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[Q] Insufficient Storage, but 14.7GB free

I just installed ExynosAbuse APK v1.40 and i now have root so i could regain my copy/paste function back. (I delete everything in data>clipboard)
However now when i go to install any app i get the error, insufficient storage. As the title says I have ~15gb free (says the settings>storage). Even when uninstalling an app I cannot re install it as it says i have insufficient space. For example, i uninstalled angry birds SW (which was 60mb) and i cannot reinstall it, or any other apps.
Oh, and i uninstalled the Exynosabuse (but left root enabled) and now i cannot reinstall it to disable root. I also tried uninstalling the google play updates, and nothing changed. Installing apps with either google play or ES file manager gives the same result (insufficient storage space)
Thanks for the help.
UPDATE:
I found the problem, and solution in post 20

I had the same problem with an app i tried installing once, but it only happened with that particular app. Maybe try wiping cache and dalvik cache.
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RussellEstridge25 said:
I had the same problem with an app i tried installing once, but it only happened with that particular app. Maybe try wiping cache and dalvik cache.
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Thanks for the reply. I went to data>dalvik cache and deleted everything in there and restarted. I gained about 200 mb but still i cannot install anything.

Njord0 said:
Thanks for the reply. I went to data>dalvik cache and deleted everything in there and restarted. I gained about 200 mb but still i cannot install anything.
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Did you wipe cache and dalvik cache in recovery mode?
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Im trying a factory reset now since i've only owned this thing for a few days. Though if anyone knows a solution to this, please post. I've came across a few threads with a similar problem and they have gone unsolved.

RussellEstridge25 said:
Did you wipe cache and dalvik cache in recovery mode?
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No just deleted it with es file manager

Njord0 said:
No just deleted it with es file manager
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You should do it in recovery mode.
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If you are getting it for a particular app then try searching for the it using its name it must have left some file over during your previous installion delete all files with the app name and try installing it should install
Try uninstalling the update of play store by going into settings applications
The first one should do the trick

samir_a said:
If you are getting it for a particular app then try searching for the it using its name it must have left some file over during your previous installion delete all files with the app name and try installing it should install
Try uninstalling the update of play store by going into settings applications
The first one should do the trick
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All of the apps in the play store that i tired (ones that haven't been installed before) gave the same error, not just ones previously installed. I also deleted some bloatware updates and tried to reinstall their updates afterwards. The problem persists.
I did uninstall the playstore updates and clearing the cache. Nothing changed.
I've restored to factory and its working again. Crappy solution though..
thanks for the help

I solved this problem with lucky patcher. Run it when you have this problem and it will remove the unused odex file. Then install normally and you shouldn't have the error. I found this happens to me when uninstalling modified apks and trying to install the official app after.
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i only have this Problem when there is less than 500mb free space.
common -.- i want to install a 2mb apk File And it complains because there is only 490mb free space -.- any way to change that?

PurpleSh4rk said:
I solved this problem with lucky patcher. Run it when you have this problem and it will remove the unused odex file. Then install normally and you shouldn't have the error. I found this happens to me when uninstalling modified apks and trying to install the official app after.
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I did have lucky patcher installed when i had this problem. When opening the program it did remove some odex files but the problem was still there. Is there an option to force it to check for odex files?

You could check your data/apps folder and check if there's an apk for the file there. If it is delete and try to reinstall
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Well it's happening again.
How do I get into recovery mode to delete dalvik cache? Is that where you hold down power and the volume button, cause I don't see anywhere to delete the cache when im in there. It's just a screen thqts says downloading.
I cleard the dalvik cache In link2sd but it says it's empty. Also cleared app cache with link2sd.
I did notice that the system file space is at 17% (243mb left) which is still large enough to install the apps I'm trying. I have 25gb free out of 32gb.
This problem is not limited to one app. It also happens with apps that never been installed on this tablet.
Thanks for the help.

Did you try what I mentioned
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Power+Volume Up until you see the GTN8000 or whatever model you have screen then leave power button while keep pressing the volume up button until you get into recovery

Dude i suggested going into recovery and wiping cache and dalvik cache a while ago but got no response. You didnt ask how if you didnt know and you obviously didn't search for it. Not trying to be rude here but it just is a little irritating when you try to help and you get ignored. Volume up and power till you see the boot screen then let go. And youll see wipe cache, do it. Then scroll to advanced and then to wipe dalvik cache, do it. Then go back to the firdt sceen and select reboot.
Also gmfeny had a suggestion did you try that?
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RussellEstridge25 said:
Dude i suggested going into recovery and wiping cache and dalvik cache a while ago but got no response. You didnt ask how if you didnt know and you obviously didn't search for it. Not trying to be rude here but it just is a little irritating when you try to help and you get ignored. Volume up and power till you see the boot screen then let go. And youll see wipe cache, do it. Then scroll to advanced and then to wipe dalvik cache, do it. Then go back to the firdt sceen and select reboot.
Also gmfeny had a suggestion did you try that?
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The first time you mentioned it i had already did a factory reset and my GN was working for the moment. When the problem came back i said i tried it in link 2 sd and i did boot to what it thought was recovery mode (i did google it but i must have miss read. I was holding power and volume down to get into recovery screen) and didnt see anywhere to delete dalvik cache. I should have stated clearly that i needed help on getting to the right place.
I will try that next.
gmfeny, I have looked in data>apps and nothing about the apps im trying to install is there. Also this problem isnt limited to apps that i've previously installed. So I wouldnt expect anything to be in there on those apps. However there is a folder im not sure about. its not very big (256KB) and its names mcRegistry.
I'm not sure if its a big deal, and further since no one seemed to have commented on it. Is there a problem with my system file space as mentioned above? (17% left, 250MB)
thanks
I have the GTN80013 (32gb no GSM/cdma)
Im in recovery mode now and i selected wipe cache partition. I dont see anywhere that says advanced. The only options i have are; reboot, apply update from external storage, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, apply update from cache.
still cannot install some apks. I tried to install appinstaller (which i've never installed/tried to install from the play store) and it failed. Also my game emulators failed to install with ES file explorer.

I was able to clear the dalvik cache by gong to data/dalvik-cache And deleting everything. after restarting it waa rebuilt. still can't install apps.
Maybe it's not the same as doing it in recovery, but that's not an option in my recovery mode from what I can see.
Thank for the help

I finally solved my problem.
I had installed Link2SD and a setting in that app was causing the problem.
The Fix:
Open up the menu (context menu) > settings
Click on install location and change it from External to Automatic.
I can install app now.
The only strange part is when i first had this problem, i didnt have this app installed. As suggested above, it was probably the Dalvik cache.
For anyone who has problems finding the 'clear dalvik cache' in recovery mode; You can use lucky patcher to delete it. Its in the menu>trouble shooting> delete dalvik cache and reboot.
Or you can do it manually by going to data>dalvik-cache and deleting everything in there.
Thanks for the help!

[Q] Remove Gapps and install smaller version?

I just installed a stock rom on my Nexus 5. I tried doing a factory reset, clear cache, and clear dalvik cache and flashing a smaller Gapps package. I rebooted my phone but all the original Gapps were still there. How do I properly remove Gapps and install a smaller version?

Rotad said:
I just installed a stock rom on my Nexus 5. I tried doing a factory reset, clear cache, and clear dalvik cache and flashing a smaller Gapps package. I rebooted my phone but all the original Gapps were still there. How do I properly remove Gapps and install a smaller version?
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The way I do it is pretty simple - you just go into /system/app and delete all of the Google-related .apks. Only downside for you, though, is that root access is necessary.

thenookieforlife3 said:
The way I do it is pretty simple - you just go into /system/app and delete all of the Google-related .apks. Only downside for you, though, is that root access is necessary.
Post thank, please? I want to get to 140 today!
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Is there any negatives to this method or is it the equivalent of uninstalling an app normally?

Rotad said:
Is there any negatives to this method or is it the equivalent of uninstalling an app normally?
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No, no negatives at all! In fact, since as you know it is impossible to actually "uninstall" system apps, just deleting their .apk from /system/app is the exact equivalent to uninstalling them.
So glad that I helped! :victory:

Less storage after update to nougat..

After updating to the latest version..
Free storage shown is only 21gb..
7.92gb has been taken up by firmware..
Any solution as to how can we free up some more space ?

Simply, Do a Factory reset after Every update and clear cache partition, Uninstall Bloatware , if you have root use system app uninstaller remove useless apps

ashkar777 said:
After updating to the latest version..
Free storage shown is only 21gb..
7.92gb has been taken up by firmware..
Any solution as to how can we free up some more space ?
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Root your phone to uninstall bloatware.

venugopalu007 said:
Simply, Do a Factory reset after Every update and clear cache partition, Uninstall Bloatware , if you have root use system app uninstaller remove useless apps
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Well i havent noticed. This is the right solution OP

Fix for EIS not working?

Has anyone been able to fix the EIS not working after the 5.1.6 update? I seen where someone said to clear system cache in recovery, does that work and will it wipe anything off the phone?
UPDATE: Clearing cache in recovery fixes the EIS not working on 30fps modes. Just don't wipe "SYSTEM" like I did... Thank goodness for Nandroid backups

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dgunn said:
Has anyone been able to fix the EIS not working after the 5.1.6 update? I seen where someone said to clear system cache in recovery, does that work and will it wipe anything off the phone?
UPDATE: Clearing cache in recovery fixes the EIS not working on 30fps modes. Just don't wipe "SYSTEM" like I did... Thank goodness for Nandroid backups
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I am sorry, what cache? I thought there was no cache in Android 7+.

There will always be cache and it's located in recovery

dgunn said:
There will always be cache and it's located in recovery
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Excuse me? I thought the Cache partition was no longer available in Android, at least in a Pixel phone, which I happen to own.
Here's the explanation.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/...-partition-changes-and-new-fastboot-commands/
Do Oreo Oneplus devices still have cache?

nabbed said:
Excuse me? I thought the Cache partition was no longer available in Android, at least in a Pixel phone, which I happen to own.
Here's the explanation.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/...-partition-changes-and-new-fastboot-commands/
Do Oreo Oneplus devices still have cache?
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Yes it has cache in Oreo, see attached photo
https://www.bestusefultips.com/wipe-cache-partition-on-android-oreo/useatownrisk

dgunn said:
Yes it has cache in Oreo, see attached photo
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That's not the system Cache partition, that sounds like a user app cache. However, Dalvik no longer exists, and ART doesn't have a cache folder, so what that option really does, I don't know. Perhaps it removes cache files for each individual app? When you select that, does it clear cache instantaneously, or does it take 5-10 seconds overall (to go through each app individually?)
Also, please remove that link. It's not only completely inaccurate and written in broken English, but also it's dangerously inaccurate - it gives instructions to "clear cache," but instead, it's for factory reset.

dgunn said:
Yes it has cache in Oreo, see attached photo
https://www.bestusefultips.com/wipe-cache-partition-on-android-oreo/
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Lol that Photo is from TWRP , coz recovery has that option, and to be clear OP6 do not.

Hi Guys, EIS is not working on my op 6 running OxygenOS 5.1.6 with locked bootloader. is there anything i can do to get it back working

nabbed said:
That's not the system Cache partition, that sounds like a user app cache. However, Dalvik no longer exists, and ART doesn't have a cache folder, so what that option really does, I don't know. Perhaps it removes cache files for each individual app? When you select that, does it clear cache instantaneously, or does it take 5-10 seconds overall (to go through each app individually?)
Also, please remove that link. It's not only completely inaccurate and written in broken English, but also it's dangerously inaccurate - it gives instructions to "clear cache," but instead, it's for factory reset.
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So what you're telling me is that when I wiped this Dalvik off of my phone and did a reboot that it cleared all of my app cache? Because once I rebooted my phone after clearing the cache my phone began optimizing my apps the same as it always does when I clear system cache from any phone.
I still have Dalvik cache folders on my OnePlus 6 filled with dex, vdex and art files. So unless TWRP deletes all of these files as if it were a cache partition then I have no idea what it does or how it was able to make the phone reconfigure the .dex files
I also did not remove the link I posted instead I appended use at your own risk at the end of the URL so if someone would like to open and read it they can remove the use at your own risk and still see what the link was pointing to for a reference.
Yes indeed it is TWRP so fixing EIS may not be available unless you have custom recovery. Don't be a derp, use TWRP

Clearing the system cache partition

Hi all, something I've been doing for many years after any sort of system update, is I clear the system cache partition - just for tidyness, maybe some placebo effect that it helps battery life.
Anyway, it's not where I would expect it to be, any know how to do it?
Non-root, locked bootloader Xperia 5ii.

It should be on the boot menu but on some phones it's oddly found in settings I believe.
Google it.

blackhawk said:
It should be on the boot menu but on some phones it's oddly found in settings I believe.
Google it.
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I did Google it but it keeps bringing me to older Sony devices. I'm used to it being in recovery boot (Vol - + Power) but I can only see option for a full wipe/system restore.

Lav64 said:
I did Google it but it keeps bringing me to older Sony devices. I'm used to it being in recovery boot (Vol - + Power) but I can only see option for a full wipe/system restore.
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Yeah I see what you're saying. Call Sony or your carrier.
Hopefully someone knows what going on with this.

Try sd maid pro, It can clean apps cache. Or Twrp wipe.

donkeyman1234 said:
Try sdmaid pro, It can clean apps cache.
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SD Maid can't touch the system cache and normally has a default value it ignores when cleaning app caches. Best to manually clean suspect ones.
When clearing apk data doing it in Settings can leave what I presume to be nulls behind.
I had an a Android system apk that in Settings I couldn't completely clear it but this app could.
Home - Package Disabler
The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.
www.packagedisabler.com
It saved me from a factory reset. Another reason this app is a useful, versatile and powerful tool that I value.