Ok, I admit I have not done any extensive research on this issue as I'm at work and just dont have the time to pick through lots sources. I handed my mytouch slide down to my wife after less then a week to get a vibrant and now all of a sudden from nowhere she had almost no internal space. She had uninstalled everything except facebook in order to open txt messages and still had low internal space. As I said, I dont have time to deal with it in depth so I loaded to bootloader screen and did a data wipe on it. Now it looks better but still has a low low 74meg available internal space and not the 512 it should, wtf is going on here and any tips on getting this straightened out on the quick and easy?
If this has been addressed, then I know full well a flaming is inbound, but I'd really like to get this thing fixed for her so she stops whining about it (all married men will understand I hope)
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Ok, I admit I have not done any extensive research on this issue as I'm at work and just dont have the time to pick through lots sources. I handed my mytouch slide down to my wife after less then a week to get a vibrant and now all of a sudden from nowhere she had almost no internal space. She had uninstalled everything except facebook in order to open txt messages and still had low internal space. As I said, I dont have time to deal with it in depth so I loaded to bootloader screen and did a data wipe on it. Now it looks better but still has a low low 74meg available internal space and not the 512 it should, wtf is going on here and any tips on getting this straightened out on the quick and easy?
If this has been addressed, then I know full well a flaming is inbound, but I'd really like to get this thing fixed for her so she stops whining about it (all married men will understand I hope)
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Yes, this has been asked before. Is the phone rooted or was it ever rooted. A guy had the same problem. He said he had some old files when the phone was rooted and it ate up his memory.
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I do appreciate it. The phone had been rooted before, first thing I do with each new phone, will have to do some poking around for that thread. Thanks for the heads up on the other thread.
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I do appreciate it. The phone had been rooted before, first thing I do with each new phone, will have to do some poking around for that thread. Thanks for the heads up on the other thread.
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Your welcome, anything to help this community. If you find the exact source of what's eating up the memory then please be kind enough to post it for future reference. Thanks
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Absolutely.
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Just tracked the thread down to here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814345&highlight=low+internal+memory
He never reported back after stating that he found the issue so I PMed him and hope he gets back to me. We'll see what happens.
Chief Geek said:
Absolutely.
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Just tracked the thread down to here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814345&highlight=low+internal+memory
He never reported back after stating that he found the issue so I PMed him and hope he gets back to me. We'll see what happens.
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Yea, your right. I would assume that it could be a file on the sd card causing the issue. I know it sounds stupid because the memory card shouldn't have anything to do with internal space, but its worth a try.
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I had a memory problem as well right after I first rooted, but right after I flashed my first Rom everything was a-okay again. Maybe updating the phone to one of the Expresso Roms will help out. Hell, you're already rooted and it's the same OS and baked in stuff, so why not?
Here's what I go from the guy who solved his problem.
I went into the SD card and wiped ALL my root files (.zips/.apks). The phone was then factory reset. The rooting files et Al. take up a TON of internal memory space. If you want to keep it rooted, you are stuck with low internal memory...unless you move apps onto the external SD somehow. I didn't have the slide long enough to go crazy with apps and have this problem.
Basically...I un-rooted the phone for her but forgot to wipe the root files initially.
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I restored the phone back to original ROM, so I don't understand how files on the SD could possibly put themselves back onto the internal memory. I need to locate the original stock ROM. Format the SD card, place rom onto said SD card, and reflash and hope for the best I suppose.
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Here's what I go from the guy who solved his problem.
I restored the phone back to original ROM, so I don't understand how files on the SD could possibly put themselves back onto the internal memory. I need to locate the original stock ROM. Format the SD card, place rom onto said SD card, and reflash and hope for the best I suppose.
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After rooting, you guys stayed on the ENG build. The ENG build has significantly less space on /data than a normal ROM. That's your problem.
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Thanks for the info. Any recommendations on a quick fix? I'm sure I can figure it out eventually, but if I'm able to tap the knowledge of someone more experienced, that would be great.
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Thanks for the info. Any recommendations on a quick fix? I'm sure I can figure it out eventually, but if I'm able to tap the knowledge of someone more experienced, that would be great.
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Flash a ROM, any ROM. If you want to stay stock, flash CR's OTA Rom.
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Absolutely.
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Just tracked the thread down to here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814345&highlight=low+internal+memory
He never reported back after stating that he found the issue so I PMed him and hope he gets back to me. We'll see what happens.
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I have the last post in this thread and I'm still awaiting an answer I'm on Chiefz OTA ROM which has a2sd via ext and it's working properly but I'm stuck at 28 MB's of internal space and cachemate only frees up about 2-3 MB's.
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I have the last post in this thread and I'm still awaiting an answer I'm on Chiefz OTA ROM which has a2sd via ext and it's working properly but I'm stuck at 28 MB's of internal space and cachemate only frees up about 2-3 MB's.
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Cachemate doesn't wipe dalvik cache
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migueltherocker said:
Cachemate doesn't wipe dalvik cache
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So then can I go in and mount system and clear dalvik cache folder?
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pettigrew95 said:
So then can I go in and mount system and clear dalvik cache folder?
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There's an option for it in clockwork I believe, not 100% sure though.
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There's an option for it in clockwork I believe, not 100% sure though.
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Hmm I wiped the cache from clockwork mod and my free space remained the same.
guys go into settings/applications/manage apps and then hit menu and sort by size ..see what the bigger apps are.. My dialer for some reason had over 10mbs in the data portion..I found out this was bc of pic messages, I deleted them and it fixed it some.. Same thing happened with my dads and his email app.. he had almost 100mbs in the data portion and the only way to clear it was a wipe, I couldnt find the culprit.. BTW deleting dalvik wont do anything as it just recreates itself after a reboot.
same issue with SLIDE-Reloaded v1
I mounted the SLIDE-Reloaded v1 Rom about three days ago and downloaded about 15 apps and all of a sudden I am low on space. This ROM is suppose to be similar to that of the stock ROM just a tad bit heavier yet I have nearly none left. My biggest app is Skype with 12mb and then a few on 5mb and it just goes downhill from there for the rest of the apps (as far as space goes it is minimal).
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To delete your crapware you would have to use 7zip or adb from your pc. It would be in system/app.
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I see where all the apps are and when I tick delete they just don't go anywhere. My question is how does do I go about the about process mentioned by TrueBlue?
I initially rooted the phone and installed the CM6. I did not care for it and decided to change ROMs to this one. During the process I did a wipe data/factory reset and then I wiped cache Delv somthing.
Cheers
I was the one having the issue....I temp. fixed it back then (OG thread) but it just happened again today. We did a complete factory wipe and we will see what is causing it by NOT installing apps. My fiance only had 6 apps when the error occured...stock/un-rooted.
Will update as I see anything happening...
Sorry to bump this, but the problem still persists...I have tried just about everything I could think of, but to no avail.
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My girls slide keeps giving the error not enough memory...wth is this? She is stock un_rooted. Says available on phone is 6.9g but only 116.x mb on internal memory.
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TheSneakerWhore said:
My girls slide keeps giving the error not enough memory...wth is this? She is stock un_rooted. Says available on phone is 6.9g but only 116.x mb on internal memory.
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Unfortunately since we're not on Froyo 2.2 update so we can not save apps to the memory card. Instead we have to save it to the pretty low internal storage. I'm assuming that your girl friend's phone is filled with apps (my girl friend's Slide is filled with apps) that's why she's getting the NOT ENOUGH MEMORY message.
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It's either too many apps or too much cache. I'd go through every app and remove unused apps, and then go back through the ones you kept and delete the cache for all that apply. Big ones are usually the browser and messaging/email apps.
She doesn't have much on there--EXCEPT LiveHome. It was my rooted phone for a bit before I went Vibrant (CM5). I unrooted it and put it back to completely stock. I went through and emptied all caches.
She still gets the error when DLing the smallest app. How big is the internal memory supposed to be (maybe I left traces of the root stuff that sits in the back un-noticed but is taking up space).
Found the problem:
I had multiple files from the past root/rom combos that ate up a HUGE chunk of space. My girl had no idea what they were so left them in there.
TheSneakerWhore said:
Found the problem:
I had multiple files from the past root/rom combos that ate up a HUGE chunk of space. My girl had no idea what they were so left them in there.
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Thanks for reporting the problem so that others that may have this issue will know what to do.
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TheSneakerWhore said:
Found the problem:
I had multiple files from the past root/rom combos that ate up a HUGE chunk of space. My girl had no idea what they were so left them in there.
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Hmm...where were these files located? I may have some too taking up space on my internal memory.
TheSneakerWhore said:
Found the problem:
I had multiple files from the past root/rom combos that ate up a HUGE chunk of space. My girl had no idea what they were so left them in there.
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If you don't mind me asking? What were the files and where were they located? I am having big issues with space as well
Thanks
Hey guys im pretty new to this droid phones. My friend has the mt3g slide and she keeps running out of memory. Her phone is stock no root or anything at all. She deleted every app and txt and etc, but everyday she still loses memory. Its losing memory from the internal memory. It would keep decreasing everyday. So does anyone know the problem or anyway to fix. Also, what can she do to save stuff on her sd card because she has nothing saved in the card. Is there a way to temp root or something. I am not sure if she totally wants to root her phone. LMK guys thanks.
1.Root if not rooted
2.Follow S-OFF guide
3.Do mtd, refer to thread in dec section
You will be able to get well over 200MB free int memory by using custom partitions, space will be much better. Also I recc a vanilla type rom to maximize the size for data(int mem).
Or, much easier way, which doesn't require rooting or anything overly technical, clear her cache for her apps and such. Settings>applications>manage applications, then go through and clear all of their caches.
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Or, much easier way, which doesn't require rooting or anything overly technical, clear her cache for her apps and such. Settings>applications>manage applications, then go through and clear all of their caches.
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i second this
Thanks guys, she doesn't mind rooting anymore and yeah she did go all on the apps and clear cache and etc. She still losing memory. I guess rooting is the only option.
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stepx88 said:
Thanks guys, she doesn't mind rooting anymore and yeah she did go all on the apps and clear cache and etc. She still losing memory. I guess rooting is the only option.
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If you don't want to mess with MTD (or don't know how to, even if you read the guide), you can do apps2ext.
UberMario said:
If you don't want to mess with MTD (or don't know how to, even if you read the guide), you can do apps2ext.
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I did that once and I lost like half of my battery life, and it really is only worth it if you have a class 4 or above SD card, preferably class 6.
How do I do the apps2ext? I have an extra class 4 sd card so ill give it to her. She keeps losing memory still.
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stepx88 said:
How do I do the apps2ext? I have an extra class 4 sd card so ill give it to her. She keeps losing memory still.
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Have A look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791795
I searched a good bit, but couldn't find the answer to this specific question. Will gaining root access get rid of the low memory error? I'd just ignore the error, except it keeps the gmail app from syncing. Sorry if it's a dumb question. I was hoping the 2.3 update would fix it, but it doesn't sound like it does, and now it's starting to sound like I may never get it! I may have to take the plunge and root....
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Gaining root itself won't fix the error. However, many custom ROMs have it fixed. Not sure about the Sense ones, but the AOSP ones such as MIUI or CyanogenMod do.
Thanks for your response!
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Move apps to SD card
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Move apps to SD card
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I don't think moving apps to SD works. I had it with a ROM I used and it's not an actual case of low memory. A ROM with the fix does work. I'm using one of WildStang's and it's working great.
Moving apps to the SD card will help (not fix) the issue on 2.3 roms because the .lib files are now moved to the SD card from the /data/data folder (they weren't on 2.2).
Once you get close to the 150mb limit in the /data/data folder you will start seeing the notification (or a bunch of force closes on AOSP roms)
Also the app "not enough space" can alleviate the problem, or an automated cache cleaner.
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Moving apps to the SD card will help (not fix) the issue on 2.3 roms because the .lib files are now moved to the SD card from the /data/data folder (they weren't on 2.2).
Once you get close to the 150mb limit in the /data/data folder you will start seeing the notification (or a bunch of force closes on AOSP roms)
Also the app "not enough space" can alleviate the problem, or an automated cache cleaner.
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You mentioned the bunch of force closes on AOSP roms, I had this problem a few times with MIUI and CM7 where out of nowhere it would force close everything and the phone was unusable. Is this related to cache? I read that it might be corrupted contacts that caused the issue.
Man, I can't figure it out this time. Had the DI for 18 months, and I've always been able to fix this - facebook, contacts, or just trace it back to the most recently installed app. This time I can't figure it out. It's so frustrating - 18 months ago and went ahead and spent the extra money to get (at the time) the most powerful phone I could find as far as memory, and got the 32g card to go with it, so I wouldn't have to worry about this. Now I've got plenty of memory, but my phone doesn't think so!
I'm scared to death to root. I'd love to start messing with ROMs, but I'm scared to brick it, I'd be screwed.
Thanks for the responses....
possible fix
You should check out jermaine151's Stock+ version 2.1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1260994. I can't personally vouch for it as he just released it and it's a little late to start reinstalling everything, but it looks promising.
This mod will fix the low space problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315372
I have been using it for about a week and no problems at all. Phone seems snappy and no annoying low space issue. It basically resizes the small partition to a bigger one. So no more low space notification.
So I've been living in a low-tech bubble and just got the OTA, tried searching for answers on why G-mail no longer syncs and why I get a false low space warning... didn't find anything too helpful in a hurry... Throwing myself at your mercy. TIA
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You mentioned it's a false warning. Are you sure that it is? The partition where your apps and associated data is stored is ludicrously small, 150MB, even though your app manager will show you all of your free internal space. When you go into manage apps and sort by size, what are your 5 largest apps and the space listed for them?
Do you store your contacts on your phone or do they live on Gmail?
Are you syncing FB contact information for you contacts as well?
The reason I ask: My g/f has a HTC Desire and had this issue 2 days after she had the phone, had 2 apps installed from the Market. WTF right?! Her contact storage was over 90 MB itself, which were phone contacts. I took the time to input all of those contacts she had into Gmail, and cleared contact storage. I also rooted her phone.
I disabled FB syncing for her contacts, as that was also contributing to ballooning storage for her contacts. Since doing this, she hasn't had this issue. That phone is plagued with that issue, but you may want to see what apps are taking up a ton of space, clear their caches like previously stated by "Haus".
EDIT: Gmail may not be syncing due to the low space warning, and you won't be able to send/receive texts either. Do have a ton of old texts that you save? You may want to delete some of those as well if you do.
My internal memory lists 500mb unused. I store everything possible on SD. Contacts via gmail. I do sync FB for the image avatars, but with the above mentioned space I can't see how that alone would cause the issue. All of this started after the OTA yesterday... Leads me to believe that there is an issue outside of my storage space, something tied to the update. Found random posts on other forums this AM where MANY others had same 2 issues resulting right after their OTA but most were from Sept. I figured these would be old news, with quick fixes by now... Anyone else seen this?
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My internal memory lists 500mb unused. I store everything possible on SD. Contacts via gmail. I do sync FB for the image avatars, but with the above mentioned space I can't see how that alone would cause the issue. All of this started after the OTA yesterday... Leads me to believe that there is an issue outside of my storage space, something tied to the update. Found random posts on other forums this AM where MANY others had same 2 issues resulting right after their OTA but most were from Sept. I figured these would be old news, with quick fixes by now... Anyone else seen this?
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Even though it lists 500 MB free, the DInc only has 150 MB total partitioned for apps (which is referring to the /data/data partition). When it gets close to that 150 MB, you'd get that warning.
Are you rooted?
There is a work around for this, but you'd have to be rooted running a ROM like Jermaine's Stock+, and there's a mod which increases the 150 MB /data/data partition to virtually unlimited. See here.
Unrooted (see post title)... so, the act of installing GB zapped up so much room that I am too close to the limit for my phone to function properly? Would GB install into the 150mb space for apps? As it's OS I'd think storage would be elsewhere? Also txting works fine atm.
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Some of the other posts I've found of users with same issues...
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=02216e9b3aed01ad&hl=en
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Unrooted (see post title)... so, the act of installing GB zapped up so much room that I am too close to the limit for my phone to function properly? Would GB install into the 150mb space for apps? As it's OS I'd think storage would be elsewhere? Also txting works fine atm.
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Sorry, my bad, I missed that in the title. What is the size of your Contact Storage?
Menu - Settings - Applications - Manage Applications - All tab at the top - scroll to Contacts Storage. It'll list the size underneath it.
Short of doing a factory reset to see if that fixes things, I'm not sure what to have you try since you are factory stock 2.3 other than contact VZW and/or HTC to see what they say. Since it wasn't happening before, and now it is, they'd either need to fix it or replace your phone.
EDIT: Also, what is the size say for com.htc.socialnetwork.provider?
EDIT 2: Menu - Settings - About phone - Software Information - Build Number, what are the numbers here? The latest OTA should have been 4.08.605.2.
So... I deleted date associated with FB and also ran the tip in the last post on the thread I linked to...
...He then had me dial a code (*#*#CHECKIN#*#*) and said if the update hadn't pushed in 72 hours to call them again. Guess I'll know by Sunday.
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Not sure if that had anything to do with it or not but somewhere along the line the space error went away and gmail starting syncing... I guess I am now just concerned with will happen again the next time I have an update of any kind to apps that can't be stored on SD.
grrr.... guess I'll be looking to jump the incredible ship when my upgrade comes through in a few months.
BTW... my contacts storage reads 14MB but not sure why/how as I have no contacts stored on phone.
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So... I deleted date associated with FB and also ran the tip in the last post on the thread I linked to...
Not sure if that had anything to do with it or not but somewhere along the line the space error went away and gmail starting syncing... I guess I am now just concerned with will happen again the next time I have an update of any kind to apps that can't be stored on SD.
grrr.... guess I'll be looking to jump the incredible ship when my upgrade comes through in a few months.
BTW... my contacts storage reads 14MB but not sure why/how as I have no contacts stored on phone.
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14 MB isn't too bad. If you have no contacts stored on your phone, you could clear that information, and Gmail will just re-sync it, so you wouldn't lose anything or delete contacts. I did see something in a post about going to an HTC link and downloading a "hotfix" file to install for this issue, but these were before this latest OTA that came out, and I couldn't find anything about anyone having success with it as far as this latest OTA is concerned.
I guess I should rephrase... I don't want to have any contacts stored purely on my phone... is there anyway to sort and see?
NM... found it... yeah, listed as 0. will delete. Thanks!
RMarkwald said:
Even though it lists 500 MB free, the DInc only has 150 MB total partitioned for apps (which is referring to the /data/data partition). When it gets close to that 150 MB, you'd get that warning.
Are you rooted?
There is a work around for this, but you'd have to be rooted running a ROM like Jermaine's Stock+, and there's a mod which increases the 150 MB /data/data partition to virtually unlimited. See here.
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I'd missed that mod, that is going to make my wife really happy. Glad you mentioned it.
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I'd missed that mod, that is going to make my wife really happy. Glad you mentioned it.
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Yep, converts /data and /cache to ext4, which speeds things up as far as the file system goes. I'm just using the normal version of this mod, but I highly recommend it!
I guess I should also mention the other annoying issue... battery life is terrible after the OTA... anyone else?
a large portion of us on here have rooted our devices, and cured our phones of these ailments. No more limited data applications thanks to the Ext4 mod, and no terrible battery life thanks to custom kernels to help govern how the battery is utilized.
If you have the resources, I highly recommend rooting your incredible and installing a custom ROM
I just don't have the bandwidth in my life ATM to learn/do anything new... was just looking to see if anyone knew of a unrooted fix...
guess that is too much to hope for though
The unrooted fix is to uninstall applications and clear some caches.
Thats about it AFAIK other than wiping everything or rooting.
my wife has the incredible and up till now she wouldn't let me root her phone and now that she's on 2.3 she wants to root it and dive into the custom rom scene. i tried rooting it with unrEVOked but was unsuccessful even tried showing it a custom clockwork recovrey to flash however I still couldnt figure it out. Any "easy" way to root after going to 2.3
There's a thread, I think in Development about how to do it, looks involved but possible.
It's by Scotty1223.
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tcs.computergeek said:
my wife has the incredible and up till now she wouldn't let me root her phone and now that she's on 2.3 she wants to root it and dive into the custom rom scene. i tried rooting it with unrEVOked but was unsuccessful even tried showing it a custom clockwork recovrey to flash however I still couldnt figure it out. Any "easy" way to root after going to 2.3
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here you go tcs, it's found in the general section of the forum...
root 2.3.4,downgrade,and s-off
Please check out the image below. It doesn't matter what I do..delete, reformat these odd ball folders and files...sometimes over 500 of them, always come back! Believe me. Any help at all short of drop testing the phone would be greatly appreciated! Thanks heaps for the read.
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darkmanmd said:
Please check out the image below. It doesn't matter what I do..delete, reformat these odd ball folders and files...sometimes over 500 of them, always come back! Believe me. Any help at all short of drop testing the phone would be greatly appreciated! Thanks heaps for the read.
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What is the icon in the notification bar with the mu symbol? The mu seems to be part of the equation.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
Yeah, couq76 is right, the first icon on the top left is the culprit. Find that app and delete it.
BTW, how come you have 3 gps signal icons?
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premiatul said:
Yeah, couq76 is right, the first icon on the top left is the culprit. Find that app and delete it.
BTW, how come you have 3 gps signal icons?
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looks like utorrent for android, not sure why it would be generating all those files. and those 3 icons are malwarebytes icons. i didnt know malwarebytes has an android version im going to go download it now!
nodyarg said:
looks like utorrent for android, not sure why it would be generating all those files. and those 3 icons are malwarebytes icons. i didnt know malwarebytes has an android version im going to go download it now!
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if it is uTorrent, they're probably temp files that haven't been downloaded yet. If you watch how torrents download on a PC you'll see there are usually temp files that have to be "filled in" with the file data
if there are no active torrents then those files are probably just leftovers from abandoned downloads.
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Coug76 said:
What is the icon in the notification bar with the mu symbol? The mu seems to be part of the equation.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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Right on all counts guys. And pretty fair eye balling as far away as you are. Yes my first thought was that uTorrent Beta was dropping some bugs, so naturally I uninstalled it and cleaned up what I could find within the system. Then I deleted the weird (looked like uTorrent folders and files. Cleaned up again but the suckers came back like bad pennies but this time they seemed to grow logarithmically. The seemed to be attracted to a folder that I had named "Programs" as I was going to stash uninstalled programs inside (go figure) as that was the first folder to be come affected again. So I got out the RAID, bombed them again; all 458 of them now; then formatted using the note 2 stock program and wonder of wonders they came back again. IOkay I'm thinking I'll fix all you guys. I pulled the external SD Card, slipped it into the (make it the right size thingy) to fit in the media slot of my laptops and long formatted the 32GB there. Guess what, no luck the [email protected]@rds were back the next day. My last thought is to boot up with Hiren's Boot DVD and do a 010101010101 back to brand new were it a real hard drive "destructive low level format but with my luck so far, I'll either ruin the SD Card or the damn bugs will return. I'm flat out of ideas, What do you guys all think? he said "still befuddled"!
BTW, I am as well clueless as to why Malware Bytes shows up three times in notification but it did catch a bug first time out. Or maybe it just wanted to look good..who knows at this point (laffin) I just uninstalled and reinstalled it now only one icon show up. So, I am Waaay open for suggestions. Thanks for your time and thoughts guys. Much appreciated.
PS. Just as a sidebar: It always upset me when I'd install one of these Android type programs. The nearly brag about stealing your undoes and shoes. Now I ask ya, why would something like AndroZip need to access my phone? Irked me a bit so I got to searching and by god there are APKs that are supposed to be able to turn x-ray vision off. Hoping this is not a waste of your time....The one I like best so far is App Ops, the next in the "try it out line" is Advanced Permissions Manager. Both rate well and have the right look and so far have not crippled a program. Amazing. Looking forward with baited breath for your sage like observations and advice....and that of any other or you smart guys. Thanks again.
darkmanmd said:
Right on all counts guys. And pretty fair eye balling as far away as you are. Yes my first thought was that uTorrent Beta was dropping some bugs, so naturally I uninstalled it and cleaned up what I could find within the system. Then I deleted the weird (looked like uTorrent folders and files. Cleaned up again but the suckers came back like bad pennies but this time they seemed to grow logarithmically. The seemed to be attracted to a folder that I had named "Programs" as I was going to stash uninstalled programs inside (go figure) as that was the first folder to be come affected again. So I got out the RAID, bombed them again; all 458 of them now; then formatted using the note 2 stock program and wonder of wonders they came back again. IOkay I'm thinking I'll fix all you guys. yada yada....
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Im no dev, but in your recovery menu try wipe cache, data, and factory reset. if that dont work try a fresh install of your rom with out the sdcard. if it seems to work try using the sd card again. At least that will give you a clue to where the files are coming from
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StrikeBackv2 said:
Im no dev, but in your recovery menu try wipe cache, data, and factory reset. if that dont work try a fresh install of your rom with out the sdcard. if it seems to work try using the sd card again. At least that will give you a clue to where the files are coming from
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Hi,
Great minds do think alike. I did as you suggested a week or so back excepts I did it harder. Although I left the Extended Memory Card in, I accidentally wiped the whole phone and formatted everything using TWRP. Still the buggers returned! However
Since formatting again killing them all 2 days ago using using the android 4.3 internal app formatting app the backwards u's have yet to come back! I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for coming by to see me.
darkmanmd said:
Hi,
Great minds do think alike. I did as you suggested a week or so back excepts I did it harder. Although I left the Extended Memory Card in, I accidentally wiped the whole phone and formatted everything using TWRP. Still the buggers returned! However
Since formatting again killing them all 2 days ago using using the android 4.3 internal app formatting app the backwards u's have yet to come back! I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for coming by to see me.
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Your very welcome, that is why we are all here . definitely keep us all posted. Who knows maybe the next guy will catch this new disease you speak of and come across this and it may either help him, or he can help us figure out the source. Meanwhile I suggest that you get some condoms for your phone ;P