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[Q] How to free up more internal phone storage?

I have a Motorola triumph cell phone, which is on the stock rom that came with the phone. All I did is root it, put clockworks recovery on it and add a 32GB micro SD card in the micro SD card slot. I am getting two messages on the phone -
1- Text message memory full. Incoming message rejected due to full memory.
2- Low on space. Phone storage space is getting low.
I have cleared all the cache, text messages, and e-mail from the phone. That still did not work. So since my phone is rooted I installed an app that would let me move apps to the SD card. I moved all the apps that I could to the SD card. What do you know that still did not work. After doing all of this I am still getting the two messages. I do not want to factory reset the phone and loose everything on the phone. Right now the memory is like this -
1 - SD card total space 29.71GB Available space 16.96GB
2 - Internal phone storage available space 28.39MB
What else can I do to clear up more internal memory on the phone?

Apparently this is a problem with other people also and the only way around this is to install after market firmware like CyanoGenMod. I use Minimum triumph myself.

What is the best rom for the phone? I am reading that with some roms some stuff does not work. I want everything to work like stock rom. Is there a good rom that has everything working?

You can factory reset your phone. That will fix it.
You can root the phone and delete the .alog files (those are the ones that keep building and take up all the space).
There are a couple other options as well, besides flashing a custom ROM. It has been discussed multiple times over at androidforums.com. I would recommend going there to get the details.

yasirfaheem said:
What is the best rom for the phone? I am reading that with some roms some stuff does not work. I want everything to work like stock rom. Is there a good rom that has everything working?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410821
this link will direct u to the best rom i ever used, personally.

I just delete the bloat ware from system/app...all that stock crap...But the best way is to flash a new rom

I had to do a factory reset. I was warned not to do it from the settings favtory reset. Use the factory reset from the custom recovery.
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tcross8361 said:
I had to do a factory reset. I was warned not to do it from the settings favtory reset. Use the factory reset from the custom recovery.
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If you are using the original software that came with the phone, there are "a log" files that will build up and need to be deleted. I would recommend installing a customized rom to help free up some space and performance, as well as a lot of other cool features to make the phone better. Stock just won't cut it on this phone.

Space Problem and ROMs
My sister had a the same problem with her Droid Incredible. It went away for a while after a factory reset but came back within a month.
I'd suggest looking into a good ROM even if you weren't having this issue. Mantera over at android forums has a really nice CM9 alpha (it's what I'm using) and it's pretty great if you don't mind not having HDMI or camera (that will hopefully get fixed soonish). If you're cool with CM7, g60madman picked up where Whyzor left off and is providing regular updates so far to address bugs.

I'm confused. Why did you get an app to move apps to SD? The stock rom supports app2sd already. Just go to settings and apps. Click an app in the list to see the properties page. Should see a button to move to SD. Not all apps can be moved but the huge ones usually can.

Why?
jedgell233 said:
I'm confused. Why did you get an app to move apps to SD? The stock rom supports app2sd already. Just go to settings and apps. Click an app in the list to see the properties page. Should see a button to move to SD. Not all apps can be moved but the huge ones usually can.
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Because many App2SD apps allow you to do batch moving, where you can select what you want to move. Then, all you have to do is press OK and tap Move to SD Card and press back when done to move to the next app from the checklist you basically just made. They also may support extra actions, such as warn you if moving an app to an SD card will disable any of its functionalities.

[Q] CM 10.1 internal memory low

I have installed CM 10.1 in my GT-P3113 and it works great, I like the interface better than Samsung. But the internal memory shows up as about 4.5gb with 500mb used by apps, and about 400mb free. That doesn't sound right, I don't have very many apps, but I am having trouble downloading some of the larger games, like Asphalt7. Can I do anything to fix this? Am I missing some step, like a nand flash or format? I have a 32gb sdhc card but use it for music and videos. Don't want to start moving apps to it.

fast96 said:
I have installed CM 10.1 in my GT-P3113 and it works great, I like the interface better than Samsung. But the internal memory shows up as about 4.5gb with 500mb used by apps, and about 400mb free. That doesn't sound right, I don't have very many apps, but I am having trouble downloading some of the larger games, like Asphalt7. Can I do anything to fix this? Am I missing some step, like a nand flash or format? I have a 32gb sdhc card but use it for music and videos. Don't want to start moving apps to it.
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now does your device initially had 11.85 GB internal memory?
if yes, then you could free up your memory.
well, i am just sharing my experience with CM 10.1 on tab 2 but p3100(almost same as p3113, with extra calling facility). b4 flashing cm10.1 i had some 7 GB internal memory with my stock ROM(4.1.2). if i would ve flashed that stock rom again, then my internal memory would ve gone to around 10.9-11.2 GB, as it formats the device completely.
but when i flashed with CM 10.1, i had internal memory less than 7 GB now, it is just because it doesn't formats your device, but removes your installed applications. let me explain you in other way---->lets go with installing windows 7 in your PC.
if you install windows without booting by using some virtual disks or some DVD, your old programs gets stored in windows.old folder, the same happens here, its just that you are using the CM recovery as your virtual disk thing, it overwrites your systems keeping your old files(BUT NOT IN ANY SINGLE FOLDER) they are kept as it is. the apps you installed earlier with your OLD FIRMWIRE WILL NOT GET REMOVED, BUT ALSO WILL NOT WORK.
in this case the only way to get rid of this memory issue is to remember those folders where your programs get installed with yous OLD OS(firmwire) and DELETE them directly(just like deleting WINDOWS.old folder if you dont need it). well for some huge games like NFS MW or ASPHALT, dont delete those folders where it got installed previously, as these are downloaded data, so with your new firwire you just install the game with the reqd apk file and your game will run without downloading data again, if you delete them, u ve to download again. but its better if you keep a backup of such huge games in your PC)
but in the other way if you install windows from the boot using your DVD, you ve an option to format and reinstall(the formatting drive option, you ll not get if you are not booting from the CD and directly running the installer from within an OS). the same happens here too, if you flash your firmwire from the download mode, your device is completely formatted(additionally u may need to clear wipe cache/wipe dalvik cache too, from the recovery).
SO IF YOU FLASH CM 10.1 FROM THE DOWNLOAD MODE YOU CAN GET ALL YOUR MEMORY BACK, but i don't know if there is any method to install CMs or AOKPs or any custom ROM from the download mode, as these files are in zip format and not *tar.md5. so we install them from the recovery mode.
LETS SEE IF THERE IS ANY METHOD TO INSTALL CUSTOM ROMS VIA DOWNLOAD MODE USING ODIN DIRECTLY(but i dont think so).

[Q] Annoying & Impromptu Low Internal Memory Problem

I flashed the latest sense 4.0 rom by apex-predator, followed all the instructions, and it didn't boot. I changed the sd-ext to ext3 as in case of any boot up problem, but to no use. Then I decided to flash stock rom, it didn't work either but earlier everything was working fine in this case, i mean flashing roms, stock and / or custom ones.
Moving over, I installed Xenon Systems rom, it successfully booted but after initial setup it gave my an annoying low internal memory notification, whereby I just completed the initial setup and didn't install any new apps except that came with the rom. It shows about 248 KB or so left.
I am unable to open messages, make phone calls n bla bla that need some memory. FYI, the rom was not overclocked and everything was previously working fine without overclocking as some threads suggest that overclocking may fry the NAND storage.
Looking forward to a positive reply on this issue.
Regards.

Give a try to NAND recovery process by cute prince.
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Can you send the link to cute prince's thread, please!!

vikingmax said:
Can you send the link to cute prince's thread, please!!
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here you go
but before doing process check that you have wiped phone clean via CWM or TWRP ie factory format/reset, format system, dalvik, sd-ext......install a known working rom and check internal space left, if you still have low space issue then following the proceedure in the link below.......use at your own risk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36868966&postcount=2367

LiVeRpOoL-FaN said:
here you go
but before doing process check that you have wiped phone clean via CWM or TWRP ie factory format/reset, format system, dalvik, sd-ext......install a known working rom and check internal space left, if you still have low space issue then following the proceedure in the link below.......use at your own risk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36868966&postcount=2367
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Here's the deal now. I am using TWRP and I wiped everything you said above. Stock rom is not able to boot, but Xenon System's rom made it through. It still gave low memory notification. I reverse mounted the memory and it worked for now. Showing 1.5 GB as internal memory, as I have allocated that much for sd-ext partition.
What do you suggest now, shall I try cute prince's tutorial, coz I think the above thing is temporary with this rom and low memory issue will come again if I again flash stock rom or some other custom rom.
Regards.

[Q] Question after root device

I just unlock my device bootloader and root it with vroot , i am really newbie in android because i am ios user before.
I just want to ask , what else i can do other than gain root privilege?
I have sony xperia J / st26i , and it's only have 512 ram, but i check the background process and only 120-140 ram available.
After rooting, what i can do to get/free more ram so i can play game stable?
what is cyanogen mod ?
what is custom roms ?
what is system recovery ?
Is it possible to downgrade firmware?
if i want to upgrade firmware , do i need to lock the bootloader?
please give me your opinion , what i must do to get more ram
sorry for these question, just really noobs in android world

You should download more ram...nah, joke
1.If you have unlocked bootloader and root, you can do anything in android now.
2.Android is built differently than windows and the rule more ram=better. It just doesn't like to waste ram, so it uses it to something and it's still smooth most of the time(for me on slim cm10 it was 150-220 free, now on stock based rom it's 50-90 and it feels even smoother) If you want the games to run smoother you can flash a kernel with overclocking capabilities, but it shortens the lifespan of SoC, produces more heat and drains more battery, but if you are modifying your phone do you care about those things or performance?( I'm currently on 1.8ghz oc heheh)
But what you can do to free more ram are those things:
-uninstall apps you don't use
-use "greenify" to hibernate apps that always run in the background. Facebook in the background really slows down J
- STAY AWAY FROM TASK KILLERS
3.Cyanogenmod - custom rom for android phones based on aosp(stock android made by google). It's basically just stock android with additional functions.
4.Custom rom - it's simply a rom that isn't made by the manufacturer of the phone(it isn't stock), like cyanogenmod
5.System recovery - really it's just what it sounds like, although custom recovery is more common - clockworkmod or team win recovery project. They are essential if you want to flash a custom rom or install some mods or do other things such as formatting the system, wiping cache or simply making a backup of the system
6.It is possible to downgrade firmware - you just download the desired firmware and flash it
7.Probably no, but you don't really need to worry about this - J has two firmwares - 4.0.4 and 4.1.2. and it won't get any more official updates - you can flash them with flashtool without worrying about it and there is really no need to use 4.0.4
8.As i said before - use greenify to hibernate apps.

thanks for the detailed answer.
looks like i don't need to use custom roms, but i want to have backup of system with CWM or TWRP , any link for detailed guide for that? since i don't want to brick it or anything, CWM or TWRP is better for sony xperia J / st26i?
There's something bothering me for a while , i have phone memory around 700mb+ and internal storage 2gb, and microsd 4gb [removable] the problem is i can't move my application to microsd, but i can read that microsd is detected. it just there's no option to move it there, is something wrong with my phone? i only have the option to move it to internal storage and clear data, force stop, uninstall , but no option to move it to my microsd 4gb , or i need third apps ? , i use apps called app manager III , but it's still dont have the option move to the microsd.

lucius100 said:
thanks for the detailed answer.
looks like i don't need to use custom roms, but i want to have backup of system with CWM or TWRP , any link for detailed guide for that? since i don't want to brick it or anything, CWM or TWRP is better for sony xperia J / st26i?
There's something bothering me for a while , i have phone memory around 700mb+ and internal storage 2gb, and microsd 4gb [removable] the problem is i can't move my application to microsd, but i can read that microsd is detected. it just there's no option to move it there, is something wrong with my phone? i only have the option to move it to internal storage and clear data, force stop, uninstall , but no option to move it to my microsd 4gb , or i need third apps ? , i use apps called app manager III , but it's still dont have the option move to the microsd.
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If you want to move apps to 4 GB you wud need to swap ur internal 2gb with microsd 4 gb. But it has some performance issues and hence not recommended. However I have done that !! Swapped my 8gb micro with 2 gb internal. You can refer to the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...eria-sd-card-fix-remount-sd-internal-t1943643

lucius100 said:
thanks for the detailed answer.
looks like i don't need to use custom roms, but i want to have backup of system with CWM or TWRP , any link for detailed guide for that? since i don't want to brick it or anything, CWM or TWRP is better for sony xperia J / st26i?
There's something bothering me for a while , i have phone memory around 700mb+ and internal storage 2gb, and microsd 4gb [removable] the problem is i can't move my application to microsd, but i can read that microsd is detected. it just there's no option to move it there, is something wrong with my phone? i only have the option to move it to internal storage and clear data, force stop, uninstall , but no option to move it to my microsd 4gb , or i need third apps ? , i use apps called app manager III , but it's still dont have the option move to the microsd.
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Keep trying various apps, one should work.
CWM is more common, but you have to do kernel swapping if you want to do a backup on a stock rom
1.Make sure you have ~1gb of free memory on the internal memory
2.Flash kernel with integrated cwm (custom one, like riches kernel, but be aware that system won't boot up - kernels meant for cm10 don't work with stock roms and vice versa)
3.After you finish flashing, boot up the phone and when the illumination bar is lit up (i don't remember what color it is lol, probably yellow but it doesn't matter)keep pressing vol - button until it changes color to blue and you enter recovery menu. Use vol + and - buttons to move up and down and power button to confirm. Go into "backup and restore" and choose "backup" Wait until it finishes and then go back and simply pull the battery and put it again
4.Flash back the stock kernel, boot up the phone and after it's done plug it to your pc and the backup will be in the folder clockworkmod.
And you're done!
Do the kernel swapping again if you need to restore the backup
And kernel flashing is simple - download the program flashtool, install it and then go to the "drivers" folder and launch the .exe in there and choose only fastboot and flashmode drivers. Then reboot the pc if necessary and launch the flashtool program adequate to your pc (32 bit or 64 bit) Turn off the phone, put the usb cable into pc first, hold the vol - and plug in the phone - small led near the front camera should be blue and the flashtool should display "device connected in fastboot mode. Click on the thunder icon, select "fastboot mode" and then "select kernel to flash" - you select the kernel you want to flash(change the filesystem to the one of the kernel) and then it should flash. Check the log if everything is successful and then disconnect the cable.
And i've just noticed that apparently vengeance kernel has integrated cwm and is for stock roms, so probably you can avoid kernel swapping and flash it once, but have it your way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-j-e/general/xperia-jst26i-roms-kernels-mods-how-tos-t2237164 - here you can find the stock kernel and vengeance, Also there under the recovery is a cwm kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...ent/cm10-miro-tipo-j-e-riches-kernel-t2507787 - or here is the riches kernel
http://www.flashtool.net/download.php - here you have the flashtool
Check other tutorials if you feel lost. I suggest watching a tutorial vid on youtube.

1. Don't change your SD card with your micro SD, whatever people may say. It is dangerous, especially for someone who is just starting to mess around with their phone.
Don't. The risks are bigger than the advantage.
2. In Android you can't natively(or with apps) move apps to the micro SD. You could, but I believe the function was removed in Android 2.3(correct me if I'm wrong.
You could use link2sd to do it, but that requires you to partition your micro SD.
You can Google "link2sd" for further information or you can always ask here.
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okay, now i got memory storage problem
i download game, install game, update game, all stored in phone memory not internal storage, when i move to internal storage from 280mb size , it only moved 30mb+ to internal storage, and the rest stuck in phone memory..
So is there no way to move the game completely to internal storage ?
and when i open the playstore , it's often show connection timed out , there's no problem with the wireless, i can browsing fine, just always connection time out in playstore.

[Q] Low internal Memory - Clean slate?

I am currently running CM12.1 on a 16gb version of Verizon GS3. I have less than 500MB (see attached screenshot) after updating from an older version of a JellyBeans ROM. I've gone through the normal steps to remove backup files, ROM files, clear cache, etc, but I still have low internal storage. What is the process wiping the internal memory in order to start with a "clean slate" and then re-install CM12.1? I want to make sure I don't do anything to brick my phone, so please be specific, I have some ROM flashing experience, but I'm not exactly a pro at this, so I need details or a video to help this dummy out. Thanks in advance!
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I am currently running CM12.1 on a 16gb version of Verizon GS3. I have less than 500MB (see attached screenshot) after updating from an older version of a JellyBeans ROM. I've gone through the normal steps to remove backup files, ROM files, clear cache, etc, but I still have low internal storage. What is the process wiping the internal memory in order to start with a "clean slate" and then re-install CM12.1? I want to make sure I don't do anything to brick my phone, so please be specific, I have some ROM flashing experience, but I'm not exactly a pro at this, so I need details or a video to help this dummy out. Thanks in advance!
p_patterson
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Would I be correct in thinking you have CWM recovery installed? I am not actually familiar with the capabilities of recent CM recoveries, the last I used was for my 5 y/o SGS Captivate.
First have a copy of your nandroid or a fresh zip of the ROM on your external sdcard, have GAPPS here also. If CWM will permit, wipe /system and /data in addition to cache and dalvik cache. I have seen some refer to wiping /system as formating the internal sdcard. (I have seen others state that doing a factory reset with the stock recovery gives the cleanest device, but most needing this were going back to a TouchWiz based ROM after being on LP.)
You then reflash your ROM and GAPPS.