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un-partitioning the SDcard

hey guys....does anyone have any reliable info on how to remove the partition on the SDcard?....ive been searching a bit, but havent really found anything solid....and im not lying either LOL....NO, ive just been having trouble with backups and what not and just wanna remove it.....if anyone has any quick info on that i'd really appreciate it.,......thanks alot guys.......

Just backup the card and reformat..
the beachhead...

todah09 said:
Just backup the card and reformat..
the beachhead...
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see now i read in a few place that it doesnt give u the extra space back.....have u done that yurself also?

I think sometimes we loose some space after SD partioning and reformating...

rockypr said:
I think sometimes we loose some space after SD partioning and reformating...
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actually i just too a shot at setting everything at 0.....and it worked LOL.....pretty simple......but thanks for the reply tho...

reverepats said:
actually i just too a shot at setting everything at 0.....and it worked LOL.....pretty simple......but thanks for the reply tho...
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yeah you can do that but some ROMs are optimized to work with ext2 partitions for A2SD.
swap size can be optional as its functions as bootleg RAM.

reverepats said:
actually i just too a shot at setting everything at 0.....and it worked LOL.....pretty simple......but thanks for the reply tho...
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That is the correct way.... You set the swap and partition sizes to 0 and you are good to go, but as always, back up to your computer first.....
.........at 8 am today someone poisons the coffee....do not drink the coffee. More instructions will follow.
Cordially,
Future Dwight

Just fyi, I was trying to do the same thing yesterday. I unmounted the sd card via the phone setting, and formated the sd card from within the phone (not plugged into the computer...all phone here), and it deleted the partition.

Guys how can I recover the space I loose with partioning?
I formatted my SD and went back to 7.38 gb
and if I enter to Titanium Backup it says 7.93
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Thanks for the help guys LOL
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::rolls eyes:: so sorry we didn't all notice this in time to suit your needs
.........at 8 am today someone poisons the coffee....do not drink the coffee. More instructions will follow.
Cordially,
Future Dwight

rockypr said:
Guys how can I recover the space I loose with partioning?
I formatted my SD and went back to 7.38 gb
and if I enter to Titanium Backup it says 7.93
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go into amenra recovery
go to format sd card
set values to 0

rockypr said:
Thanks for the help guys LOL
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There are programs you can run off your pc that will recover any lost space. I saw them mentioned in the kingdom or Genger thread recently.
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I did the Amon RA AND turned setting to 0 but it gives me 7.40 gb. Then when I installed a rom and go to titanium backup it says that my Sd has 7.93 gb.
So the is something missing hear...
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you can unpartition in unbuntu. as far as windows I dont know.
You buy your card on ebay? sometimes they give probs like that. (not giving full memory) you never get all the memory teir rated at but when its excessive theyres a problem

rockypr said:
I did the Amon RA AND turned setting to 0 but it gives me 7.40 gb. Then when I installed a rom and go to titanium backup it says that my Sd has 7.93 gb.
So the is something missing hear...
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I don't have a direct link for you, but what your saying is exactly what the guy in the other thread mentioned. Except he was missing like over a gb I think. Someone referenced a program you can run, that will "recover" that space you seem to have lost after "unpartitioning" your card.
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Internal memory full

Hi everyone, I just got mg Galaxy s3 recently snd loved it.. However I can't download my game because the internal memory keep running out space.. I usually download the game and game data is store in my sd card however with this phone everything is saved into my internal memory... Even my copilot gps file!! Could some one help my free up some internal memory.. Thanks
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You basically have to start to delete stuff you don't need. Go to system settings and storage and start from there. You can actually move apps to the sd card. There's a hack in the development section posted by zedomax. I haven't tried it but you can check it out. Make sure you carefully read the instructions.
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The app2sd hack works I have my 32GB memory card on my internal storage and get to have a lot more applications and everything really if u can also have a formatted micro sd card in fat 32 then install highonandroid and when it boots up u will see ur sd card as your internal storage I think you cab go as high as 64gb haven't tried but 32gb confirmed for me hope this helps
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Thanks guy.. I was hoping someone can show me how to move my app data... The application itself is not heavy.. Just the data..
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gonnapushthru06 said:
The app2sd hack works I have my 32GB memory card on my internal storage and get to have a lot more applications and everything really if u can also have a formatted micro sd card in fat 32 then install highonandroid and when it boots up u will see ur sd card as your internal storage I think you cab go as high as 64gb haven't tried but 32gb confirmed for me hope this helps
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Can you please provide a link or more info on the hack? I ask because there are more than one hack and I haven't been able to find one that works. Thanks!

ShermCraig said:
Can you please provide a link or more info on the hack? I ask because there are more than one hack and I haven't been able to find one that works. Thanks!
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+1
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ShermCraig said:
Can you please provide a link or more info on the hack? I ask because there are more than one hack and I haven't been able to find one that works. Thanks!
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Go to this link. Need to flash his rom since its have app2sd hack bake into it. Just watch the video...
http://galaxys3root.com/t-mobile-ga...sd-hack-enabledcustom-boot-animationmoaaarrr/

x1tyme said:
Go to this link. Need to flash his rom since its have app2sd hack bake into it. Just watch the video...
http://galaxys3root.com/t-mobile-ga...sd-hack-enabledcustom-boot-animationmoaaarrr/
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That ROM is old..
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If you go to the android devlopment for the t mobile galaxy s3 u can find the app2sd hack without the rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849844 if u need help on doing this just ask and ill see what I can do to help u with a walkthrough
P.s that thanks button dont hurt if u click it
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Storage question

Hey guys so when in my storage options it does not adequately reflect my storage availability I'm wondering if this is normal. This only represents about 4-5 gigs being used but only 700mb available. Is this normal? I honestly don't have that much on my internal but it is running low faster than it should be. Just wanted to know if this is normal.
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I would venture to say that's not normal... Try an app called "Disk Usage" and see what exactly is taking up the space.

lordcheeto03 said:
I would venture to say that's not normal... Try an app called "Disk Usage" and see what exactly is taking up the space.
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Im having the same problem and I used that app and its saying for me that system data is 7.2gb is that normal?
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Julianmgn said:
Im having the same problem and I used that app and its saying for me that system data is 7.2gb is that normal?
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No thats not normal. mine is at 523mb

C.Sweat said:
No thats not normal. mine is at 523mb
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Julianmgn said:
Any suggestions?
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No, I really dont have any. Sorry. Are you sure that is the amount of storage that the system data folder is using?

C.Sweat said:
No, I really dont have any. Sorry. Are you sure that is the amount of storage that the system data folder is using?
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Well I guess im not really sure. Thats what the app said.
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Julianmgn said:
Well I guess im not really sure. Thats what the app said.
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Yeah, seems correct. Do you have a Galaxy S4 or are you on a different device?

C.Sweat said:
Yeah, seems correct. Do you have a Galaxy S4 or are you on a different device?
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Yeah I have galaxy s4 from tmobile.
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Now what exactly could cause the system data to soar to 7GB? Have you tried exploring around the directories to see exactly what files or directories are abnormally large?

Op-is your device rooted
Backups may be the issue then.
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Thanks for all the responses I just got a chance to look at this I'll take a look at that app and see what I get. What kinda backups are we talking? Because I haven't intentionally backed anything up. And I am rooted yes
Edit: currently running wicked v4 but have had a few before that with same circumstances. I always factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache.
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lorddart said:
Thanks for all the responses I just got a chance to look at this I'll take a look at that app and see what I get. What kinda backups are we talking? Because I haven't intentionally backed anything up. And I am rooted yes
Edit: currently running wicked v4 but have had a few before that with same circumstances. I always factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache.
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I havent looked through my directory but I will today.
And im also running wicked v4 and have also had this problem before.
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I've looked through everything, and using the disk space app, showed about 5.7 gigs to system. Went through system couldn't find specifics as the culprit or what I could remove to make space. Is there any type of reset that'd clean it up, like a Odin flash? I'm usually better with these things but this is just odd and outta character for me.
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I think I found the problem I was wondering wtf was going on... Everything has been different folder setup in cwm than before when I go to flash from SD card I get 0, legacy, and one other folder. Well... I found a folder in my system called emulated... It's basically two extra copies of my entire internal system. Anyone know where this came from? And how to prevent it from reoccurring? It shows updated today. Please correct me if this is not the issue... Gonna try deleting it will post after
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Well... That only deleted everything on my internal SD... Wtf so strange. My internal SDcard showed like 2.7 gigs taken up the 'emulated: legacy and 0' folders were exactly 2.7 gigs each... Leading to the theory these were copies of the internal SD but when deleted they took the internal with them, now it shows I have 3.3 gigs avail and one being used... Outta 9+ gigs... Wtf ha
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Ok so I figured out that its was my nandroid backups that where taking up all the space. Especially my nandroid of stock.
Its under data/media/clockwork
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Julianmgn said:
Ok so I figured out that its was my nandroid backups that where taking up all the space. Especially my nandroid of stock.
Its under data/media/clockwork
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Idk if it's my es file explorer but there's nothing in the data folder, I checked the 'show hidden files' too let me know if any other jnfo
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lorddart said:
Idk if it's my es file explorer but there's nothing in the data folder, I checked the 'show hidden files' too let me know if any other jnfo
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I used root explorer, I got the paid version
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Figured it out... Wish I'd have waited 5 min before deleting all my internal storage haha I wonder if there's an easy way to restore that crap...
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Is this normal? Storage ?

Am I missing some memory? Shouldnt I have more available then 3.5? Is this normal guys I thought this phone has 16gb internal?
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You got one of the recall S4's probably. Shake the phone and see if you hear something rattle, if so thats the missing memory. Take it back to the store for recall replacment

Some of that 16gb is dedicated to the "system" (Rom and pre installed app)
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baseballfanz said:
Some of that 16gb is dedicated to the "system" (Rom and pre installed app)
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^^ this. i have 9.63 available but I also deleted some system apps and ringtones, notifications, and alarms.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-defends-16gb-s4s-mere-8gb-of-usable-storage-50011111/
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You didnt happen to use CWM to back up, did you? If so, theres your problem.

stevessvt said:
You didnt happen to use CWM to back up, did you? If so, theres your problem.
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Most likely the other part of you answer. Although its a 16gb device only around half of it is usable storage. Still after flashing a ROM I tend to have 7+GB available. Backups take a big chunk. 2.5 - 3gb and by default store internally. Move these to an external SD and select external as default storage on next backup. I actually have a separate 32gb thumb drive+ otg cable with a backup from multiple ROMs. And I select the USB otg option. Keeps my on board SD cards clean.
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[Q] Phone Storage

SO I s-offed with Rumrunner today and did a TWRP backup. Now I didn't notice before, but now my storage is showing 17.96 GB Used. Apps are 1.15GB, Music 15mb, Photos 15mb, downloads 8.78mb, with Other being 16.77GB. My backup is only 2GB, is other the OS?? I am still stock rooted.

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SO I s-offed with Rumrunner today and did a TWRP backup. Now I didn't notice before, but now my storage is showing 17.96 GB Used. Apps are 1.15GB, Music 15mb, Photos 15mb, downloads 8.78mb, with Other being 16.77GB. My backup is only 2GB, is other the OS?? I am still stock rooted.
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Check your entire SD card with a file manager. You've got something big on there.
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cstrife999 said:
Check your entire SD card with a file manager. You've got something big on there.
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I have Astro installed, would that do the trick? Or browse thru the PC connection?

Bullitt3309 said:
I have Astro installed, would that do the trick? Or browse thru the PC connection?
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Yea that would work. Either way you're more comfortable with. Check all the files. Sounds really off.
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Looks like the same thing for me. I'm on Bonestock.
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discoandhaze said:
Looks like the same thing for me. I'm on Bonestock.
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Mine is way lower. Dont have much on here yet though I admit
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cstrife999 said:
Mine is way lower. Dont have much on here yet though I admit
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What ROM are you running? It could be space used up by stock system stuff. OP is stock and I'm running Bonestock, which is essentially stock.
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What ROM are you running? It could be space used up by stock system stuff. OP is stock and I'm running Bonestock, which is essentially stock.
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Nos. I don't remember ever having that much though...
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I cant link my screen shot, but my TWRP is only 2.89GB, Still doesn't add up to the 10.53GB used...

I Think I see an issue. on my system folder I have two files in the storage folder named "Emulated" and "sdcard0" . They have the same thing in each one, about 3.40GB. Is this a normal file format for android?

From what I've gathered it's not actually there twice, it's just a reflection, so to speak, of your user data. It's a feature implemented for muti-user setups.
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Bullitt3309 said:
I Think I see an issue. on my system folder I have two files in the storage folder named "Emulated" and "sdcard0" . They have the same thing in each one, about 3.40GB. Is this a normal file format for android?
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Yea that's normal. Its just a system link.
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Already posted a thread about this........
The HTC One is formatted different than a typical external sd card (FAT). Because it is formatted differently, USB mass storage does not show up on our computers. Use adb to push files. Check your storage space on the phone.

I have 10.08GB used in other with no backups. Just the way the phone came.

Thanks Guy's, just wanted to be sure it wasn't something I did while running Rumrunner or doing my first recovery.

kaverorzi said:
at one point my other storage was gigantic as well. It was at the point where I didn't have enough room to backup in recovery.
after I uninstalled play music and magazines my other storage dropped to below 10GB and gave me 17 GB free.
lol I can't believe I didn't realize this phone came with no microsd slot. Not being able to put all my media on one is bumming me out.
Its still a great phone but now I'm missing my thunderbolt a little bit.
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This is def a bug, and I might have a fix... Here's how I came to this...
On soff day one I soffed, immediately I installed cwm recovery, and first thing I did was do a backup... Restarted my phone, and immediately got the less than 10 GB left...right after that I wiped and i installed mokee, and still had storage issues... Then I deleted the factory backup and did a nother fresh backup from recovery... Poof all my space is back... Check the size of your factory backup, bet its huge... Take it off your phone and stash it on your PC if you wanna save it...
This is where backups are stored
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Im pure stock on verizon and my other memory is lower..