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How disk space is used on Android device?
I have critical low storage level and can't understand what takes much of it and how that's possible that the installed applications can use 7 GB? I only use a few social media clients without any ...
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Can I install an app directly to my SD card?
I'm trying to install a large application (EA games' Scrabble free), but I have insufficient space on my phone, so I can't complete the installation. I have plenty of space on my SD card though, but I ...
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How to move /data from internal storage to external SD card?
Apologies if this question was already asked.
Is it possible to move the /data directory to the external SD card?
I want all apps, app data, downloads and files to be automatically saved to the ...
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How to determine the amount of app space available?
I have recently experienced the "Can't install app in default location" error (code -20), despite 700 MB still free on my phone (no SD card present). Having googled and read, I now know that not all ...
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Application doesn't get installed : insufficient storage available
I have around 50MB of internal storage left and some 1.7 GB of external storage left in my phone. But when I try to download and install any application from google android store,I get a message ...
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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 happen?...
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Android 4.2.1 - Operating System Storage is occupying too much space
Dunno if this is a proper question to ask here, my problem is about the storage of my android on the internal memory. I have 16gigs of sd card, 16 gigs internal storage as well, but I am seeing this ...
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Why an SD-card saved app uses phone memory
Lately I had issues with my phone's (Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570) internal memory aw well as with the SMS memory. I deleted all unwanted messages, rooted my phone and used Link2SD to move some apps ...
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Internal memory issues
So I have a ZTE obsidian (z820) running lollipop 5.1 and I have a 16gb micro SD card in it. There is no way to root this phone that I have found after weeks of searching, and I need to move my apps ...
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How do I move apps to SD card on Android 7
I'm getting tired of deleting apps to install an app. Right now I need every app I got but also need to download another app. I got no more space left. I've searched high and low for a way to move my ...
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insufficient storage - df - sufficient conditions?
I know there're lots of questions about insufficient storage, but no real answer so far ! In particular about /data/app, which has plenty of space in my case. So why can't I install any new app ?!
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Moving Apps From Internal Storage to SD Card
Is there a way to transfer apps like Facebook or WhatsApp that reside on phone memory to SD Card without rooting my phone?
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Insufficient Storage problem in Android x86 Live Version
I made a bootable Android x86 Live USB drive to use android in my computer, I used live version (without installation) of Android x86, it runs fine. The problem is that I am unable to install new apps ...
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Where are downloaded apps saved when installed on SD card?
Yesterday I had ~40 MB of free space on my android 2.2.1 Samsung GT-S5570. I wanted to install Facebook App, so I downloaded from Play Store and then it installed automatically. It's size was ~20 MB.
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Android - is there any negative impact when you wipe out RAM and CACHE data for all Apps at once?
in Android phones, there are settings related to the phone's internal storage.
I am interested in two of those settings, "delete all RAM data for all Apps", & "delete all CACHED data for all Apps"...
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X8 mini, use phone storage for apps
I have an iOcean x8 mini. I am getting insufficient storage error when trying to install apps. So I went to my settings - data storage and see this.
So there are 2 storages in my phone. The apps are ...
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Unable to Install more Apps in Micromax Unite 2
I have Micromax Unite 2, in which 1GB RAM, 1GB Phone Storage, 8 GB Internal SD Card.
I have just installed few apps like whatsapp, facebook, skype and Microsoft Lync. After installed these apps, phone ...
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Google Play insufficient space error
I am using RED MI Note.
All my applications are installed in internal storage.
I have 2GB of space available in internal device.
But when i try to install Any.do and Greenify I am getting error ...
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How can I move apps from phone to sd card?
I have an LG P769 android phone, running android 4.1.2 and my storage is only 2gb. I have a 4gb sd card inside the phone as well. My apps are taking up 1.32gb and I am receiving 2 warning messages: "...
