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Updating apps: Insufficient storage available

Hi folks,
Can anyone help me with this problem...
Nexus S I9020, Android 4.0.4 IMM76D
I'm getting the message "Insufficient storage available" when trying to update a couple of apps (Tapatalk, 4.26MB, and Go Launcher EX, 5.86MB) from the Play Store, yet I have over 350MB of free internal storage. All my apps are installed to internal storage.
I've cleared way more app cache from other apps (Gmail, Maps, Music) than the download sizes for these apps, yet both of these apps stubbornly refuse to update.
Rebooting hasn't worked.
Where on earth is Android running out of storage?
Using ES File Explorer, I don't seem to have a <root>/data/apps folder - <root>/data is empty.
Many thanks.

JTHM said:
Hi folks,
Can anyone help me with this problem...
Nexus S I9020, Android 4.0.4 IMM76D
I'm getting the message "Insufficient storage available" when trying to update a couple of apps (Tapatalk, 4.26MB, and Go Launcher EX, 5.86MB) from the Play Store, yet I have over 350MB of free internal storage. All my apps are installed to internal storage.
I've cleared way more app cache from other apps (Gmail, Maps, Music) than the download sizes for these apps, yet both of these apps stubbornly refuse to update.
Rebooting hasn't worked.
Where on earth is Android running out of storage?
Using ES File Explorer, I don't seem to have a <root>/data/apps folder - <root>/data is empty.
Many thanks.
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This is an individual app problem right? just this one app doesn't work, but others do? try a different kernel or a complete wipe, if still doesn't work, try a different version or different rom/ Hope this helps!

Are you using some kind of patching software to remove ads??
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When I first got my android and didn't know better this would happen when I downloaded a "free" version of an app from online somewhere. When I learned more and wanted to supoort devs i removed the app and tried to get it ledgit from the market I would get that error. Not implying anything Just my experience.
Try to clear market data if that doesn't work might have to do a full wipe before getting that particular app.
Sent from my NS4G proudly running AOKP & MATR1X

someone has been using luckypatcher

Hi guys,
Thanks for getting back to me.
I'm not using any patching/ad suppression apps. No tweaks or trick configurations or rooting going on here - stock 4.0.4 and nothing else.
This is something both my wife (she has a NS too but with over 600MB of free internal storage) and I come across regularly when updating apps which I normally work around by clearing the app cache of the three apps I mentioned but this time it was particularly stubborn.
However I set about clearing the cache of all apps that wouldn't need a whole load of configuration afterwards and this then allowed the apps to update, so it does seem to be an storage space issue. But where could the phone possibly be running out of space when, as I say, I have over 350MB of free internal storage?
And... why would Chrome browser create an app cache of over 90MB!
Thanks again.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

JTHM said:
Hi guys,
Thanks for getting back to me.
I'm not using any patching/ad suppression apps. No tweaks or trick configurations or rooting going on here - stock 4.0.4 and nothing else.
This is something both my wife (she has a NS too but with over 600MB of free internal storage) and I come across regularly when updating apps which I normally work around by clearing the app cache of the three apps I mentioned but this time it was particularly stubborn.
However I set about clearing the cache of all apps that wouldn't need a whole load of configuration afterwards and this then allowed the apps to update, so it does seem to be an storage space issue. But where could the phone possibly be running out of space when, as I say, I have over 350MB of free internal storage?
And... why would Chrome browser create an app cache of over 90MB!
Thanks again.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
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Solved your problem yet? I was also experienced this and found from another thread in this forum that wiping cache from Recovery Mode solves the problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562962&page=2

No solution. I just go through the hoops every update of clearing the app data of Gmail, Maps, Music and Chrome Beta.
Recovery mode doesn't work for me as I'm running stock Android 4.0.4 with stock recovery and no root. I just get the red triangle when I go into recovery.
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i ran into this issue a lot when i had 100mb free, so i just moved most of the apps to usb storage (ie: ones using up 10mb+ of storage), and it seems to have fixed the problem.
i use adaway

Make a wipe dalvik cache, you should resolve.

Alfaneo said:
Make a wipe dalvik cache, you should resolve.
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I've done a search on how to do this but everyone who succeeds is on a custom ROM/bootloader. How do I do this on a stock ROM and stock bootloader?
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

The only way to wipe dalvik cache without root would be to factory reset your phone as cache and dalvik get cleared during this process.

Stock cache cleaner
I had the same problem; just found this free app that does the app cache wipe on the Play Store:
App Cache Cleaner, free, size 250KB
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.cache&hl=en
Hope that helps.

derfolo said:
I had the same problem; just found this free app that does the app cache wipe on the Play Store:
App Cache Cleaner, free, size 250KB
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.cache&hl=en
Hope that helps.
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I don't think it wipes dalvik cache,
Xxx oops! accidentally beamed from my awesome NEXUS S! xxX

Luckypatcher has the option of fixing every time. Need to be routed though.
Rooting would solve all your problems.
Tapatalk made me send this.

Billchen0014 said:
I don't think it wipes dalvik cache,
Xxx oops! accidentally beamed from my awesome NEXUS S! xxX
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I should have clarified--I was answering this person's post:
Hi guys,
Thanks for getting back to me.
I'm not using any patching/ad suppression apps. No tweaks or trick configurations or rooting going on here - stock 4.0.4 and nothing else.
This is something both my wife (she has a NS too but with over 600MB of free internal storage) and I come across regularly when updating apps which I normally work around by clearing the app cache of the three apps I mentioned but this time it was particularly stubborn.
However I set about clearing the cache of all apps that wouldn't need a whole load of configuration afterwards and this then allowed the apps to update, so it does seem to be an storage space issue. But where could the phone possibly be running out of space when, as I say, I have over 350MB of free internal storage?
And... why would Chrome browser create an app cache of over 90MB!
Thanks again.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
Cheers,
JT
.....runs with scissors - NO FEAR!
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derfolo said:
I should have clarified--I was answering this person's post:
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That's why quoting exist!
Xxx oops! accidentally beamed from my awesome NEXUS S! xxX

I have found that Google play reports insufficient storage even when other errors occur: logcat gives more precise answers.
In any case I found that it was related to lucky patched, that I decided not to use anymore...
Lionhe
Inviato dal mio Nexus S

Billchen0014 said:
That's why quoting exist!
Xxx oops! accidentally beamed from my awesome NEXUS S! xxX
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You are, of course, totally correct.

What if I dont even have the app folder showing on astro or ES explorer? And never had that app before and it continue to show me that error? What it can be? I'm using Paranoid Android 2.51 (CM10) Rom... Tried Lucky Patcher, wiped all the **** and it continues .. any solution? Thanks and sry about my english xD

Insufficent storage available

Hi, has anyone ever experienced this problem?
Whenever I try to install an app from the Play Store, it keeps telling me "insufficent storage available" even though I have more than 500mb free on internal storage and more than 1gb on sd-card.
I guessed it happens because I used Lucky Patcher before, and then I wiped dalvik cache and some apps crashed. Later on it won't let me install app or ever.
Can someone please help me out? I'd appreciate
EDITED: I finally get it working.

Having Market issue Insufficient Storage Available Error Message

Hello, I been away from xda for a while and very limited as I been in the hospital for 3 weeks and came across this error on market. "Insufficient Storage Available" whenever I try to down a add or update as well. I Can't find a fix for it and hope someone can help me. Hope it hasn't been posted before cause I tried to find a fix and had no luck. Thanks guys!
Edit- I forgot to mention I am on Aokp

I am also having this problem. Im running the latest Paranoid Rom 1.6

vwgtiturbo1 said:
Hello, I been away from xda for a while and very limited as I been in the hospital for 3 weeks and came across this error on market. "Insufficient Storage Available" whenever I try to down a add or update as well. I Can't find a fix for it and hope someone can help me. Hope it hasn't been posted before cause I tried to find a fix and had no luck. Thanks guys!
Edit- I forgot to mention I am on Aokp
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Normally you can clear caches and it will work otherwise uninstall the app and reinstall. If you have to uninstall make a data backup first. What it equates to is the app dev didnt put a call in to remove the app prior to installing the new version. Ive run into this with Plague Inc. and Ive sent a bug report to the app dev. I suggest the same for whatever app you are having issues with.

I've tried the whole "clear your caches and fix your permissions" thing, and, at least from what I can tell, you can't install anything through Play/Market unless you have at least ~55 MB of space available (even if you are installing to microSD or replacing a currently installed app). I'm not sure quite where the threshold is, but it is somewhere around there.
I can't answer "Why?" as it is in Google proprietary code and I don't have the source available.

I have tried clearing caches and dalvic.. also reinstalled gapps.. can't get it to work..
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vwgtiturbo1 said:
I have tried clearing caches and dalvic.. also reinstalled gapps.. can't get it to work..
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Have you cleared data from Google Services Frameworks? That has fixed every market issue I've ever run into. If jeff is saying it's coded to not let you install with under 55mb of space left I believe him though.

I can't be sure it's "coded that way," but I haven't found a way to get Play/Market to install when I get down somewhere below 60 MB free space, including flashing a new ROM, clearing cache, fixing permissions, reinstalling gapps, and probably a few other things I've tried. There are definitely days when I wish someone would prove my theory wrong!

I believe Jeff no doubt but I have 66.1mb available..
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i have this problem when there's an update for the "Dark Jelly" theme i have. i found the only way to get it to update really is to uninstall it and then re-install. i know its a pain in the arse, but its the only way i found to update it.

I had to move some apps from the internal storage to the SD card to overcome this problem. I'm on the Galaxy Beam rom

Apps2SD problem
My Apps2sd (in ROM toolbox) was set to install to SD card automatically and as soon as I changed it AUTO (location) problem was fixed.

Anyone know how to install Apps to the SD card by default? :S
I've been using Titanium Backup to manually move my apps to the SD card.
I'm on CM9, Hefe KoD.

Can U try this?
Lucky Patcher -> Troubleshooting -> Remove fixes and backups(insufficent storage available)
^^

hechoen said:
Have you cleared data from Google Services Frameworks? That has fixed every market issue I've ever run into. .
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My husband's Galaxy S 4G is having the same problem with erroneous memory capacity error message.It seems happen after he adds an app. And we are not sure why the error message goes away WHEN it does go away. Can you clear the Google Services Frameworks without removing important info he has put in the apps, or will it delete any apps?. Sorry for my ignorance of the Android system.

KnHtown said:
My husband's Galaxy S 4G is having the same problem with erroneous memory capacity error message.It seems happen after he adds an app. And we are not sure why the error message goes away WHEN it does go away. Can you clear the Google Services Frameworks without removing important info he has put in the apps, or will it delete any apps?. Sorry for my ignorance of the Android system.
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If you're husband's phone is rooted then you can always back up his apps and app data with titanium backup or you can make a nandroid backup through cwm that way in case anything goes wrong you have a backup to fall back to
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mjmjhkgh said:
Can U try this?
Lucky Patcher -> Troubleshooting -> Remove fixes and backups(insufficent storage available)
^^
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This worked for me, thank you !!
I was having trouble installing UberSocial. I could download and install every other app (smaller and bigger in file size) except for UberSocial.
Tried the Lucky Patcher method and worked like a charm.
BTW, I should mention I have a rooted S3 but found this thread via Google .

The Jelly bean rom takes up a lot internal memory, plus it installs most of the apps from the market to the internal memory instead of SD card. I don't why, maybe the devs can answer this. I had to remove the xbmc app (97mb) in order to install anything else.
Hit the thanks button if it helps. It's my motivator to be more helpful.

I use Titanium to move all data apps to SD, I also use History Eraser before updating apps so that at all times I have over 110MB free on internal mem.
sent from me

There is also a way via terminal to move cache to the sd card. It's been a while since I've needed to do that and that was on GB. If anyone is interested in the how, let me know.

Kyndig66 said:
There is also a way via terminal to move cache to the sd card. It's been a while since I've needed to do that and that was on GB. If anyone is interested in the how, let me know.
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Ive been working on a universal script to move stuff from internal to external, so far i have it down for my s3 and i could do one personally for the sgs4g but i want to make it universal since ALL ICS AND JB roms do this AND your storages are different when using stock compared to AOSP

[Q] google play error

Hi guys,
I recently started to face an issue with my play store.
Every time i opened playstore i got this connection error issue.(on wifi as well as on 3g)
I tried adding a new account but that did not help.I tried everything from changing time and date settings to clearing google play cache and data but nothing helped.Frustrated,i uninstalled google play using link2sd app so that i could just reinstall it.But when i downloaded the. Apk file for playstore and tried to install it,it gave me error similer to "low on space.Please free up some space to install this app" even though i have around 500 mb of free space as phone storage and 2 gb as sd storage.I tried downloading the apk from multiple sites but nothing helped.Now im in a fix.
Please help.
PHONE DETAILS
4.1.2 jellybean
1gb ram
1Gb phone storage
1Gb internal sd storage
Armv7 architecture
1.2Ghz quad core

abhinavparasher said:
Hi guys,
I recently started to face an issue with my play store.
Every time i opened playstore i got this connection error issue.(on wifi as well as on 3g)
I tried adding a new account but that did not help.I tried everything from changing time and date settings to clearing google play cache and data but nothing helped.Frustrated,i uninstalled google play using link2sd app so that i could just reinstall it.But when i downloaded the. Apk file for playstore and tried to install it,it gave me error similer to "low on space.Please free up some space to install this app" even though i have around 500 mb of free space as phone storage and 2 gb as sd storage.I tried downloading the apk from multiple sites but nothing helped.Now im in a fix.
Please help.
PHONE DETAILS
4.1.2 jellybean
1gb ram
1Gb phone storage
1Gb internal sd storage
Armv7 architecture
1.2Ghz quad core
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If you are able to Wipe data, Might Fix the Problem (if rooted or different ROM wipe in Recovery)

Hey i did not understand what u meant to say.Will you be kind enough to elaborate?
THANKS

Wipeing data with erase everything and start from brand new. Putting Google play store back on there. Go to settings and try either backup and reset or storage and tap factory data reset. If you are rooted or on a different Rom tell me
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Or, go to settings/applications and select google play, clear data,cache and reboot. Or simply redownload the app.

He uninstalled Google play he can't get it back unless he factory resets
Sent from my LG-LG730 using xda app-developers app

Sorry, i didn't read the OP..

[Q] Insufficient memory error download from Google play

Haiii guys sorry for being noobs..have a problem here why i cannot install apps anymore on my device even there still more space on my device???my device memory still have 100mb space..i tried update some apps It say "error downloading insufficient device memory"
anyone can help me:crying:

zensuke87 said:
Haiii guys sorry for being noobs..have a problem here why i cannot install apps anymore on my device even there still more space on my device???my device memory still have 100mb space..i tried update some apps It say "error downloading insufficient device memory"
anyone can help me:crying:
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here too, free 200mb and try again. I had to use Link2SD after upgrading PLAY STORE

If you get this error even after having space then its always the play store error.
Open app manager and clear data & cache of play store and then start again. If u again get same error again clear data and reboot. It will definitely work.

GustavoKato said:
here too, free 200mb and try again. had to use Link2SD after upgrading PLAY STORE
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Finally found the solution friend...just reboot your phone and its done:laugh: it fix my problem

Thanks
Captain sparrow said:
If you get this error even after having space then its always the play store error.
Open app manager and clear data & cache of play store and then start again. If u again get same error again clear data and reboot. It will definitely work.
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Thank you, it worked.

xperia c insufficient memory
Hi,
I am using Sony xperia c. Currently I have around 100mb space free but still I cannot
Install any app from play store.
I even tried to clear play store cache but still nothing happened.
I have rooted the phone. Please tell me how I can increase the device memory.

Guys , i tried something and it works .. uninstall updates of google play store ( setting > apps > google play store > unistall updates ) to get back to the older version the start it again and update ur apps .. please let me know if it works

I clear data in Media Storage then I can install app.

insufficient device memory
Thanks it worked , but before installing any app I have to uninstall updates of Google play store.
Anything else can be done to increase device memory, since my phone is rooted.

I can not download more apps just because the inefficient storage