Use this tag for questions concerning the internal storage space on your device that can be used for installing applications and their associated data.
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Google plus application is 24 mb after wrong update
I was updating from the market this app and I got a package error. I uninstalled it and installed it again from scratch. No problem.
Now the app is 24 mb!
To me it sounds like the broken package is ...
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27 MB + 4.2 MB = 28 MB? Where'd my space go?
After getting the "low on space" message on my Nexus One for the umpteenth time, I went to into the "manage applications" screen to uninstall applications I hadn't used recently. I waited for the ...
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How To Stop Rejecting Messages At Low Memory? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can't receive SMS when I have low storage
When my phone reaches ~22Mb (internal) free space, my phone starts to automatically reject text messages. Assuming ...
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Why is there such a difference in the amount of internal memory?
So first, when I go to Settings -> Apps this is what is shown:
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After some time ~20 seconds, the amount of space left is this:
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Why does this ...
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Repartitioning HTC Sensation 4GB internal memory for /data?
Is there a way to repartition the internal 4GB of my htc sensation?
Currently, only 1GB is available for use (/data)
The rest is being allocated to /system, /cache, etc.
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How can I get rid of the low disk space notification?
The low disk space notification frequently comes up. I can't get rid of it; the clear button doesn't clear it, and neither does tapping it. It's just taking up space. How can I get rid of it?
I've ...
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Where did the internal space go on my HTC Desire?
I know this a common problem, but my experience has been a little freakish. I am using an HTC Desire 2.2 and usually try to maintain approximately 40 MB space free. I have installed the bloody ...
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How can I free some disk space without deleting my apps?
I dont have that many apps. But I had to delete old ones to get new ones because my phone keeps saying I have low storage.
How can I free some disk space without deleting my apps?
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Getting market error “Sorry there's not enough space to install this item.”
Android Froyo 2.2 with 3GB available mmcblk0p2 space and over 3GB free space on MicroSD.
Have no idea from when it started. Since then, every time when I try to download/update an APP from Android ...
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How to restore internal flash storage after reformatting?
I have an HOTT MD500 MID. Previously, when I plugged this into my computer, Thunar found two storage spaces, the first being the microSD card, the second, another storage space inside the device. ...
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Why do I get “not enough space” when I copy an APK file to /system/app?
I recently rooted my HTC Desire Bravo because I needed read/write access to /system/app in order to be able to copy an APK file there.
I wrote here on stackexchange on the best solution to root the ...
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Moving app between _three_ possibilities for storage?
My son has an Android phone, and when he bought it the storage space was divided thus:
System Memory: 157MB
Internal Memory: 1024MB
When this was essentially full we put in an SD card to give him ...
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App searches in wrong directory
I just installed DroidID3Tagger, however it just searches for my music files in /mnt/sdcard, my music however is in /mnt/emmc.
Is there anything I can do instead of moving the files?
I'm using CM9 ...
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Install an app on android without SD card
How can one install an app on an android with no SD card? I tried doing so with dropbox but I was unable to download the file. I'm thinking astro file manager might let me but I've been unable to ...
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Looking for a way to shrink the size of MP3 files
I have a lot of MP3 files on my phone and I would like to re-size them to save space. (Note: I do not want to trim the audio file.) I know I may lose some quality, but it is fine.
What is the best ...
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Back up sdcard to cloud
Problem: I have an internal flash drive (/sdcard) with "stuff I don't like losing". Due to a bug in ClockworkMod Recovery, it got wiped the other day. I had been manually backing up my entire card to ...
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Does moving an app to external (SD) storage also make it write application data and cache to external storage?
I have very little internal storage installed on my Nexus One. Almost every app I am installing fires a system low on internal storage notification. I moved all applications to external storage but it ...
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/data/data nightmare: FC's because of 100% Utilisation
I feel like I need to clear things from /data/data every 2 to 3 days to prevent cascading FCs when it becomes 100% full. Is there any possible way to move any of that data to the SD card (and still ...
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Space issues and rooting
I have a Huawei IDEOS u8150 running Froyo. Ever since I got this device, I've been running into low disk space problems (because of only 150 MB internal space). So I've had enough and moved all the ...
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Is “ROM” the same as internal flash memory?
I saw the Nexus S storage specs are
512MB RAM + 16GB iNAND flash memory
and for the HTC Incredible S:
768 MB RAM and 1.5 GB ROM and microSD slot up to 32GB (8GB card included)
Is the ...
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Android low on space
I know this question is quite common, but nothing I've read so far really helped me. I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and had a similar problem with the stock ROM. For some other reasons, I've rooted it ...
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How can I clear the cache of the Android Facebook app?
My phone (T-Mobile Pulse/Huawei U8220 with Android 1.5) doesn't have much on board space, so I quite often run into the low disk space warning. Looking through the list of apps, I see the facebook app ...
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Samsung Galaxy S having internal sd card problems
I have Samsung Galaxy SLCD having android 2.2.1 which is around one and half year old. Around one month back my it started showing message in notification bar 'internal sd card removed unexpectedly' ...
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LG Optimus Logic Transferring apps to Micro SD instead of internal memory
I recently purchased an LG Optimus Logic Net10 phone which runs Android 2.3.6. The phone was advertised as having 1GB internal Memory and also came with a 4GB Micro SD.
When I download apps, they ...
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Memory settings menu inconsistently shows internal storage half-empty and completely full at the same time
I own a sony xperia tipo that has around 2 gigabytes of internal storage.
Today, I got a warning that my phone's internal storage is full, while using google currents, so I went to the storage menu ...
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Move Mail storage from phone's internal memory to the SD Card
I am not too concerned with the security aspect of putting my mail on the SD card, I am however very interested in moving the mail storage from the phone's internal memory to the SD card.
I have ...
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what is my personal data storage as opposed to program storage and how can I reduce it?
I am using Android 2.2, samsung galaxy tablet.
When I look at task manager, summary it list 4 types of storage
1. program mine is 1.1 / 1.5 gb full
2. personal data 59.35 / 81.26 megabytes
3. ...
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Why am I getting a “Low on Space” warning and having other weird problems?
Yesterday I got a warning that the "phone storage space is low." Because of that I can't receive SMS messages. I tried to uninstall applications - the system shows me that the application is being ...
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App install failed but files are still filling up the phone
I installed the game N.O.V.A.3. When it was finished, I got an error message saying that the install failed. However, the 1.7GB that the game required are still missing from my phone. The app does not ...
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How to mount my Galaxy Nexus storage under Debian?
I can't copy anything to my Galaxy Nexus right now. I've installed mtpfs 0.9-3 and tried to mount the storage of my Galaxy Nexus with mtpfs -o allow_other /media/phone. When I try to change to the ...
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Internal storage data disappeared, trying to dump
When I tried to use my SGS, it was unresponsive and didn't wake from sleep, then I rebooted it. After the boot, the desktop was like stock. I started checking my apps, some had its data intact and ...
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How much space do the data of apps take on the phone storage?
As I am seriously out of space on my phone storage on my HTC Desire, I would like an overview of how much phone storage each app takes up. The point is that I can see how much space the data of each ...
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How to check if an available update will take up more storage or less than the one currently installed version?
How can I check if an available update of a given app that I already have installed will take up more or less storage space than the one currently installed from the information in the play.google.com ...
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What kinds of memory does an Android device have?
What kind/types of memory (or data storage devices) does and android device have, and what information is stored in that type of memory?
I know of:
Internal memory
RAM Memory
ROM Memory
Storage ...
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Why is Clockworkmod taking up so much memory?
Question: I was checking the memory storage and found that under miscellaneous, Clockworkmod took up 4.5GB of memory. Is that normal? I’m operating on a HC 3.1 3G 10.1 Tab. with 16GB only. Now I have ...
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Memory Expansion For Asus Eeepad Transformer
Hello I am planning on getting the 16GB version of the Eeepad Transformer, however I would want to upgrade the memory via the expansion slot.Does anyone have an idea up to how many gigs the expansion ...
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Android tool to find what's taking space, and delete it? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?
Basically, I'm looking for an Android version of SpaceMonger or WinDirStat.
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Link2SD not working completely
My Link2SD doesn't seem to be fully working. I noticed this when updating the Facebook application. Google Play prompted me of insufficient storage. I first uninstalled some apps but I got curious so ...
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How can I use my internal storage as extra RAM?
So I asked this question on this site and got this answer. Now that I'm rooted, I'm ready to take this route. I've tried looking for ways but almost all the results that came up were unrelated. So ...
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How much user-available memory do you need?
How much user-available memory is needed in an android phone that runs Gingerbread and is likely to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich in order to be able to install and work with a reasonable number ...
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Accessing the internal phone memory by swapping out the SIM card
Is it possible to access an Android phone's internal memory by switching out the SIM card?
My Android phone, with no SD card, has been stolen but access to the phone is locked via the "graphical ...
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How can I symlink the /cache folder on boot?
After rooting and installing link2sd on my HTC Explorer, I still have low memory issues.
On Google Play, I can't download apps larger than 10-15M. This is because the /cache folder is in the internal ...
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What to do when the Dalvik cache is full but the operating system does not recognize it?
I have a strange scenario - my dalvik cache is full of dex files - around 150MB of space, but it appears that the operating system does not recognize these files as related to any application.
I ...
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Why do I get phone storage is getting low when I've un-installed almost all apps?
I keep getting "phone storage is getting low" constantly even though I've removed almost all the apps I've installed. Is there a way to look in the phone storage to see what are the contents?
Google ...
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Phone memory full and it shouldn't be
I have a weird problem with my android phone: for some reason, I'm getting a 'Low phone memory' error message, and before getting the message the phone was slow and unresponsive.
I have 2 GB internal ...
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How to access the internal ringtone folder on rooted 2.2?
I have a rooted Samsung GT5510 running 2.2.
I have tried in vain, using different file explorers, to locate the built in ringtones (folder).
Can someone please point me to the right path? Is it inside ...
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How can I remove pictures from contacts to save space?
I am desperate for app space on my HTC Desire. When looking at what I use app storage for, i can see that 12 mb (since this question was first asked this has grown to 16 mb) is spent on contacts. This ...
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What is the difference between system memory and internal storage?
I am using LG Optimus L3.
When I look into the app manager, there is a system memory of 157MB and an internal storage of 1GB. I can't install all the apps on internal storage. It's something like ...
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insufficient storage error while updating installed apps [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What can I do to manage my phone’s internal storage?
I recently purchased a new Android mobile (Samsung Galaxy Y duos), running on Android 2.3.6. It have 8 GB microSD as ...
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Internal memory decreased even if no apps is installed
I have an Alcatel 918N Glory X with internal memory of around 320MB (160 of which goes to RAM) I have been installing quite a few apps and moved them to SD card and I notice that the internal memory ...
