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[Q] Can the Cache partition be increased in size?

Hi Experts!
I have an HTC Wildfire rooted with CM 7.1.0.1 stable installed. Love my phone and Cyanogenmod but I have an irritating problem with downloading large apps from the Market app. Basically there is not enough space on internal storage to store the file.
After some searching and investigation I think I can see the problem. The market uses the Cache partition as a temporary store for downloads. The dalvik cache is also located on the partition. Unfortunately the dalvik cache is so large that it is using up pretty much most of the cache partition (currently 31.62MB used leaving 8.38MB free and there is nothing else but the dalvik cache taking up space at present).
So I'm not sure how to resolve this. I've seen some posts where people have moved the dalvik cache and/or the Market download folder to SD but I'm reluctant to do that as I can imagine this will slow things down a lot plus cause problems if I remove the SD card, turn on mass storage mode etc.
This leaves me to the conclusion that I need a bigger cache partition. So I'd like to know, is this even possible or recommended? If not what other options do I have?
Thanks,
Neil

Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233340

Thanks for that Guide, that certainly looks helpful, although a pain to have to wipe my system and start over .
Something unusual I have noticed is that I seem to have two Dalvik-Cache's. One is on /cache/dalvik-cache the other is on data/dalvik-cache. They both have contents too so I would assume they are both used!

elneilios said:
Thanks for that Guide, that certainly looks helpful, although a pain to have to wipe my system and start over .
Something unusual I have noticed is that I seem to have two Dalvik-Cache's. One is on /cache/dalvik-cache the other is on data/dalvik-cache. They both have contents too so I would assume they are both used!
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Try to wipe dalvik-cache and see if it appears again. Dalvik cache should be on data partition, but if you flash your roms through RomManager than it moves dalvick-cache to /cache for some reason.
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Did it work ok then?

Problem clearing Dalvik cache

When I am trying to clear the Dalvik cache as a step in installing whatever ROM I am getting an error message.
When I go into Advanced>Wipe Dalvik Cache> as soon as I select Wipe and it asks me if I'm sure, a line shows up that says "E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]". When I scroll down and say yes it gives me a message that says it worked.
The SD card is actually at [/external_sd]. So did it work, or is it lying to itself?
I'm confused about why it's looking for the Dalvik cache on the external SD. I thought that would be internal. What do I need to change so that CWM (and my OS?) is looking for the external in the right place?
I discovered this when I was installing Jugs 3.7. It installed clean and is working just fine. This error message also reproduced itself when I installed Domination 2.0 with the ICS theme. That rom also installed correctly and, as far as I could tell in the hour I was playing with it, had no glitches.
-RP

Mine says the same with the volume ....I thought it was just me....but everything runs perfect so I didn't wanna bring it up
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA Premium App

Same here...not worried. All works without a glitch.
-Locksmith81
BeastMOD Faux'ed to 1000HP

You can ignore that error. Almost everyone will get it.
The reason being, there are ext to sd scripts that people use on other devices that have very low internal storage. So they will move the /data partition to sd-ext. Now since the dalvik-cache is located in the /data partition, the wipe dalvik cache script inside cwm will auto-wipe to both locations, just incase. Since our phones don't really need this, we have tons of internal storage, we don't utilize those scripts.
Also don't confuse this with apps 2 sd scripts, or just moving apps to your sdcard, it's not the same thing.

[Q] can any one help me please memory problem

good day every one and i hope that u help me some how
my mobile is DHD android revulotion 6.1 and tried 6.3
what is the problem hmmmm
first let me tell u this i have 700 mg in my internal memory free and 28 gb in my sd card free
although i have all that my phone keeps telling me when i try to install any new application there is insufficient space please manage some applications to free space
that was the first strike now when i open the sd and phone storage beside the sd and internal memory space there isn't any numbers ( imean it has to show number like for say 515 mb free and so on right ) insted of that there is 2 letters PB and nothing more
i tried to do app 2 sd helped a lil but the prob;em kept asking for more space
so please help me fix this i really love android revulotion so much and i want to keep using it​

Try wiping everything and reflashing the rom.
Sent from my Motorola Startac running Atari 2600 software!

If you have a LOT of apps, and re-install them all at the same time, sometimes the dalvik cache seems to get full and the phone reports that it is out of memory when you try to install another app. If that's the case, try clearing data from Market and wiping the dalvik cache in Recovery.

thnx
thanks every one but can u tell me how can i delet a thread ???

i did what u told u but nothing changed still the same problem
sone one told me to do partitions in the ext4 or it is some thing related to this fact can any one tell me what did he mean ?

Drage-Tearor said:
i did what u told u but nothing changed still the same problem
sone one told me to do partitions in the ext4 or it is some thing related to this fact can any one tell me what did he mean ?
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How About Flashing A New Rom?
Have You Tried To Format The SD Card And Wiping everything for a clean install?

yes ghalyoum i did that and i do that every time i want to change or update the room
but the problem still present i mean now
and some one told me about the partition my memory i didn't understand that and others say ceck the md5 i didn't understand that or even how to ceck it or what is md5 from the 1st place
so please help i started to think to change the phone it self lol

perhaps try flashing this ? link taken from Blackice thread...

Drage-Tearor said:
and some one told me about the partition my memory i didn't understand that and others say ceck the md5 i didn't understand that or even how to ceck it or what is md5 from the 1st place
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The DHD has a lot of internal memory so can handle a lot of apps installed. However if you have a really large amount of apps, it is possible to make a special partition on your SD card that acts as an extension to the internal memory. This is called an sd-ext partition and it can be done in recovery. However you also need special scripts to make it work. It's mostly used on older phones like the Desire that have less memory than the DHD, or on older versions of Android. Since Froyo came out, if they start to run low on internal memory, most people just use the "Move to SD" feature that is built-in to Android (Settings/Applications/Manager Applications then select an app to see if the "Move to SD Card" button is enabled).
However it sounds like you still have a lot of internal memory free, so it's more likely to be a problem with the Android system and the Market not recognising that you have free space. Try clearing Market data as well as clearing the Dalvik cache. If you haven't already tried it, go to Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/All Applications and find the Market, select it and press the "Clear Data" button. Then go into Recovery and wipe dalvik cache again and reboot. You might need to wipe Market data again. Someone else had this in the ARHD thread and had to do this more than once before it settled down.
As for MD5, it's a checksum - a way to make sure the file downloaded correctly. Just google "how to check md5" for loads of useful info.

Missing storage space

Hello,
I attempted to download a file last night and was told I has insufficient space. As I checked settings and storage it did show I had used all my internal space but none of the numbers added up. About 8gb was missing. I have 16 gb internal and all of my apps media photos and such only took up about 8. Also it said my total space was only 12 gb.
I did a factory reset flushed cache and dalvik cache even wiped my entire internal SD and did a fresh install of Rom gapps and kernel. Now after all that I still have 12gb total, I know have 7 gb available. But what I have on the phone does not add up to 5 gb of data. I have attached a screenshot of what it currently says and it is still not adding up to me.
Any help would be appreciated.
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remember, your OS and all it's necessary files will take up a portion, typically leaving you with this 12gb amount.
also, if you transitioned from 4.1. to 4.2 (or one 4.2 rom to another 4.2 rom) then you need to perform the below wipe functions in order to eliminate the storage issue:
-wipe data
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik
-format /system
-format /data
-flash rom/gapps
i keep my rom/gapps, backups, etc on a micro sd card so that i can perform the necessary wipes while still retaining everything i need to flash on the micro sd.

Thanks I'll add the storage wipes as well and give it a try.
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tab s4 Missing Space Internal Storage

Hi
i have samsung tab s4 64GB
this week i installed this update
but after that, I found that all my storage is only 16 GB instead of 64 GB
I tried factory reset and also I cleared cash and Dalvik cache.
also I wipe everything from TWRP even system and internal storage then I reinstall it but it still 16 GB
how to fix this and get my Missing Space
Thanks

solved
i erased all data , system , storage ETC from TWRP and then reinstall clean installation then storage restored