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Windows Phone 7 update will feature full backup, restore points
http://wmpoweruser.com/windows-phone-7-update-will-feature-full-backup-restore-points/
http://www.liveside.net/2011/01/05/...m=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+liveside+(LiveSide)

janemanno1 said:
Windows Phone 7 update will feature full backup, restore points
http://wmpoweruser.com/windows-phone-7-update-will-feature-full-backup-restore-points/
http://www.liveside.net/2011/01/05/...m=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+liveside+(LiveSide)
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sounds good to me...

Old and old

Apologies. It was new to me!

janemanno1 said:
Apologies. It was new to me!
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Some people can't help themselves, I haven't seen this particular picture, so thank you. I'm happy with the progress if this holds true.

As far as I understand, this isn't a new feature and has nothing to do with the update itself. This is how Zune works, and that's what Zune software on your PC does with all devices.

How to change default Backup folder for WP7
Hi,
I updated my HTC HD7 with the latest update yesteday.
The major challanges I faced were,
1) By default Zune was searching for free space on "C:" drive. Typically I dont have much space on C drive.... I had to temporarilly remove some folders to keep going.
2) After the update was over, I realized the space is blocked permanentaly as update has stored the restore point in "Windows Phone Update" folder on the C drive.
can any one help in doing the following...
1) How to move the "Windows Phone Update" to another drive??
2) How to change the default drive to another drive like "D" or "F" so that next time I run the update programme, it takes the space from there.
Thanks.
Ram.

[Q] Forcing Apps to install to the SD Card

Ok, just got this phone, and i'm feeling very pleased with everything but this..
How is it possible to have 32GB sd space on this thing and and not to be able install apps on it?
I managed to save apps on the card and load it to marketplace, but when i install it installs on the phone root.
I e-mailed HTC and they said that only a 3rd party app can fix this.
Can anyone help?

I think there is no solution for this. I have the same problem, I want to install navigon europe, but it will not fit into the 8S...
(The maps are about 2.4 GB).

petasis said:
I think there is no solution for this. I have the same problem, I want to install navigon europe, but it will not fit into the 8S...
(The maps are about 2.4 GB).
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your are right there is no solution curently. Windows phone 8 does not allow instaling apps on SD card, but maybe over time the developers will make custom ROM which will allow that like on HTC HD2

Ardanven said:
your are right there is no solution curently. Windows phone 8 does not allow instaling apps on SD card, but maybe over time the developers will make custom ROM which will allow that like on HTC HD2
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I am hoping for at least a solution from navigon, to install the app normaly and put the maps on the SD card.
Lets hope they will fix this.

Let`s just hope developers will do something about this. In a month or two, there will be many 8S all over the world and many users will report this problem. Or maybe Microsoft will come with some updates that will allow us to install apps on the SD card.
5 stars for the first developer to do this!

Vote for these proposals in order to be added in the next Windows Phone 8 update:
1. Manipulation of micro sd card: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3345715-manipulation-of-micro-sd
2. Store apps & attachments on external storage (microSD): //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3509539-store-apps-attachments-on-external-storage-micr
3. Close apps on multi task screen: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/2975566-close-app-on-multi-task-screen
4. Add File Manager to Windows Phone 8: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/1549713-add-a-file-explorer
You can also comment or post your own suggestions!

iosifmila said:
Vote for these proposals in order to be added in the next Windows Phone 8 update:
1. Manipulation of micro sd card: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3345715-manipulation-of-micro-sd
2. Store apps & attachments on external storage (microSD): //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3509539-store-apps-attachments-on-external-storage-micr
3. Close apps on multi task screen: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/2975566-close-app-on-multi-task-screen
4. Add File Manager to Windows Phone 8: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/1549713-add-a-file-explorer
You can also comment or post your own suggestions!
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Great idea and links from You. Yust great!
Shame on M$ because i don't have a space on phone to install Navigon Europe with, yust, Serbia maps (same for other people too)!!!
My 8S is practically useless and a bunch of a garbage !!!
Where are developers ?!?!
Let's crack it!

we really need to force them to enable it, we have to be persistent!

iosifmila said:
Vote for these proposals in order to be added in the next Windows Phone 8 update:
1. Manipulation of micro sd card: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3345715-manipulation-of-micro-sd
2. Store apps & attachments on external storage (microSD): //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3509539-store-apps-attachments-on-external-storage-micr
3. Close apps on multi task screen: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/2975566-close-app-on-multi-task-screen
4. Add File Manager to Windows Phone 8: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/1549713-add-a-file-explorer
You can also comment or post your own suggestions!
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you miss something important.... The Internet Explorer download capability

iosifmila said:
Vote for these proposals in order to be added in the next Windows Phone 8 update:
1. Manipulation of micro sd card: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3345715-manipulation-of-micro-sd
2. Store apps & attachments on external storage (microSD): //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3509539-store-apps-attachments-on-external-storage-micr
3. Close apps on multi task screen: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/2975566-close-app-on-multi-task-screen
4. Add File Manager to Windows Phone 8: //windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/1549713-add-a-file-explorer
You can also comment or post your own suggestions!
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The third request is actually already fulfilled. So don't waste your votes on it.
You can close the apps by double pressing the back button.

I have found a sort of solution for this is that you download the apps manually from the pc and then transfer to you sd card using your pc to drag and drop the apps to the root of the sd card
You can now install what you want from the sd card not over wifi
This is a better method to manage the internal memory problem as this way does not clutter the phones memory cache with download clutter. I have over 730mb left with all my apps installed and afew games
Thanks
Sent from my Windows Phone 8S by HTC using Board Express

steelmm said:
I have found a sort of solution for this is that you download the apps manually from the pc and then transfer to you sd card using your pc to drag and drop the apps to the root of the sd card
You can now install what you want from the sd card not over wifi
This is a better method to manage the internal memory problem as this way does not clutter the phones memory cache with download clutter. I have over 730mb left with all my apps installed and afew games
Thanks
How do you make the phone see the "drag n drop" app you just put onto the SD card?
In addition to the very mi-nute 4GB storage not able to storage off-line maps, I've encountered another issue arising from the barely enough 4GB.
It's when I watch Youtube videos, halfway through, the "Make More Space" menu pops-out all of a sudden.
I am guessing it is because the videos are cached onto the 4GB storage, which I have only 200MB left after OS / apps installations!
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I would try to move movies pictures music to ext sd card not phone memory as for downloading you use the pc to download all tour apps from the store then manually drag them onto your sd card root directory then restart you phone all your apps should show under sd storage in the os don't use your phone to download as this uses internal memory. You can get by until Microsoft decides to fix the problem with memory issues its just a bad design in their sdk build like android which had teething problems in the beginning which were fixed in
Later os updates
I would not use any satnav on this phone until they fix the memory issues maybe the developers need to look into this with microsoft we will have to wait to see
Sent from my Windows Phone 8S by HTC using Board Express

PiGeonCZ said:
The third request is actually already fulfilled. So don't waste your votes on it.
You can close the apps by double pressing the back button.
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Thanks for the tip PiGeonCZ, that works well. Still I would like to see little X circles on the apps in the multitask screen.

app2sd
Im new to wp8, till now no solution to force app2sd? no some hack from developers or coustom rom?
Is microsoft planin to so launch some update to fix this problem?
BR

I write to box of microsoft and i hope somebody to do something about this problem...
Here is my link
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/3733652-add-file-manager-external-storage-option-for-save

Any news about this major problem?

gemkouk said:
Any news about this major problem?
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nope im checking about this every day and still nothin.....

These are 2 **** things that i found in WP8 when i used HTC 8S :
1. I can't download files freely from the IE10. I mean, oh c'mon....this is IE10, why it doesn't have download menu??
2. I can't move apps to sdcard. Okay for some phones with a huge storage, this is not a big deal. But for us with a 4GB storage and just got 1GB free? Then what's the usage of sdcard anyway??
Sent from my Xiaomi MI-2s using xda app-developers app

[Q] is it possible to download and use the apps other than windows store(as android)

Hey guy's, I brought a new HTC 8s on our independence day replacing my explorer. It is too good to see but many issues in it (possibly will be fixed in next updates). The only thing I want on it that to use the non-store apps. I have tried but the downloaded files are showing unsupported error message. As windows support .xap files (as .apk in android as we know), so I don't think it will create any issue by using non-store apps.
please suggest........

dillip_bapi said:
Hey guy's, I brought a new HTC 8s on our independence day replacing my explorer. It is too good to see but many issues in it (possibly will be fixed in next updates). The only thing I want on it that to use the non-store apps. I have tried but the downloaded files are showing unsupported error message. As windows support .xap files (as .apk in android as we know), so I don't think it will create any issue by using non-store apps.
please suggest........
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Hello, I don't know but I think that Windows Phone is the same of iOS ecosystem: you can download Apps only from Windows Phone Store.

Even though you can manually download xap file, store it on Sd-Card, the installation procedure will look to the Windows Phone Store to verify it. No way to install application without the Store.
Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk HD

but no developer is interested to create apps or games as compared to Android
bbmike87 said:
Hello, I don't know but I think that Windows Phone is the same of iOS ecosystem: you can download Apps only from Windows Phone Store.
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thanks

trizzo said:
Even though you can manually download xap file, store it on Sd-Card, the installation procedure will look to the Windows Phone Store to verify it. No way to install application without the Store.
Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk HD
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Thanks for information.
You need verify the Application by Windows Phone Store. The same of iOS Applications' Market.
Good.
Bye! :good:

Vodafone smart tab 4G

Hello,
is possible manually update my tablet to Android 5? I found this
but from ( ROM Part 1 : http://goo.gl/7pyL97 ) this site i cant download ROM
Upgrade/Update Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to 5.0 Lollipop
Upgrade/Update Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to 5.0 Lollipop
I rewrite this tutorial from forum.xda-developers.com :
The users of Vodafone Smart Tab 4g can now update their handsets to Android 5.0 Lollipop using custom ROM. The new Android 5.0 Lollipop comes with many new features :
- Up to 4x performance improvements.
- A battery saver feature which extends device use by up to 90 mins.
- It has a faster, smoother and more powerful computing experience.
- Support for 64-bit SoCs using ARM, x86, and MIPS-based cores.
- OpenGL ES 3.1 and Android extension pack brings Android to the forefront of mobile graphics putting it on par with desktop and console class performance.
- Responsive, natural motion, realistic lighting and shadows, and familiar visual elements make it easier to navigate your device.
- More intelligent ranking of notifications based on who they’re from and the type of communication. See all your notifications in one place by tapping the top of the screen.
- New devices come with encryption automatically turned on to help protect data on lost or stolen devices.
- SELinux enforcing for all applications means even better protection against vulnerabilities and malware.
- State of the art video technology with support for HEVC main profile to allow for UHD 4K 10-bit video playback, tunneled hardware video decoding to save power and improved HLS support for streaming.
- and other cool features.
Here are some more aspects that users should know before trying out the custom ROM :
- Users need to have proper back-up for their personal data on the device.
- The handset should have at least 80 percent of battery power.
- The users also need to ensure that USB Debugging is enabled on the device.
- During the installation, if the device gets stuck on booting, users can perform wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik before rebooting the device.
Tutorial
1. Download Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM for Vodafone Smart Tab 4g from link below :
The ROM File size is big, so I split the file into 3 parts :
ROM Part 1 : http://goo.gl/7pyL97
ROM Part 2 : http://goo.gl/ffHU2x
ROM Part 3 : http://goo.gl/l1zKh5
To combine 3 parts files above into 1 file just use WINRAR, then extract the files into ZIP format. If any problem with the ROM, maybe because the ROM have corrupted during the download process, you can try to re-download the ROM.
2. Install the ROM Manager on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g . Get it from Google Play Store, then install the clockwork mod recovery. You also can use ROM Installer application from JRummy Apps Inc.(Get it from Google Play Store).
3. Connect your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to your PC employing the USB information cable. Copy the “ROM.zip” file you downloaded to the SD memory card.
4. Restart your device in the recovery mode using ROM Manager. As soon as in Recovery Mode, go to ROM Manager and select backup/restore to back-up your information.
5. From the Recovery Menu do a total data erase (including Delvik Cache). When completed, go back to Recovery Principal Menu and choose Flash ROM from SD Card. Navigate the location you copied the ”ROM.zip” file and follow the directions for installing Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g . As soon as the installation is over, just reboot your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g device, and here you go, you’ve just upgraded it to the new Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Hi:
did you tried it? Have you got root on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4G? I found out a thread with the root file/method, but the file link is broken

jrosado said:
Hi:
did you tried it? Have you got root on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4G? I found out a thread with the root file/method, but the file link is broken
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The link is now up in modaco.But users are reporting that since an update the root method doesn't work.

skinniezinho said:
The link is now up in modaco.But users are reporting that since an update the root method doesn't work.
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yes i know.. I'm one of them

I don't understand why some prick upload all tools (root utility and ROMs) for Vodafone Smart Tab 4G to that disreputable server http://downloadsafe.org/? For download it want to send payment SMS messages!!!!! :crying:

If you want my opinion, i think that this supposed lollipop version is fake...

On another forum I've seen this and reports that it works.
I don't have the device (still deciding wether to buy it or not) so I can't test it
http://duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod

Yes, I've seen that link just a few minutes ago. I will try it tonight, since i don't have my tablet with me now.

Hi, this tutorial duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod is mine, I was wrote it yesterday in czech language, I hope pictures there are informative enough. In case you need rewrite it to english, let me know, I can take care of it.

Well it worked
But still impossible to use the SD card to install apps Nothing seems to work (app2SD, ...)

jrosado said:
Well it worked
But still impossible to use the SD card to install apps Nothing seems to work (app2SD, ...)
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I have same issue. Apps can work with data on SD Card, for example RawDroid can edit photos, save/delete files. But App2SD functionality is still not supported. It should work with Link2SD app and 2 partitions on SD card. The reason is emulated external storage in internal memory. I didn't find yet how to turn this of, or how to change it.

sduben said:
I have same issue. Apps can work with data on SD Card, for example RawDroid can edit photos, save/delete files. But App2SD functionality is still not supported. It should work with Link2SD app and 2 partitions on SD card. The reason is emulated external storage in internal memory. I didn't find yet how to turn this of, or how to change it.
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I've tried Link2SD, but with no success. The best i got was to use MountFolder to move the applications data to the external SD card. With this, I've recovered some good precious space (for example, Minion Rush was using 330MB that where freed).

jrosado said:
I've tried Link2SD, but with no success. The best i got was to use MountFolder to move the applications data to the external SD card. With this, I've recovered some good precious space (for example, Minion Rush was using 330MB that where freed).
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Thanks for tip FolderMount (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount) works like a charm.

If anyone wants the source code, here it is:
Code:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/alcatel/files/VF_SmartTab4G_20140923.tar.xz
It was awesome if we could get a rom for this tablet =)
People say it is based on Alcatel Pop 8S tablet, but I have never seen this tablet on sale, neither original roms, nothing about it.
Only alcatel website has some info about it, but not much: http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/products/tablets/pop_8s.html#.VOPaQfmsVoc
Anyone managed to remove system apps?
Titanium backup says it can't find the apks..

In Android 4.4, apps can't write the sd-card, it's a security thing. But there are apps, which enables sd write. And yes, we have source, but for ROMs we also need recovery, and a developer. But fingers crossed.

sduben said:
Hi, this tutorial duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod is mine, I was wrote it yesterday in czech language, I hope pictures there are informative enough. In case you need rewrite it to english, let me know, I can take care of it.
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Anyone tried that? can you confirm that it works?
Any other method that roots 4.4.4?

Yes and it is work. Only "bug" after the root is: every time you reboot your tablet you will got a message that says android is upgrade-ing and continues to updating apps. But it is work.
Sent from my GT-S7560 using XDA Free mobile app

MAROCANU said:
Yes and it is work. Only "bug" after the root is: every time you reboot your tablet you will got a message that says android is upgrade-ing and continues to updating apps. But it is work.
Sent from my GT-S7560 using XDA Free mobile app
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I stuck on step 7. Finding device... But I did step 5...
What u mean updating apps.? Updates all apps from store?

No, optimezing. Its that thing when android take an update and after that the apps is optimezed. This happening after each reboot. About the root process: if you use win 8, 8.1 you wont be able to rootbso easly because of the drivers. Try with win xp or 7. My advice: use XP. I did it with it.
Sent from my GT-S7560 using XDA Free mobile app

So, to get this straight: we can actually root the Vodafone smart tab 4g and flash custom roms??

os Update download to sd card

I have nokia lumia 530 with windows 10 .107 os but now i got new update notification the problem is my phone not have storage any way to download the os into sd card. Please solve my problem waiting for your solution.

Your phone isn't supported to get Windows 10 Mobile.

YJ1996 said:
I have nokia lumia 530 with windows 10 .107 os but now i got new update notification the problem is my phone not have storage any way to download the os into sd card. Please solve my problem waiting for your solution.
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you CAN install updates besides low storage (if you already have 10586.107).
1. perform hard reset
2. disable auto update in store
3. enter Storage and delete ALL you can
4. check for updates and you'll have enough space for updates now
after hard reset, DON'T change any of registry entries (your phone should be Lumia 530 again, after hard reset) in order to update to 10586.545 build.
DON'T install Redstone build on L530, because you'll have problem with display scaling (http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...ding-soft-navigation-bar-w10m-phones-t3445926) due to Lumia has 480x854 display resolution...

not working
dr_ausgemachte said:
you CAN install updates besides low storage (if you already have 10586.107).
1. perform hard reset
2. disable auto update in store
3. enter Storage and delete ALL you can
4. check for updates and you'll have enough space for updates now
after hard reset, DON'T change any of registry entries (your phone should be Lumia 530 again, after hard reset) in order to update to 10586.545 build.
DON'T install Redstone build on L530, because you'll have problem with display scaling (http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...ding-soft-navigation-bar-w10m-phones-t3445926) due to Lumia has 480x854 display resolution...
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Thanks for your solution i do all your steps but still not working. And thank for your advice for redstone update i want to install thet update any solution for thet resolution problem?

YJ1996 said:
Thanks for your solution i do all your steps but still not working. And thank for your advice for redstone update i want to install thet update any solution for thet resolution problem?
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as I know, there is no solution yet.. I and a few other forum members tried to change some registry entries, but no success.. redstone definitely don't fit on phones with 480x854 resolutions.. if you want win 10 mobile, you should stick to 10586.xxx builds.
p.s. which build you see on the windows update screen? you should get about 1.5-1.6 GB free if you delete everything..

dr_ausgemachte said:
as I know, there is no solution yet.. I and a few other forum members tried to change some registry entries, but no success.. redstone definitely don't fit on phones with 480x854 resolutions.. if you want win 10 mobile, you should stick to 10586.xxx builds.
p.s. which build you see on the windows update screen? you should get about 1.5-1.6 GB free if you delete everything..
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I delete all the apps and files from phone memory but only 1.4GB space available into phone memory.
In 8.1(denim) have download update into sd card only for some lumia phone the way i have windows 10 .107 update but now not working thet trick so any registry edit to download update into sd card?
Waiting for your opinion...

Try to move somes app on SD

YJ1996 said:
I delete all the apps and files from phone memory but only 1.4GB space available into phone memory.
In 8.1(denim) have download update into sd card only for some lumia phone the way i have windows 10 .107 update but now not working thet trick so any registry edit to download update into sd card?
Waiting for your opinion...
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hmmmm. that should be enough. i don't know how much exactly space i made on my lumia, but it was enough.. as titi66200 mentioned, move some apps to sd card.. there are a lot small apps.. it's necessary to delete (or move them to sd) ALL of them... I did it when i was updating from .107 to .318 (that was the last build then). 318 to 494 and to 545 did without deleting apps (probably werent big updates). when i updated to redstone, i had to hard reset the device and succeeded to make space for install.. i don;t know why you can't do it.. check once again or do whole procedure again..
and one more thing: the trick to download update to sd card (that worked on 8.1) does'nt work on win 10.. as I know, there is no possibility to force download to sd card in win 10...

titi66200 said:
Try to move somes app on SD
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Remove all the apps into phone the still 1.4GB inbuilt apps are not remove...

YJ1996 said:
Remove all the apps into phone the still 1.4GB inbuilt apps are not remove...
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go to storage (in settings) and delete everything.,.. if it worked for me, it must work for you too... all L530's should be the same...
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YJ1996 said:
Remove all the apps into phone the still 1.4GB inbuilt apps are not remove...
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it is necessary that you disable app updates just after reset, because there are some system apps (calendar, weather, outlook mail...) that you cant delete which are small originally, but after their update become 30-50 MB... maybe there is the problem...

Thank all of you it's working and finally i download .545 update without your solution i cannot download the update once again thanks for helping and like this solution you solve Redstone update.