I was just poking around and noticed my other storage section is almost 16gb. Why would it be so high and what can I do to get it down. I've cleaned cache and deleted emails etc.
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I was just poking around and noticed my other storage section is almost 16gb. Why would it be so high and what can I do to get it down. I've cleaned cache and deleted emails etc.
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Ya I've never found out why kine says 12gb idk
Could be your nandroid backups. Thats what accounts for almost all my other category.
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I keep getting the "Memory Full" message, even though I've deleted enough stuf to give me roughly 5 MB of free space. I can't even receive new texts. I did a soft reset and it worked for a while before the "Memory Full" message popped up again. As for emails, they are read then purged from the phone (but kept on my pc). A lot of pictures have been moved to my microSD card. I'm now up to a little over 6 MB in free space, but the message still pops up.
How can I fix this and stop this annoying popup???
First I would get as many programs as you can to the SD card, I would also delete all the att bloatware, and get Total Comander and retweak all mail and texts to SD card.
Also this may be a simple fix, but after you deleted your messages did you go to the delted items folder and clear all deleted ?
delete your web browsing cache... I've heard that takes up a lot of storage.
bwnotredame06 said:
First I would get as many programs as you can to the SD card, I would also delete all the att bloatware, and get Total Comander and retweak all mail and texts to SD card.
Also this may be a simple fix, but after you deleted your messages did you go to the delted items folder and clear all deleted ?
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I sure did. After it was emptied I got up to 6 MB of free space. I'll try your other suggestions one I get home tonight.
Aaron McCarthy said:
delete your web browsing cache... I've heard that takes up a lot of storage.
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I did this also.
i got the same problem at the moment with the memory on my phone. it says its full but i dont know what to get rid of to clear it. ive deleted web browser cache and history, i have evan got rid of my emails which seems ****ing pointless of having this phone now. ive kept everything on my memory card so i am confused now of what to delete.
Looking for ideas here. I've been getting a low on space notification in my Stock 2.2 for a couple days now. It states that the application data space is low.
What space is it referring? I've got 6.5 GB free on the internal and 4.5 GB free on the external drives. Is there another location that is partitioned off in the internal memory?
Any ideas of what I might be able to do to clear up the notification?
Hmmm... I just found a thread that mentions that it has nothing to do with the storage size but how much is in /data. They recommended clearing the dalvik cache, but I actually did that yesterday.
Installed Cache Cleaner (needs root & Busy Box).
We'll see how it goes...
Go through management for each app... I bet you find one with 99mb of cache.. Clear that app's cache
luvit said:
Go through management for each app... I bet you find one with 99mb of cache.. Clear that app's cache
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I appear to be ok now. The next time that pops up I'll give that strategy a whirl.
Thanks!
Plenty of people including me who get the warning and no large cache, social apps, email, messages, Google Earth, Skyfire or any of the other suspects. Android has a big a55 bug up its butt and was in 2.1 and now 2.2.
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Go through management for each app... I bet you find one with 99mb of cache.. Clear that app's cache
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Nice tip - thanks, I'd not thought of that.
I still get the error and have no large cache built up on any app, or a total of cache for all apps. I have ZERO of the usual issues: Google Earth, social apps, messages, large emails- none.
I have had the follwing roms and always clear data and caches before installing:
2.1 stock = Low on space
2.2 Skyraider = Low on space
2.2 Stock = Low on space
2.2 without bloatware = Low on space
I have about 380mb of storage out of 748mb I can not use. Ironically, I used to be able to go to about 250mb free, but it creeped into less space now.
It seems almost like the Android OS still thinks some apps using apps2sd still reside in device memory. The device shows the space is free, but I wonder if the OS "thinks" it is not free. Only thing that makes sense to me- displacement.
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I still get the error and have no large cache built up on any app, or a total of cache for all apps. I have ZERO of the usual issues: Google Earth, social apps, messages, large emails- none.
I have had the follwing roms and always clear data and caches before installing:
2.1 stock = Low on space
2.2 Skyraider = Low on space
2.2 Stock = Low on space
2.2 without bloatware = Low on space
I have about 380mb of storage out of 748mb I can not use. Ironically, I used to be able to go to about 250mb free, but it creeped into less space now.
It seems almost like the Android OS still thinks some apps using apps2sd still reside in device memory. The device shows the space is free, but I wonder if the OS "thinks" it is not free. Only thing that makes sense to me- displacement.
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It's a bug. Interestingly I get the same issue at around 380MB too. Oh well.
The only time I see the warning is when I install the beta of Firefox. If I uninstall it, the message goes away. Firefox is a resource HOG!
Woke up this morning to this lovely issue. Going to try clearing the cache... then removing firefox.
EDIT: Clearing the cache seems to have worked.
Donation? lol.
I had this pop up just a few hours ago. I cleared all my cache's, and even moved a bunch of apps to sd. Then I happened to have my phone turned to landscape and a I saw. 1. go to mail an.....(off the edge of screen) ??? So I followed the link to the (i guess) memory manager>gmail>cleared the data. The message went away. I sure hope I remember that one later on. I guess the notification tells you more we just can't see it since it goes off the edge into lala land.
So it must be the newest gmail app. anytime I open it up and re load my account the warning comes up. Anyone got a link to the old gmail apk?
Based on the fact that the population having the issue seems to correlate in magnitude as people accumulate apps, I think it it pretty rock solid that the Incredible has a design bug in regards to actual free phone memory. After trying four roms and starting clean with them (Including 2.1 and 2.2 stock roms), my conclusion is this device does not really have "748"mb free, but a few hundred less.
There are two stages to the problem (one with a temporary fix)
1. Cache build ups causes the warning
2. Absolute space is filled with apps and no more can be installed. This appears to hit most people anywhere from 350mb to 250mb free.
This is a big a55 bug and may be due to the allocation of flash from the 8gb. Droid X does not have the problem, but none of the 8gb internal flash was allocated (it is all phone memory).
Catch with the X is most 3D games now force most data to sd card with no option to leave in the internal flash. Ironic the X has too much storage and wastes space that media could use and the Inc has about the right amount but does not work correctly.
Funny and sad. People that say they have not had the problem probably have not hit the invisible ceiling that is a LOT less than 748mb.
Well the problem for me was my email. I cleared all the data in it and the notice goes away. Re sync it and the notice pops up again. So I cleared the data. Went back into my gmail. Started the sync, then right away went out to setting> applications> google> stopped the sync. When I went back into gmail it had what it started to download listed and I was then able to get into settings. I went into Menu > More> settings> labels then I set the sync to only 1 day at a time. Now my phone seems happy and no low space warning. Hope it lasts.
Most having the problem do not have large mail or app caches. That is a symptom to the actual problem of fake space: the Inc does not really have 748mb free.
Solution has been found!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8618549#post8618549
so any further information on this?
Idk if Im right but can this be cause to if you have to many sms/mms....
Ok so as we all know this is the folder that gives us the low on storage message when we get under 15mb of space left. But this folders data numbers are going crazy on me. For instance I moved a few bigger apps (like google earth and google plus) to the sd card and had about 20mb left, but after using the phone for 2 days straight I checked and only had about 1.5mb left. Now to lose 18mb to cache is kinda crazy but after restarting the phone the number jumped back up to about 16mb free. Seems this problem keeps happening to me in Ginerbread only and I am getting tired of keep getting that low on space message.
I dont think any one has found a fix for it other than using apps such as link2sd and notenoughspace. I use the link2sd app my self, it moves the apk, dalvik, and lib files to a sd card extension.
possible fix
You should check out jermaine151's Stock+ version 2.1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.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.
ok i know i have a butt ton of pics but is there any other way to free up some space? I cleared all my txt messages and cleaned the history and cookies... also went in and cleared cache on some programs
Nabisco_12 said:
ok i know i have a butt ton of pics but is there any other way to free up some space? I cleared all my txt messages and cleaned the history and cookies... also went in and cleared cache on some programs
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Pictures by default should save to the SD card. Text messages, internet history and cookies have nothing to do with that.
Clearing the cache on programs on your SD card might help a little bit. But bottom line buy a bigger SD card for more space on that end.
Internal memory... Well you can move what apps can be moved to the SD card or delete a bunch of stuff. Or you can convert to a MTD rom (if you aren't already). MTD roms use a different partition in the phone, and it has almost double the internal memory.
Sent from my CM9 Epic 4G.
Ok so I searched for this topic in other forums and have not yet come across it. The question I have is what the heck is "Delete Apps" in Settings? Looks like that item is always hogging data on my phone followed by Internet. I understand the Internet hogging data, but Delete Apps is bugging the crap out of me. Is that something I can disable on my phone? I attached a screenshot for details.
Thanks in advance,
Jose
Re: What is Delete Apps in Settings>Data Usage
Apps that have been deleted.
Aerowinder said:
Apps that have been deleted.
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Why does it hog my data?
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It doesn't. It represents a collection of applications that you have deleted.
Deleted data is a hog and expensive.
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It doesn't. It represents a collection of applications that you have deleted.
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I just got a US$1600 phone bill for deleting programs on my phone while roaming. My deleted data shows values the same as my phone bill and it was the only thing I did on the day I have this $1600 bill. This makes NO sense to transfer data equal to that which is being deleted. I swapped my sim card shortly after arriving overseas, so I know its not a confused bill, this was 18min of deleting programs while waiting for my sim card.
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I just got a US$1600 phone bill for deleting programs on my phone while roaming. My deleted data shows values the same as my phone bill and it was the only thing I did on the day I have this $1600 bill. This makes NO sense to transfer data equal to that which is being deleted. I swapped my sim card shortly after arriving overseas, so I know its not a confused bill, this was 18min of deleting programs while waiting for my sim card.
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Not sure why the numbers correlate, but deleting applications cannot cause this issue,
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Not sure why the numbers correlate, but deleting applications cannot cause this issue,
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It was the ONLY activity on my home sim card in the foreign country above 2k, how sure are you of what you are saying ?
I ask because I find no other cause of this data usage. My carrier claims I used +/- 100mb and I deleted 93mb of programs and did NOTHING else in the 18 minutes. What other explanation can you provide ?
Jdeetz said:
It was the ONLY activity on my home sim card in the foreign country above 2k, how sure are you of what you are saying ?
I ask because I find no other cause of this data usage. It claims I used +/- 100mb and I deleted 93mb of programs and did NOTHING else in the 18 minutes. What other explanation can you provide ?
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When you delete an app, it's data usage (if applicable) will show up as "Deleted apps" or something similar. Deleted apps is the sum of data usage from apps that are no longer present on your device, and does not imply that extra data has been used. So, for instance, if you used 100MB of data with Chrome, then deleted it, Chrome would be removed from the list, but 100MB would be added to your deleted apps total.
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When you delete an app, it's data usage (if applicable) will show up as "Deleted apps" or something similar. Deleted apps is the sum of data usage from apps that are no longer present on your device, and does not imply that extra data has been used. So, for instance, if you used 100MB of data with Chrome, then deleted it, Chrome would be removed from the list, but 100MB would be added to your deleted apps total.
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The data shows up in data usage section of explicitly showing data used and a note that the service provider may not account for data the same way. it is counted as DATA, I am 99.9% sure. how are you so sure it is not ?
Jdeetz said:
The data shows up in data usage section of explicitly showing data used and a note that the service provider may not account for data the same way. it is counted as DATA, I am 99.9% sure. how are you so sure it is not ?
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It is counted as data. There is no disagreement here. The note you see is a disclaimer.
I'm saying that deleting an app from your phone's file system cannot cause more data usage than that app has already used. I attempted to explain why that is in my previous post. I'm really not sure how I can make it more clear than my Chrome example.
Aerowinder said:
It is counted as data. There is no disagreement here. The note you see is a disclaimer.
I'm saying that deleting an app from your phone's file system cannot cause more data usage than that app has already used. I attempted to explain why that is in my previous post. I'm really not sure how I can make it more clear than my Chrome example.
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I understand your last post, but here is the problem. I arrived overseas, and had my roaming sim card in for a short period of time. The only thing I did after arrival was delete programs, then I swapped out my sim card. I see no other opportunity for this data value to have been posted to data. also why would android post it in the data usage for a given day. My settings for the day this happened shows that this was the only activity. I see no other explaination, but I wuld agree with the fact that this should not happen, but it seems to have happened.