Hello.
S.E.A.L (The Deleterious Rom) was stitched with factory dumping and cache cleaning.
From a memory card I didn't see a ROM file, it was necessary to throw for internal memory.
After a reinsertion the body didn't want to join, hanged on the Samsung logo. After several resets joined, but the place on internal memory sharply came to an end.
I didn't find location of a firmware file.
Two questions:
1 . How with the smallest labor costs to find and remove all superfluous (there were folders data, data_1, data_2, data_3, in the same number of the MNT folder)? Maybe any script? Or I need to delete manually? If manually how to find location of the file with an insertion (initially lay in a root of internal memory)? Besides, somewhere on internal memory the backup which I did in recovery has to roll. As a result I have 450 free Mb... It will be small.
2 . What it is possible to make that the firmware file undertook from a memory card i.e. that the body saw it and it could be stitched from it?
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When first using the XDA II2 the storage area had around 43mb of free
space with the persavebackup folder and a few small files.
Yesterday I was having a couple of problems with the device and
performed a restore using xbackup from a backup taken on monday and
cleared the Storage area leaving just the persavebackup that contained
a few 1kb small files. However according to the memory applet in
control panel Storage was still using 18.49MB RAM. I had a look in
the storage folder with file explorer and even with the show all files
checked I could not see anything other than the persavebackup with a
few kb's worth of files in it and I could not get all of my work
documents back onto the Storage area because there was now only 24mb
left for me to use? Before the restore I used to have 43mb. I always
run the xbackup utility to a 512MB SD Storage Card so it was not the
backup file taking up the space.
I then performed a hard reset to see if this helped. Once all the o2
applications had reloaded I checked with the memory applet and with
just the persavebackup I was still using 18.49MB of the 43mb Storage
before I tried to restore any of my files.
I then took this a step further and reapplied the O2 1.31 ROM to see
if this would fix the issue and again checked the memory applet as
soon as the O2 applications had been installed but again 18.49 MB of
the 43mb already being used leaving me just 24MB?
Does anyone know what could be wrong with the device could their be a hidden file/folder in Storage I can't see but shouldn't replacing the ROM
clear Storage or has some of the Storage memory gone down and do I
need to return the device?
Hi all,
Can someone please explain to me how the memory is configured in the wizard ? When I look in the Settings>>Memory>>main, I can see that I have Storage memory ( 42.55 Total) and Program memory ( 44.01 Total)
In both areas I have almost 25mb free, what is actually stored in each ? Where is the ROM stored ?
I have read about the 'Extended Memory' is this in one of these or is there another area ? I have read that it is possible to unlock the extended memory, what exactly does that mean, what can I do with this unlocked memory ?
Is there a way to store programs is a memory area where they will not get deleted after a hard reset ?
Hope some one can clarify these points to me.
Chees AZ :roll:
Here is the explanation. It is the same for all WM5 based phones:
1) Program memory - This is your RAM. Just like in the PC it is the memory used to run programs. Part of it will always be used by the OS and other things you have running in the background, which is why you never get all the 64MB printed on the box.
2) Storage memory - This is like your hard disk. It's actually flash memory (just like disk on key) and is used to store files, settings, and all the outlook databases. It is deleted when you hard reset the device.
3) Extended ROM - This is another partition of the flash memory, but unlike storage memory it is hidden and read only. Usually the cellular provider puts it's customization cabs there. If you check the Wizard section of the wiki you will find a tool that will make this partition visible and writable so you can use it just like a built-in storage card. It's contents will not be erased during hard reset, but it will become hidden and read only again.
4) ROM - This is where your OS is stored. It isn't really ROM, but another partition of the same FLASH that contains storage and extended ROM, except it is always hidden and can only be written to by special programs (like the ROM updater). The files there are organized in a special way so they are ready to run and you can see most of them in your windows directory.
On the box of your (and most new devices) it says 128MB ROM. About 64 of those are the OS, another 10MB extended ROM and the rest is storage.
i was wondering, when we can get ASOP/AKOP or CM9/10 we can re-partition the glide to have only system partition and the extranal sd card can act as the internal one. we all know that the 8GB is not enough, especially with 2gb system and 6gb sd card - i have 2gb in system and 4gb in sd card - but if we can combine it to full partition then it will be more then enough as a basic install space - cos allot of apps can be moved to sd card and leave little room on the system partition.
It's already possible to change the mount points so that your physical sd card is mounted as /sdcard, and the internal storage takes its place at /sdcard/external_sd. It's a quick vold.fstab edit. You can see my post about it here, with a pre-modified file and a backup of the original.
You'll need root and busybox (or some form of file explorer with root permissions) to copy the file over, but it's pretty straightforward. As for repartitioning the internal storage to be used for /data, I've got no clue how to do that, but this is a reasonable enough workaround.
i know about that workaround but still there some side effects to it, like the usb mounting in the PC.
still i think its doable if creating aosp from source with cross with our ics source from samsung..
maybe a more knowledgeable dev can shed some light on the subject.
Changing the actual partitioning isn't something that's commonly done, as it can wreck compatibility with roms (including official updates) that expect things a certain way. The only issue in ICS with the vold.fstab edit is the internal memory isn't mounted on the phone at boot, you have to manually mount it any time you reboot. MTP file transfers work just fine (with your physical sdcard being labeled Phone and the internal labeled Card) as does the legacy USB Mass Storage mode.
If you really want to mess with it, look into partition editing using parted. This can go very very wrong, and may not work at all, so proceed with caution.
i see thanks for the info
Okay I've been playing with a new ROM and had a bad problem with having all my internal storage being used by duplicate folders that I read that they were just mirrors or false, but they had to be real because I had no free space left. After doing a complete factory reset, flashing the ROM I like and adding some neat tools like cachedownload2sd and directory bind I've left myself with plenty of space on the internal storage. However I don't want to find myself with no internal storage left when I have such a large external sdcard. The QUESTION is What directories should I put in to safely move all data and obb to the sd card since they are such large files some reaching 2GB. Also I am using the two tools that I mentioned earlier I'm new to the xda-developers and kinda new, but fairly passionate about customizing my device. this should be in the t-mobile samsung galaxy s III area, but if not that is what my device is.
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Okay I've been playing with a new ROM and had a bad problem with having all my internal storage being used by duplicate folders that I read that they were just mirrors or false, but they had to be real because I had no free space left. After doing a complete factory reset, flashing the ROM I like and adding some neat tools like cachedownload2sd and directory bind I've left myself with plenty of space on the internal storage. However I don't want to find myself with no internal storage left when I have such a large external sdcard. The QUESTION is What directories should I put in to safely move all data and obb to the sd card since they are such large files some reaching 2GB. Also I am using the two tools that I mentioned earlier I'm new to the xda-developers and kinda new, but fairly passionate about customizing my device. this should be in the t-mobile samsung galaxy s III area, but if not that is what my device is.
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If you flashed 4.2 and above then rom will create a 0 named folder and all new data will be in it but the old things will be at the base so won't be visible
To get the data, download any root file Explorer like es file Explorer and select a folder like
/mnt/shell/emulated
There your all earlier data will be
This can be moved to other places wherever you want
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Hello..
I have htc desire 816 with 8gb of internal storage ....when i bought it,it had about 4gb free of that storage.....which is quite normal.
After buying it, I updated to lollipop 5.1 then i got it rooted......
Lately i've noticed the insufficient internal sotrage,so I've uninsalled ALL the apps and games from internal and external memory,however,that only freed up about 2 gb of the intrrnal storage ....so what is taking all that space despite there is No apps ....I know that the system files are taking some space....but those files only took 4gb when i bought the phone
Now i don't have any apps ,However, there is only free 1.8gb
I tried using clean master,but it only cleaned about 300mb of junks and cache
This is strictly a personal opinion but you should lose Clean Master and anything else made by Cheetah Mobile.
As for your storage issues... You state you've rooted. Have you done a backup? If so, are you sure your recovery is saving backups to the external storage?
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Ibrahim elhossiny said:
Hello..
I have htc desire 816 with 8gb of internal storage ....when i bought it,it had about 4gb free of that storage.....which is quite normal.
After buying it, I updated to lollipop 5.1 then i got it rooted......
Lately i've noticed the insufficient internal sotrage,so I've uninsalled ALL the apps and games from internal and external memory,however,that only freed up about 2 gb of the intrrnal storage ....so what is taking all that space despite there is No apps ....I know that the system files are taking some space....but those files only took 4gb when i bought the phone
Now i don't have any apps ,However, there is only free 1.8gb
I tried using clean master,but it only cleaned about 300mb of junks and cache
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Had the same issue. The firmware is in it's own partition with room for updates but some of those files fill up your internal storage as well, they did for me when I updated so the solutions are either use a root file explorer or Titanium Backup app to move some user apps to system apps , use the forum here in XDA for altering your SElinux permissions and enable write permissions to your system partition(WP.MOD_KO) so that you can use Link2SD app to move your user apps to your external SD card or pay to obtain full S off using the Sunshine app and have those permissions plus more enabled at the system level so that you can also use Link2SD app to move user apps to the external SD card.
The last 2 methods are the most used and also require you to reformat your external SD card into 2 partitions using EaseUS PARTITION MANAGER on a P.C. Instructions for doing this are easy and available on Youtube and Google if you want to read them instead. These are really the only ways to help your storage issue other than just not using very many apps. I chose the full S off method and Link2SD but the other works it just alters your SElinux permissions and has to be removed to do stock updates whereas S off doesn't affect stock updates. Only system file changes do like the mod I described.
I also echo the previous posters thoughts on Cleanmaster and most all "task killing" apps. Android has built in RAM management that does a good job on its own of managing memory and there is the on screen square button on the right that shows you open apps and tabs and allows you to quickly close them all out. You'd be better off regulating Wavelocks using Amplify app and Greenify to freeze apps from staying on . Root required and there are paid version but the basics are free in both apps.
I had a brain f**t and misread that you've uninstalled "all" of your apps so the previous poster might be onto something if you've done any TWRP nandroid backups to internal instead of micro storage. They can take up to 2 to 4 gbs just on their own even with compression enabled. If you haven't and even if you have my previous info and advice is still accurate for improved storage space.
On my phone, the .thumbnails folder in DCIM takes 1 GB...
TobiBot said:
On my phone, the .thumbnails folder in DCIM takes 1 GB...
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Yeah mine says 550 mb total in thumb data but it is not pictures from my camera like the other few kbs are. Can't open it so I wonder if it's some sort of cache for something else. Don't know all the ins and outs of the Android file structure but I do know that when I started flashing custom roms,CM in particular, my internal storage went up due to the lack of bloatware coming from my stock Rom. Good to know this though. Not going to delete it though for now till I find out what it is.
Some Facts About Thumbnails
thoctor said:
Yeah mine says 550 mb total in thumb data but it is not pictures from my camera like the other few kbs are. Can't open it so I wonder if it's some sort of cache for something else. Don't know all the ins and outs of the Android file structure but I do know that when I started flashing custom roms,CM in particular, my internal storage went up due to the lack of bloatware coming from my stock Rom. Good to know this though. Not going to delete it though for now till I find out what it is.
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Some Apps, like WhatsApp save pics in .thumbnails to work smooth, i think.
You can delete them, but they will create themselves at the next boot again, i also tried to write an init.d script which deletes them at boot, but it doesnt work.
Also if you create a file ".thumbnails" which isnt writable, the system doesnt give you the space
Ive read something about creating this file before first boot after flashing so it works, but i havent tried it...
Damn thumbnails
Sorry if my english is horrible ^^
TobiBot said:
Some Apps, like WhatsApp save pics in .thumbnails to work smooth, i think.
You can delete them, but they will create themselves at the next boot again, i also tried to write an init.d script which deletes them at boot, but it doesnt work.
Also if you create a file ".thumbnails" which isnt writable, the system doesnt give you the space
Ive read something about creating this file before first boot after flashing so it works, but i havent tried it...
Damn thumbnails
Sorry if my english is horrible ^^
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Your English is perfectly fine. Better even than some to whom English is their "first" language. Thanks for that breakdown and I bet that's what it is. I forgot about the apps storing their stock images in your phone. I used to love using the app called Pocket until I found that it stores all the saved links and images directly on your phone. I saved almost a full gb by deleting it finally. Great app other than that and if I had a device with more storage I'd still have it on my phone instead of just my computer. This is all why it pays to be curious about your own phone storage and learn how to navigate a good root file explorer.