Hello guys!! Is there any way to increase my wildfire's S internal storage or to swap it with the external?? help me please!
Quintessence137 said:
Hello guys!! Is there any way to increase my wildfire's S internal storage or to swap it with the external?? help me please!
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You've said that you partitioned before installing link2sd but not before installing data2sd. data2sd also requires extra partition just like link2sd.
The reason link2sd being not effective is because it moves all but data to sd-card. If any of your app uses huge data it will fill your internal space quickly.
Try going to Settings -> Apps -> Sort by data size and see which apps are on top and try clearing their data. This will free some space for some time but also clear that particular app's data.
As you've pointed out installing Dalvik cache to SD would be best. In my custom ROM I've to open terminal and type a2sd install and supply option y,n,y. Most probably this will work with your ROM as well.
Quintessence137 said:
Hello guys!! Is there any way to increase my wildfire's S internal storage or to swap it with the external?? help me please!
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I think there is no way to increase internal storage but you can follow some techniques or use some apps to move applications from internal storage to SD-card.
The point is that my mobile can move apps from internal storage to sdcard, but not exactly all files. Some files like data files keep stored in internal memory. Link2sd does exactly the same if you don't buy the Link2sd plus. So there is no point to use Link2sd.
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Hello,
As the description says.. anyone know this problem?
Im rooted and on arhd
If i deleete some apps the problem is still here. I can download from market with no problem
This is an issue with /data or /datadata I think...
There are some threads on xda that point to the partition because the wrong size/file system and tells the os it is out of space.
Don't confuse the internal data partition where apps typically install with the space on the internal sd card (where you indicated you have 10GB of space).
The internal sd card of the tf is divided into partitions that determine all the space/permissions and what not.
As an immediate fix, try uninstalling apps you don't use at all and move apps that don't require internal storage to the SD card. This should alleviate for the time being while you narrow down the issue.
Could someone please tell me how to use hybrid data2sd and what are the pros and cons of it
A detailed explanation would be preferred
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There are many threads about this subject,but i will explain. As you know our phone has a low internal memory problem and you can't install so many apps.You see every user app and data is stored in /data folder in internal memory.So developers found a trick to increase the internal memory.When you partitioned your sd card there will be a similar folder /data and it is linked with the internal memory /data all the data from there to the /data folder on sd card.Now the phone thinks that this folder is actually the internal memory and sends all the apps to the sd-ext.This is Data2SD. But the /data folder contains many folders...for app (/data/app) and for dalvik cache(/data/data) and with HYBRID DATA2SD you can choose which folder will go on sd-ext .It is recommended to only transfer /data/app on sd-ext because transfering the dalvik cache could slow down your phone.Hope that helped.Cheers
bsuhas said:
I will try to explain in simple lang....
On android OS, users applications and data is stored in /data folder (partition) in internal memory. Since g3 have less memory, it has restrictions on how many apps you can install and blah blah...
So out greate developers do a trick to increase internal memory.
When we have partitioned SD card, there in new partition, they create a similar folder stucture of /data. and link internal memorys /data to point to sd card data folder. This link is similar to a shortcut. Android OS thinks that the /data folder is there in internal memory and it reads and writes to it but actually that data goes to sd-ext partition and thus the size of internal memory dose not increases as you install apps. This is Data2SD
/data has many folder...majorly for app (/data/app) and for dalvic cache (/data/data). If you are not mounting entire /data to sd-ext, but selectively mapping each folder you want to sd-ext, then this is called HybridData2SD. For ex, I prefer app dir (/data/app) to be mounted on sd-ext but not the cache (/data/data). Cache should be on phone as its accessed so much and makes my phone lag If i put it on sd-ext.
hope this clears the concept.
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@OP, please search before posting.
artifex21 said:
There are many threads about this subject,but i will explain. As you know our phone has a low internal memory problem and you can't install so many apps.You see every user app and data is stored in /data folder in internal memory.So developers found a trick to increase the internal memory.When you partitioned your sd card there will be a similar folder /data and it is linked with the internal memory /data all the data from there to the /data folder on sd card.Now the phone thinks that this folder is actually the internal memory and sends all the apps to the sd-ext.This is Data2SD. But the /data folder contains many folders...for app (/data/app) and for dalvik cache(/data/data) and with HYBRID DATA2SD you can choose which folder will go on sd-ext .It is recommended to only transfer /data/app on sd-ext because transfering the dalvik cache could slow down your phone.Hope that helped.Cheers
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Where shall I refer to know how to partition sd card?
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@partition of the sd card is very easy.You can partition your card directly from cwm recovery or using a program called MiniTool.Be sure to backup your sd cards data...
I've moved as many apps (not system apps) to my sd card.
Will trimming my rom for some system apps i dont use help?
How else to get more internal storage? I only have 30mb left after moving apps to sd card
use link2sd it will save you space
androiddownloader said:
I've moved as many apps (not system apps) to my sd card.
Will trimming my rom for some system apps i dont use help?
How else to get more internal storage? I only have 30mb left after moving apps to sd card
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I use int2ext+ adds sdcard's ext partition to the internal.
Que rom utilizas
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androiddownloader said:
I've moved as many apps (not system apps) to my sd card.
Will trimming my rom for some system apps i dont use help?
How else to get more internal storage? I only have 30mb left after moving apps to sd card
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other people had pointed you to read some threads abouth O1, go there and find some answers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149636 in second post click content in shinobisoft signature and maybe it will answer this question, IF IT HAS HELPED YOU HIT THANKS TO HIM
THERE ARE ALOT OF APPS THAT ALOWS YOU TO MOVE DATA TO SD/EXT(not all working with all roms), SEARCH, FIND, READ CAREFULY, TRY THEM, THX THEM
some roms have built in d2ext from terminal emulator, read abouth your rom that are you using
but first you need to partition sd card to ext4, that will alow you to move apps and data to sd
I have a Nexus5 and I'm taking the plunge on buying this for my girlfriend for cheap...
The question is, it has 16GB advertised as ROM, but out of that, how much is REALLY user available?
For example, I had a Microtek phone which had 8 GB rom, but it was partitioned into system, internal and phone
system had like 2GB, phone had 5GB available for photo storage and stuff, and 1GB for apps... which was really a hit in the nuts.
Is it the same with this Motorola phone? I read somewhere it says 16GB but only 12 User avaiable
out of those 12, are they all real for app installations?
What I want to avoid is installing two games and having an "insufficient memory" window
please help!
Thanks!!
Anyone?
Can you just go into Storage settings and tell me how much memory does it read for Internal Storage and if there's another partition named Phone Storage? or if Internal Storage is the only partition? (other than the SD card), can you switch between SD card and internal for app installation?
benleonheart said:
Anyone?
Can you just go into Storage settings and tell me how much memory does it read for Internal Storage and if there's another partition named Phone Storage? or if Internal Storage is the only partition? (other than the SD card)
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That's what I read on my phone :
Internal storage :
Total space 11,65GB
Available 11.25GB
Apps (app data & media content) 270MB
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There's no Phone Storage folder.
benleonheart said:
can you switch between SD card and internal for app installation?
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That depends on your rom. If you're on JB stock, KK rooted or Lollipop, you'll surely have the choice between SD card and Internal Storage.
Orionbell37 said:
That's what I read on my phone :
Internal storage :
Total space 11,65GB
Available 11.25GB
Apps (app data & media content) 270MB
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There's no Phone Storage folder.
That depends on your rom. If you're on JB stock, KK rooted or Lollipop, you'll surely have the choice between SD card and Internal Storage.
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Perfect answer, thanks man!!!!!! :highfive:
As you can see in the attachment, it is very problematic for me, I do not understand why I am not able to use the device storage and why everything that I download goes to internal storage, is my device storage actually just RAM?? It makes installing apps nearly impossible and I keep getting constant reminders that I have low memory
Assersath said:
As you can see in the attachment, it is very problematic for me, I do not understand why I am not able to use the device storage and why everything that I download goes to internal storage, is my device storage actually just RAM?? It makes installing apps nearly impossible and I keep getting constant reminders that I have low memory
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Use Total Commander as file manager. It will give you a better overview
Your apps are stored on the internal storage. Thats only about 1GB. Internal and external SD CARD can not be used to install apps on it. For using SD CARD to store apps use Link2SD. For using Link2SD you will have to spli8t one of your sc cards. Must beformated as followed:
1. partition Fat32
2. partition Ext4
Both partitions must be primary. Use Partition Wizard to prepare your sd card.