I was continuously getting a message to download update but when I tried it told me not enough storage, so I got an SD card but try as I might I cannot see how to transfer apps onto it to free up space. I have searched Google for answers and some talk of a 3 dot drop-down but this doesn't exist in the SD card area. I only have about a dozen photos on the pad so I don't know what's used up all the space also battery life is very poor. I moved over from iOS devices because of the price but I guess you only get what you pay for.
If you've got the 16gb version the os will take up some of the space so you may not have much left. You can't use apps to SD on all tabs but you might find an option if you search in settings.
Also have you checked in developer options? Go system > about > mash the build number 5 or so times.
You should now have a developer options menu and you may be able to enable it there.
Don't have my tab with me right now to check it's possible but give it a go.
There's an option 'force allow apps on external' give that a try
I don't see that either.
perhaps you mean the one found in "Settings -> Storage -> Default location : SD card " ?
It will require a reboot.
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Ok. I need help and I've looked everywhere and tried everything I know. This is the 3rd Atrix that this has happened to me and I can't imagine it is something I did to 3 separate Atrixes.
My question is what happens to programs that are moved to the SD Card - which for the Atrix is an internal storage area known as the Media Area?
What happens is that I install lots of apps that I find useful and fun. I move the larger ones over to the SD Card(Media Area). Which was all good for a couple of days. Then today I tried to update a couple of apps and one of them hung. Meaning it downloaded and said it was installing but just kept trying to install. From that point on, anything I had moved to the SD Card(Media Area) will not load. When I start a program that tells me the number of apps installed and where, it does not list any on the SD Card. When I go to the app manager in settings menu, ALL the apps that are installed on the main memory keep saying "Computing..." where it should say what size the file is. And of course any that I moved to the SD Card are not listed.
On top of this, I can't install anything from the market. I can press the button to install, but it doesn't do anything. Just sits there. When I try to push an app from the market on the web it downloads, but doesn't install.
I can navigate on the SD Card(Media Area) and move, copy, delete files all I want there so it isn't a problem with the SD Card(Media Area)
Now on my other Atrix phones, I reflashed the original sbf and that didn't help. I also tried the wipe data to restore factory settings. I have it rooted now, so if there is something I can do to it while rooted, that would be nice. I have Root Explorer and can navigate around. Where on the SD Card would the apps have been moved? I can't seem to find them.
Now someone smarter than me must know what is going on to install apps and move them. Is there a database that lists the apps in Android that has gotten corrupt? Can I rebuild it? Is it something else?
Is this an Android problem or an Atrix problem?
I'd appreciate any help before I take the Atrix back. I like the phone and would like to keep it, but this is ridiculous.
EDIT : I should also mention that I installed the Amazon App Store and tried to install something from there. It downloads and asks to install. Then it says that it is installing, but the install progress bar just stays there and nothing happens after that.
EDIT 2 : I also have tried to unmount the Internal SD Card (Media Area) and it hangs the phone. Even though I can access anything in that Media Area. Makes me think a file has gotten corrupted in the Android system, but I wouldn't know which one.
Please delete or close this, I was confused and being a doofus and just noticed the proper thread two links down. Sorry, Noob Alert.
I wanted to post this to the CM 9 for Samasung Galaxy Exhibit, but I'm new and not a developer (thus can't really think of ten posts) so I can't.
Basically I rooted my phone with the most recent port that was in Jocala's thread and after hours of studying (I literally have no background in this) I did it with no issues.
My phone is running fine. All of the apps open, close, and download to what I presume is the internal SD. But as soon as I checked to see the camera, apparently my 4GB micro SD isn't being read. But in settings, it shows that it is there, "mounted" and it shows how much was used, and how much wasn't.
I'm trying not to be lengthy and boring but basically, I can open up the camera, but it will not allow me to take a picture and says "Insert SD card before taking a picture." I can access the gallery, and in the background my pictures show up, but after a second it says "No filles on the device." And finally, I can access my music in Play Music all the way up to selecting the tracks. Then when I play, it says the file can't be accessed.
So far, I've formatted the card in CWM recovery mode. no luck. I have selected "use internal storage" and that did absolutely nothing. Even used another SD. I can however access and install apps on both the internal and external.
I went into developer options after doing the upgrade and in Process Control I'm seeing either (at different times) "Device Memory is Currently Low" or "Device Memory is Currently Critical." I'm completely illiterate about these things, but I assume that this isn't what I want. How bad is it, and what might I do about it?
dimdem said:
I went into developer options after doing the upgrade and in Process Control I'm seeing either (at different times) "Device Memory is Currently Low" or "Device Memory is Currently Critical." I'm completely illiterate about these things, but I assume that this isn't what I want. How bad is it, and what might I do about it?
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maybe all your space is being taken up by pictures and videos check by going to settings then go to storage to see what is taking up all the space if it is pictures and videos buy an sd card and move them all to the sd card and set the default place for the camera to save to the sd card.
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maybe all your space is being taken up by pictures and videos check by going to settings then go to storage to see what is taking up all the space if it is pictures and videos buy an sd card and move them all to the sd card and set the default place for the camera to save to the sd card.
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Alas, that's not it. I've got an SD card, and internal storage has over 19GB free. Like I said, I'm illiterate, but I don't think that the flash storage where you'd potentially have things like media files has anything to do with available RAM.
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Alas, that's not it. I've got an SD card, and internal storage has over 19GB free.
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that's weird 19gb is fine maybe its one of those cloud apps that is almost full not the phone it self take a screenshot of the message to do this power + vol down
It's not referring to storage but to memory/ram. Mine says that sometimes, sometimes it says "Device memory is currently moderate". If you aren't experiencing a device slowdown then don't worry about it. If you are worried about it then perhaps take a look at the app listing on that screen and if there are apps you are not using and don't require until YOU start them then try the Greenify app. or check out this thread: on Reddit
I've noticed that my Pixel's available storage seems to shift drastically between what's available after a few day's use and what's available after I've rebooted, which I don't understand.
Having quite a number of large Daydream VR apps, my 32 GB of storage is getting full. After a few days of use, my Pixel will report "not enough storage" when performing routine Google Play app updates. I've cleared the cache via Settings > Storage > Cached data, but that may only free up a bit more than 1 GB most of the time (see image 1). However after I reboot my phone, I suddenly have 6 GB free (see image 2) that has disappeared from the Other category.
Why does this happen, and is rebooting the only way to get this space back?
Maybe a rogue app? Check your Settings -> Apps and see if you have one that is using several GBs of storage that it shouldn't be before you reboot next time. Really weird that you've got 6 GB of "other" before the reboot and < 1 GB afterwards. Not an issue I'm having so I don't have a clue.
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I've noticed that my Pixel's available storage seems to shift drastically between what's available after a few day's use and what's available after I've rebooted, which I don't understand.
Having quite a number of large Daydream VR apps, my 32 GB of storage is getting full. After a few days of use, my Pixel will report "not enough storage" when performing routine Google Play app updates. I've cleared the cache via Settings > Storage > Cached data, but that may only free up a bit more than 1 GB most of the time (see image 1). However after I reboot my phone, I suddenly have 6 GB free (see image 2) that has disappeared from the Other category.
Why does this happen, and is rebooting the only way to get this space back?
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take look at this topic
https://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/how-to-use-the-google-pixels-smart-storage-feature/
there might be temporary file as describe in this topic or temp file from an app! and better to say malware!
u need to check all installed app to make sure about it
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Fot some reason don't laugh can't get this phone to let me install my apps on my sd card. Please help
I am also having the problem of locating to setting to move my apps to sd.
Don't feel bad. I think they removed the WPS push button to connect to WiFi. This phone seems so far away from what faithful Stylo users enjoyed about the Stylo... Maybe it's just me, but each cycle the phone just seemed to lose something of itself
Still having issues myself. Very first time i installed the sd card i had an option for internal or external formatting but have not been prompted other than for external formatting since then, even with wiping the sd card and starting fresh
Have you enable developer options and scroll to the bottom to force allow apps on SD card
Lg won't allow to install apps on SD any more this phone has got worse by the numbers. Lol but it was free. Anyway is time to said good bye to LG
Moving apps to sd cards
You must unlock dev options first by going to settings/general/about phone/software info/build number. Then tap it 7 times. After that, go back to settings, and turn on dev options. Once that is on, scroll down to "force allow apps on external". It says that it makes any app eligible to be written to external storage, regardless of manifest values!
Good day, Joshua Bowkley.
Even after doing that I still can't put apps on sd card. I don't think it's possible, but if you have actually installed an app onto your sd card after enabling the force allow write to external regardless of manifest values option in the developers options menu then could you plz email me at [email protected] and show me how cuz I'm on a lease with sprint for my stylo 5 & I'm only on month 4 out of a 18 month lease & I can't afford the lease break price. So I'm stuck & I'm going to run out of storage space soon for my games & I really don't want to give up any, anyways if you can help & are willing to take the time to email me how you did it, if you did it anyways, I'd really appreciate the help plz n tyvm.
It would be nice if you could post the step by step procedure here for the rest of us to enjoy the information and gain a little more knowledge. Remember, sharing is caring. Thank you in advance.