Questions tagged [insufficient-memory]
The **'insufficient memory'** error often occurs in connection with data sync or app installs when your device is running low on *internal* storage (i.e. phone, not the internal SD card).
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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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What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?
If you're not used to seeing the 'low on internal storage' notification, what is it that you're doing to keep your phone's internal memory from filling up so quickly?
The 'SD Card and Phone Storage' ...
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"Insufficient storage" when trying to install new app
Every time I go to install a new app, I get the message "Insufficient storage", and an unable to install anything!
I am using Samsung GT19060 my internal memory is 8GB. I have not downloaded anything ...
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Google Play: Error downloading app - insufficient space
After one of the latest updates (not sure if it was the last one or a previous one) of the Google Play app, I am having an error trying to update a large app (42MB). It says:
Error Downloading . ...
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How to free Internal Storage by moving data or using symlink / bind-mount with Adoptable Storage?
Galaxy S5 running LineageOS 16 (Android 9).
I'm having issues with running out of storage space, even though I have 128GB external SD card, merged with the internal storage. Is there a way to create ...
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Something is secretly eating up my Acer Iconia A500 internal memory and I need help finding it
I've been a happy owner of an Acer Iconia A500 for a bit over a year now but a couple of weeks ago it started to complain about its internal memory being full.
I was a bit surprised as I keep movies, ...
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Installing to SDCard by default
I would like to know whether there is a way to tell Android to install applications on the micro SD card by default instead of having to download applications to internal memory first and then having ...
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HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless -- Any help?
It's been bugging me for a while but getting quite bad lately. I get warnings that my internal storage is full, I have about 13mb left of what I believe is 512mb worth of rom. I have checked with the ...
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Why am I constantly running out of space on my Galaxy S2?
I have a Galaxy S2 running Android 4.1.2. It has a 12GB internal HD, and a 16GB SD card.
I keep getting errors from various programs telling me I am running out of space. BeyondPod won't download new ...
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How can I deal with "Low on Space" messages on my Android?
I keep getting the "Low on Space: Application data space is low. To free up" [the rest is cut off] message.
I've moved every app I can over to the SD card, cleared the cache, compacted my K9 mail ...
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Why can't I install apps when I have enough storage?
In "Settings" > "SD card & phone storage settings" under "Internal Phone Storage" it lists "Available Space" as 13.78MB. I'm trying to install an app that is 2.38MB. Why do I get the "...
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Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message
Some times when I install an application, the installation will fail.
However, the errors it throws are not only incorrect, but seemingly... random.
An example is, it'll fail and throw 'Insufficient ...
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Why is "insufficient storage" wrongly reported when installing an .apk via adb? [duplicate]
I have an HTC Desire running Froyo. It is not rooted, nor have I installed any custom ROM.
I get an "Insufficient Storage" error when I'm trying to install an app via adb/eclipse. The .apk is only ...
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My adoptable storage is full. How can I move the data to a bigger MicroSD card?
I've got a Moto G 2014 LTE running CM13. When I found out about the whole 'adopt SD card as internal storage' thing, I was quite excited, as the actual internal storage on this phone is tiny. I set up ...
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How can I move apps to SD on non-adopted Marshmallow storage?
Everyone seems to be getting excited about Marshmallow's adoptable storage feature, but to me it seems like a major regression. There can be several reasons for not adopting external storage:
When ...
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Android Devices: use external storage as a default storage
If you're running out of memory which happens a lot on low-end android devices like Samsung galaxy Y, Samsung galaxy Y-DUOS etc. and want more free space for your apps, then this post is for you..
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"Low on space" warning with over 50% free
I recently started getting the following notification:
Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low.
When I click on the notification, it takes me to the "All" applications screen listing how ...
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False "low on space" (internal storage) warning on HTC Incredible
A while ago, I posted another question here when I had plenty of free internal storage but was getting the following warning:
Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low.
The problem was ...
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Storage space running out. Some system functions may not work
In my Android in notification bar I see message Storage space running out. Some system functions may not work.
When I check I see 188 MB free in device memory and around 10 GB in USB storage.
I re-...
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Android 6.0.1 Mysterious "Videos" Taking Up Space
I have been made confused by the Storage Info of my phone since it shows 3.16 GB of videos took up my internal space. But then I checked, the videos not even passed 250 MB in total size.
Can't seem ...
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Why does my phone keep telling me it has low storage?
My LG Android phone keeps telling me that it has low storage available. I have looked through the apps and have 5 text msgs on the phone.
It seems like I keep deleting and deleting and it keeps ...
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insufficient space while updating WhatsApp on CyanogenMod
i hope you can help me with the following problem
I was forced to update the newest version of WhatsApp (26.Dec 2014).
Whatever i tried, update has aborted.
Error Message: insufficient space
Several ...
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How to adjust the threshold for the "storage low" event?
There's almost no Android user (and certainly no regular visitor of our site) who hasn't heard of the "insufficient storage" error – or even experienced it him/herself. That there must be at least 10% ...
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What Is Using Up My Storage/Data on Android Phone?
First, I appreciate that there are lots of similar questions to this online, but they are often so specific that I haven't been able to solve this question myself (through online forums/questions/etc)....
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HTC Incredible says SMS storage is full, but it isn't
My HTC Incredible refuses to let me view my SMS messages. It will show the list of SMS senders, but when I click one to see their messages I get blocked by this popup:
Unable to manage your ...
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How can't install a 338KB app when I have 474MB free?
I have a Motorola phone, with 8GB of internal memory.
To my surprise, in a few days, I had 474MB of free space, but couldn't install a 338KB app!! So, clearly the limit of ~25MB referred to in some ...
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How to delete some files on unbootable phone with low memory?
I had been ignoring low memory on my android phone (Nexus 6P running copperhead OS) for some time.
OS suddenly crashed out of no where and started booting up infinitely. After forcing it to restart ...
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Titanium Backup "insufficient free storage space" error
Because of my external SD card issue, I thought I should factory reset my phone then reinstall the firmware on it. Before I'd do that though, I'd have to back up my apps and their data so that I can ...
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Is it safe to uninstall Google Play Services App?
I am using Andriod 2.3.6 Gingerbread for the last 3 years. For the last 2 months the "Google Play Services" app is taking too much memory, Now I want to uninstall it. Is it safe to do so? Does it ...
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Getting "Storage space running out" message in Galaxy S4; *#9900# does not show any menu
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. I am getting the "Storage space running out" error message in my notifications bar, and some applications have quit working or updating. None of the usual solutions I've ...
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Can I change the dalvik cache location e.g. with a symbolic link?
I currently use Link2SD since my phone's onboard storage is insufficient for more than a few essential apps. It is very effective but limited to when the phone is on.
While changing ROMs, the dalvik ...
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"Error while downloading <application_name>. There is insufficient space on the device" [duplicate]
When I am downloading the application from the Play Store, I am getting this message.
"Error while downloading <application_name>. There is insufficient space on the device"
I am using Sony ...
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Play Store 4.9.13 insufficient storage error and icon issues
I've been having issues with the Play Store's recent 4.9.13 update on my Blu Dash 4.5. Every time I try to install or update any app that is more than 1 MB, I keep getting an "insufficient storage" ...
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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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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 to stream an encrypted backup of the entire device to remote host?
I have an Android device that has no free space and no SD-card that I can replace (thanks to OnePlus policy). I also have no free space on PC to accommodate the backup so I wanted to upload it to the ...
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Space Issue on data directory Android using Galaxy Note
I am using Galaxy Note 1 and have 2GB of data directory in which i install and use thirdparty apps. But the data directory was almost always full, so I rooted my device to find out what was taking the ...
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Directly storing apps in SD Card
So I bought an 'Swees' Android phone recently, with ~150mb Internal storage + 4gb External SD Card.
I downloaded Android SDK manager on my mac, installed necessary packages and ran the 'adb' file in ...
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Wiping dalvik cache - Dalvik cache of uninstalled apps
I just came across the folder dalvik-cache having size of about 750MB.
I searched for dalvik cache on google, and came to know that it is builded during boot up, and wiping this will make the next ...
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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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''insufficient space on the device'' – but my sd card has plenty space?
I bought my Android phone a month ago (a Prestigio 3350 Duo) and installed maybe 5 apps on it, so according to the memory card I have almost 2 gb of free space, and 28 mb on internal storage. But when ...
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LowMemoryKiller is killing loads of system apps and forcing user space death, but "free" says there's plenty of memory
For some time I've had a problem, where crucial system processes were being force killed by LowmemoryKiller/OOM.
Following help, I added a 500 MB swap file working natively a couple of days ago to ...
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“Insufficient storage available”. Ok, but where?
When I upgrade an Android application from Google Play, it gets downloaded, then the upgrade stops with the message “Error: Insufficient storage available.”
Yet none of the partitions seem to be ...
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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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Insufficient storage updating Android app [duplicate]
Every time my Nexus S attempts to update Chrome, It displays an error stating "Insufficient storage available". According to "Manage apps" I have 412MB of internal storage available, which should be ...
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Configure Play Store to download temporary files to SD Card
I find that every time I start to update an application using Google Play, my phone's internal memory starts to run out (i.e. the Play app downloads temporary files to internal memory). In a number of ...
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Low disk storage Space
I have not added applications to my phone. I have actually been deleting applications from my phone because it will tell me I have low disk storage space. Sometimes it goes away, but will come back ...
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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 see what is stored in System memory area? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" tablet (Android 4.1.2, not rooted). I tried to install a big app recently and it failed because it said that I didn't have enough space.
When I go into Settings > ...
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Installing apps on external SD card on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
I am using Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on TI OMAP 5 platform. I want to install applications on an external SD card, but even if a lot of space is free (more than 25MB), I am getting an error "...
