem, One application stopped working a part of that application was for the safe removal of sd card, and then for the sd card and internal memory is showing 0, I entered into the application and turn off safe removing of a memory card and everything was ok
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Which app is that ??? Am sure there are no apps that I use require removal of sd cards

xlm13x said:
what u have did which made ur storage empty?
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Sorry man I don't understand your question..
If you're asking abt the size then its still coming as Unavailable..

arunreturns said:
Which app is that ??? Am sure there are no apps that I use require removal of sd cards
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it's part of go launcher, switch is the name of app, in fact it is widget

I ask that what have u did with phone, before ur storage go blanck what u were doing with ur phone? Have u flashed or done anything unusual with phone?
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pudup said:
What do you mean by blank? Please explain and post screen shots.
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xlm13x said:
I ask that what have u did with phone, before ur storage go blanck what u were doing with ur phone? Have u flashed or done anything unusual with phone?
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I wasn't doing anything other than browsing.. Some games..
The issue is solved now.. I took it to my friends place and connected the USB.. All data is lost.. But at least I have a working internal memory..
Thanks for your help guys.. If anyone wanna figure out why this happened.. We can move the thread forward..
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pudup said:
I still don't know what happened
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he meant that he was normally using his sgr and everything was going fine but suddenly his internal storage gone blank and in explorer apps it was showing 0 size, then he formatted his storage and now everything is going fine. understood?

pudup said:
I still don't know what happened
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The thing is.. In storage.. you see the internal storage labeled as SD card right the total size and available size came as unavailable.. Meaning my internal storage just went poof.. Same for internal sd as well.. It's pure stock no Roms no mods.. Not even rooted
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SD card showing full..pls help

hi guys, need help.. i just formatted my card using my phone..now if i transfer any application to SD card it shows "your SD card is full"..
pls help me out..
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Re-format it using a PC/laptop.
It should solve the problem and don't format it using the NTFS system.
Hope this helps.

use FAT32

did everything..but problem is still there..what to do tell me bros??
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'cooleagle' said:
Re-format it using a PC/laptop.
It should solve the problem and don't format it using the NTFS system.
Hope this helps.
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hope so...doin again..
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kataria.vikesh said:
hope so...doin again..
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Insert the card in a card reader and attach it to a PC.
- Does the PC recognize the memory card?
- Can you copy a file to your external sd card using a PC?
- Does the card work in any other device that you have?

SD card is full
'cooleagle' said:
Insert the card in a card reader and attach it to a PC.
- Does the PC recognize the memory card?
- Can you copy a file to your external sd card using a PC?
- Does the card work in any other device that you have?
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No Bro, I have ordered 16GB SANDISK CLASS 6 Memory card. Just copied all data to memory card (which was in my previous card), & I formated my Internal SD CARD(4GB space of GALAXY R), now I can copy data in both storage device & can listen songs & do everything but when trying to move existing application in SD card it shows "your SD card is full"..pls help

kataria.vikesh said:
No Bro, I have ordered 16GB SANDISK CLASS 6 Memory card. Just copied all data to memory card (which was in my previous card), & I formated my Internal SD CARD(4GB space of GALAXY R), now I can copy data in both storage device & can listen songs & do everything but when trying to move existing application in SD card it shows "your SD card is full"..pls help
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I think you are using modified vold.fstab?? Am I right?
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pankaj88 said:
I think you are using modified vold.fstab?? Am I right?
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Think so, I have Neo ROM V2.. how can I check it..?
Yes Pankaj, I m using modified vold.fstab..there is problem due to that..??

kataria.vikesh said:
Think so, I have Neo ROM V2.. how can I check it..?
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okkay.. then I know the problem
My ROM uses modified vold.fstab
check the original post for v2 in the development section
download the stock vold.fstab from there and then flash via CWM

pankaj88 said:
okkay.. then I know the problem
My ROM uses modified vold.fstab
check the original post for v2 in the development section
download the stock vold.fstab from there and then flash via CWM
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K, let me try & if Yes..100 Thanks from my side..

100 thanks
kataria.vikesh said:
K, let me try & if Yes..100 Thanks from my side..
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Good reply man...worked for me..thanks a ton

thanks
pudup said:
Go to the sd swap thread and download the vold from the last link on the first post. That has the memories swapped and allows movement of apps to and from sd card.
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It worked for me boss...great one..thanks

[MOD]App2ExtSD2 [Works for all U.S. Galaxy S3!]

This is a hack that that allows you to swap internal storage with your external SD card so you can increase your app data storage.
All credits go to original i9300 App2ExtSD Hack by mattiadj. I simply hacked it to work with U.S. versions and also I've added code so it will disable this feature when you don't have a microSD card inserted (app storage will default to internal when no microSD card is inserted).
E.g. If you have 16GB internal storage on Galaxy S3, you can install this witih a 64GB microSD card and swap the storage and get 64GB on your app storage instead of 16GB.
Before you can use this, you will need:
1) Rooted Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535/SPH-L710/SGH-T999/SCH-I747) or also Canadian versions too (i747m, etc...etc...)
2) A ROM/kernel with init.d support!
3) I've only tested this with TouchWiz-based ROMs, so it should work on stock ROMs and any TouchWiz-based ROMs, not sure on CM9 or CM10.
4) You must use the FAT32 or EXTFAT zip file below, depending on what format your microSD Card is in! (e.g. if you have a FAT32 microSD card, use FAT32)
To get this working, simply flash the zip files in your CWM Recovery:
Download and Details:
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-t...-external-microsd-for-u-s-canadian-galaxy-s3/
If you do not have init.d support, you can also enable on any rooted phone by using Script Manager, here's a quick tutorial:
I recommend you to FORMAT your microSD card once to get camera working flawless before using this hack!
How to disable this:
If for some reason you are having trouble, simply delete /system/etc/init.d/11extsd2internalsd.
OR
if you leave your microSD card out during boot (then re-insert it after), your phone will work as normal (internal storage used for app data).

Nevermind, I thought it was a data2sd type thing, not just an SD swap. This is very nice! I prefer everything to be on my external card!

How do you know if your card is exfat or fat32?
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con247 said:
Nevermind, I thought it was a data2sd type thing, not just an SD swap. This is very nice! I prefer everything to be on my external card!
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I use GL to SD for that. I think the mod is a great idea, but after seeing so many non-readers, surely some Rom flashers will format the wrong partition and bring their blame to the devs...sad really.
What I would like to see is a mod that brings back android 2.x "move app to SD" functionality.
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thank you I have been dieing for this hack

idelgado782 said:
How do you know if your card is exfat or fat32?
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If you have a microsd card adapter (i highly recommend having one), plug it into your computer and do right click->properties for windows, others should be similar. Go google it.

Thanks man! Been wanting this since day 1 and almost started regretting getting a 16gb S3.
Downloading now and will be testing out in my FAT32 64gb sdcard on Synergy 1.7.
EDIT: should have investigated further about what this is doing.
Note that if you want to delete, you must use a ROOT Explorer, and Enable Both Root and Mounting of System to delete the file.
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Do you guys use more than 16gb of app space??
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aj8600 said:
Do you guys use more than 16gb of app space??
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If you play a lot of games, GTA is like almost 1GB, the real 16GB internal only provides 10GB in reality, meaning if you play more than 10 games like GTA you run out of space real quick.
But I don't use that much space.

I'm not very found of kernels yet, but I'm running synergy ROM r50 does this change my system to a supported kernel?
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Mystikalrush said:
I'm not very found of kernels yet, but I'm running synergy ROM r50 does this change my system to a supported kernel?
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It will only work if the kernel in synergy has int.d support...i believe it does but dont quote me.

OK, can I flash it anyways to test if it works or will it soft brick me if I don't have the kernel?
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Has this been tested for Google Play Music?
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This is huge !!!

Yeah thank you, works great.
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Mystikalrush said:
OK, can I flash it anyways to test if it works or will it soft brick me if I don't have the kernel?
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Yes, will not harm even a bird.

Can I flash this even if my current SD Card has data on it or do I need to format and delete all data on my card before using this?

haza12d said:
Can I flash this even if my current SD Card has data on it or do I need to format and delete all data on my card before using this?
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You can, but my advise is to start fresh with an empty SD card so you don't get confused later.

I flashed this at the same when flashing Bean's latest and greatest. So now I see the SDcard and EXTSDcard show the same files and the same size. How can I browse the Internal SD? It does not appear when I plug it in my computer or when browsing using Root Explorer or Astro

sshams95 said:
I flashed this at the same when flashing Bean's latest and greatest. So now I see the SDcard and EXTSDcard show the same files and the same size. How can I browse the Internal SD? It does not appear when I plug it in my computer or when browsing using Root Explorer or Astro
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Might be not compatible with Bean's. That happens when the script isn't working correctly, you should see two different sizes.

Rooting GALAXY GRAND I9082

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I am new to Android os and this forum as well so I would be really glad if anyone of you would be kind enough to help.
My Galaxy Grand has 8gb memory of which only 4gb is available to the user and I am left with just 800mb space left, I would like to know if anyone of you can let me know a way to transfer my apps to sd card, also I have hears that one can convert sd card to internal memory after rooting, is that possible, if yes then plese let me know how, also is it possible to transfer apps to sd card without rooting if so plsase let me know how, I would be eagerly looking for a reply.
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I'm not really familiar with that device but on most you can grab App2Sd from Google Play and it's self explanatory from there, but some devices (like mine) don't et you move apps to the SD Card, but you can move everything else there
And I'm no moderator, but I'm not so sure this isn't the right section for your question, I think it belongs in Q and A
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Since my cell runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Beans hence App to sd is not working on it, is there any other option to do so.
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COLDPLAY100 said:
Since my cell runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Beans hence App to sd is not working on it, is there any other option to do so.
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After rooting you can use Directory Bind to link your internal/external storage, but that's not truly moving them to the SD Card, but I think it's the closest you can get. I don't bother with it, I just move all my big files to my SD Card so I have space for my APK's on my internal storage
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COLDPLAY100 said:
I am new to Android os and this forum as well so I would be really glad if anyone of you would be kind enough to help.
My Galaxy Grand has 8gb memory of which only 4gb is available to the user and I am left with just 800mb space left, I would like to know if anyone of you can let me know a way to transfer my apps to sd card, also I have hears that one can convert sd card to internal memory after rooting, is that possible, if yes then plese let me know how, also is it possible to transfer apps to sd card without rooting if so plsase let me know how, I would be eagerly looking for a reply.
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without rooting u cant have memory swap..root ur grand and install init.d support. and reboot then install this http://d-h.st/AGR and gain reboot. this will convert external memory to internal and internal to external automatically.
use http://galaxygrandcenter.blogspot.in/2013/03/warning-it-will-void-your-warranty-and.html to root.
and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39510406&postcount=1 to add init.d

k2wl said:
without rooting u cant have memory swap..root ur grand and install init.d support. and reboot then install this http://d-h.st/AGR and gain reboot. this will convert external memory to internal and internal to external automatically.
use http://galaxygrandcenter.blogspot.in/2013/03/warning-it-will-void-your-warranty-and.html to root.
and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39510406&postcount=1 to add init.d
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Thank you sir for the help, I have succesfully rooted my phone throught that guide,though there was a little trouble geeting the Clock Work Mode Recovery but finally got it.
Sir can you tell me the actual usage of CWM, can i get backup of my present status through this mode or do i need to use some app like Titanium Backup pro for that purpose and what info would actually be backed up, like would it store info of the present firmware and is the backup point created in the internal memory or the sd card.
Also sir can you please tell me that if I swap my 32gb ext sd card with 4gb internal memory then when I want to get my phone back to normal mode then how am I gonna do so, I mean the sd card would have let's say some 25gb apps and I want to put the phone back to normal, I mean unswap it then how would it be possible as my internal memory would be only 4 gb, will I have to delete apps or use some recovery option, please make that clear, thank you sir for all your help.
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external_sd vs extSdCard

sorry if this has been covered but i couldnt find the answer. when using file explorer of any kind, i find that under the home folder is listed two external sd folders. one is external_sd the other is extSdCard. both have exact same contents and permissions. when i go into the file manager in my recovery, twrp 2.6.3, the only one listed is external_sd. ive read that the external_sd was the old location not used anymore since the 4.2 updates however its the only one listed in my recovery. do i need both? can these cause problems since they have the same contents? thanks in advance. oh yes, i am on liquidsmooth 2.10 official

Do you have a external SD card in the phone? Are both of those folders the same amount of storage?
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SdRasta said:
Do you have a external SD card in the phone? Are both of those folders the same amount of storage?
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yes and yes.

apparently those two folders are shortcuts to my sdcard1 which is my external. just wondering if i need both. which one is the proper one and if i remove one, will my recovery recognize the other? OR is it supposed to be that way and im just being paranoid?

rhamorsky said:
apparently those two folders are shortcuts to my sdcard1 which is my external. just wondering if i need both. which one is the proper one and if i remove one, will my recovery recognize the other? OR is it supposed to be that way and im just being paranoid?
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Sometimes drives get renamed funny when they are mounted. It's all the same and should both get linked to the exact same drive. It might be annoying, but you aren't harming anything having the external SD card mounted as both external_sd and extSDcard. It's just the way your phone is recognizing the SD card.
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BadUsername said:
Sometimes drives get renamed funny when they are mounted. It's all the same and should both get linked to the exact same drive. It might be annoying, but you aren't harming anything having the external SD card mounted as both external_sd and extSDcard. It's just the way your phone is recognizing the SD card.
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Thank you for the response. ill just leave it alone then.

My phone is the same way, but they are two different memories. One is the external SD I put in phone and other is phone storage but it's named about the SAME THING... One like 'externalSD' other being something like extSD'
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Same thing on mine but my music is on there and Apollo sees both files so I have double of every song and I have not found a way to delete it anyone know how

SdRasta said:
My phone is the same way, but they are two different memories. One is the external SD I ! in phone and other is phone storage but it's named about the SAME THING... One like 'externalSD' other being something like extSD'
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They are not two different memories they are both representing the same storage facitity ex=external, ext also reads as external. My device has 2 exactly the same folders with exactly same contents, dates times in are same & named 'external SD >sdcard1' & 'extSDcard >sdcard1'. My inbuilt internal storage is named 'Sdcard'. I'm fairly sure the extra duplicate of external storage is a safe box type environment where if things go wrong the 'live' folder will be kept safe from harm...ie malware / virus etc. Its along those lines anyway but can't find my documents about it at mo