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Installing Apps to internal memory instead of SD?

Is there a way to install the apps to the internal storage instead of the sd card? I remember awhile ago there was an option on CM that allowed internal/external settings. I can't finder it anymore. My sd card is only 1gb taken from my old G1.
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jonnyboyca said:
Is there a way to install the apps to the internal storage instead of the sd card? I remember awhile ago there was an option on CM that allowed internal/external settings. I can't finder it anymore. My sd card is only 1gb taken from my old G1.
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Try swapping the cards.
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jonnyboyca said:
Is there a way to install the apps to the internal storage instead of the sd card? I remember awhile ago there was an option on CM that allowed internal/external settings. I can't finder it anymore. My sd card is only 1gb taken from my old G1.
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Which rom are you using right now?

If you're on stock (based) ROM, then you can use ADB/terminal to issue the command pm setInstallLocation 1 to force apps to use the internal storage, if on CM7 the option is under CM Settings => Application => Install Location

In CM if we set it to internal will apps install on the internal sd card or on the internal rom (is that the right word im looking for?)?

They'll be in /data/app, so what you would call 'internal ROM'

Thank you that's exactly what I was looking for
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Don't mean to hijack the thread, but does anyone know if there's a way to move apps to the internal sd card (not internal ROM)?
I have a 16gb class 10 microsd card but i want to use all that space for music. That 5gb internal sd card is just sitting there, i'd really want to use it for app installation space.
Any clues?

I think you have to change the setting to internal and reinstall the apps
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PhantomRampage said:
Don't mean to hijack the thread, but does anyone know if there's a way to move apps to the internal sd card (not internal ROM)?
I have a 16gb class 10 microsd card but i want to use all that space for music. That 5gb internal sd card is just sitting there, i'd really want to use it for app installation space.
Any clues?
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Did you get this resolved? I have the same issue. I'm trying to get apps to install in the 5GB internal SD memory.

smoothmoose said:
Did you get this resolved? I have the same issue. I'm trying to get apps to install in the 5GB internal SD memory.
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Titanium Backup.

??? Are you saying use Titanium Backup to move my apps from one place to another?

smoothmoose said:
Did you get this resolved? I have the same issue. I'm trying to get apps to install in the 5GB internal SD memory.
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Are you using CM7?
G2X CM7

phburks said:
Are you using CM7?
G2X CM7
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If so you can use the zip from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144553
Flash the one that says it makes external secondary. It will mount your internal sdcard as /sdcard and will mount your external as a folder /sdcard/_ExternalSD
G2X CM7

Thanks. I think that did the job!

[Q]Move app to sd-ext

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..??
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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?

22VIN said:
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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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:
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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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:
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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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.

Cyanogenmod : All apps on SD card but less internal memory than with stock?

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)

Can i change the internal sd??

I want to know if i can change the internal sd card for a bigger one because i have a extra 16gb sd is it possible to change??
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Do you mean use the 16gb instead of internal memory?
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The internal SD card is not removable

No i mean the internal sd the one inside the phone it only has 2gb.i once had a hd2 and changed the internal sd for a bigger one so i though i could do the same with this phone. Is it possible??
Or mount the 16gb as internal.
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I really don't know about that but what I did was just change my download path to the external_sd within whatever app I was downloading from
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razielpr said:
No i mean the internal sd the one inside the phone it only has 2gb.i once had a hd2 and changed the internal sd for a bigger one so i though i could do the same with this phone. Is it possible??
Or mount the 16gb as internal.
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Erm, the phone has built in memory, and then expandable memory from the microSD slot. Use a larger microSD and install your apps or transfer whatever media you have to that instead of the internal memory. You can also set your camera to save images to the microSD instead of the phone's internal memory.

The games install by default to internal sd and i don't have space for games only one fits and can't dl. Eny more that's my biggest problem and cant make the games install the data to external sd.
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razielpr said:
The games install by default to internal sd and i don't have space for games only one fits and can't dl. Eny more that's my biggest problem and cant make the games install the data to external sd.
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if you flash the cm7 port your external sd will be in your sdcard path like normal, and internal will be under an emmc folder instead. as far as i know thats your only option

We(tfq) are working on separating the sdcard and external sdcard like in cm7...it'll be emmc for internal ans sdcard for external SD
It does take time so waiting is crucial we are working on a lot of stuff for you guys
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Thanks Erik im running you're dark knight rom v8 and it's amazing just have one problem can't use tether with foxfi or bernacle gives me an error in bernacle and in foxfi it activates the T-Mobile hotspot.
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Re-partition the internal memory?

Is it possible to re-partition the internal memory of my Xperia mini pro (sk17i)?? Like it woukd be great if it uses the external storage like sd cards for internal storage....i'm currently running out of internal memory, all my apps are moved to external card. Please help. Thanks in advnce.
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binoyw said:
Is it possible to re-partition the internal memory of my Xperia mini pro (sk17i)?? Like it woukd be great if it uses the external storage like sd cards for internal storage....i'm currently running out of internal memory, all my apps are moved to external card. Please help. Thanks in advnce.
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Hey bud, Good question. And I would totally answer your question if I knew the answer. I can say that if you ask on the Q&A in that device's forum you're more likely to get some help from people familiar with your handset. Good luck though, okay?

binoyw said:
Is it possible to re-partition the internal memory of my Xperia mini pro (sk17i)?? Like it woukd be great if it uses the external storage like sd cards for internal storage....i'm currently running out of internal memory, all my apps are moved to external card. Please help. Thanks in advnce.
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I might be wrong but, I'm almost sure that you can't partition external memory as internal memory. But some phone's, you can repartition the internal storage. That makes that you get more room for your apps, since you probably moving your apps to the other part of the internal memory and not to the real SD card. Cause for that you should change you standart storage place.

Samsung S Plus (I9001) alsow?
is this on I9001 alsow posible repartition memory (8GB)
have you a short plan to do this?

I know you can invert internal with external SD
You have to root the phone before... then you to modify vold.fstab in system/etc with root explorer o similar app...

Yeaa...i rooted my device and moved the apps consuming higher amounts of internal memory to external memory. So now, its going fine..thanks guys.
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