[Q] insufficient space on the device - Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello guys its been some time i've been trying to download apps from play store that are 3-4 or more mb and i always get an error saying that there is insufficient space on the devide
i have tried to clear the cache from recovery mode but the problem remains.
i checked the partition mounts with the app partition table and i cant understand why i get this error...
storage/emulated/0 and /data has about 500mb free
/system has arround 200mb free
here are some screenshots of the partition mounts of my device
error
mounts_1
mounts_2
has anyone any clue how to fix this problem and why do i get this error?

nobody?

jimacid said:
nobody?
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If you are rooted, you can try the FolderMount app. Worked for me by freeing up space on the emulated SD.

madura said:
If you are rooted, you can try the FolderMount app. Worked for me by freeing up space on the emulated SD.
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from what i see this app is used to transfer app files to the sd card and while it may help a little (since i really dont have games and huge apps on my phone) eventually after a few months i will still have the same problem since all the apps are constantly getting bigger in mb and i will continue to install new apps.
what i am trying to find is the reason the phone reports it has no space since from what i can see it does have plenty of space left.
by the way i did tried to install the app you recommended but guess what?
there is no available free space on the device

I'm having the same problem at the moment. Short of installing a custom rom and getting rid of TouchWiz altogether, I hope someone figured something out.

kabloomz said:
I'm having the same problem at the moment. Short of installing a custom rom and getting rid of TouchWiz altogether, I hope someone figured something out.
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I found out that if I unmount my sd card the phone was able again to install big apps and that made me think that maybe there are some corrupted files in my sd card, so I installed the APP sd maid from the market I cleared the dead files and cleared the system and since then the problem has been fixed.
Just make sure that in order to clean dalvic cache too you need to enter the settings and allow the app to delete unwanted odex,obex files

jimacid said:
I found out that if I unmount my sd card the phone was able again to install big apps and that made me think that maybe there are some corrupted files in my sd card, so I installed the APP sd maid from the market I cleared the dead files and cleared the system and since then the problem has been fixed.
Just make sure that in order to clean dalvic cache too you need to enter the settings and allow the app to delete unwanted odex,obex files
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I had the same issue. Format SD/factory reset did not help in my case.
I hope "insufficient space" has gone from your device, nevertheless I suggest you to instal and run the FolderMount app anyway. When I ran it for the first time, it detected problem with writing on (fresh formatted) SD by non system apps and prompted for fixing it (I let). Since that i have no more problem with installing new apps.

janla said:
I had the same issue. Format SD/factory reset did not help in my case.
I hope "insufficient space" has gone from your device, nevertheless I suggest you to instal and run the FolderMount app anyway. When I ran it for the first time, it detected problem with writing on (fresh formatted) SD by non system apps and prompted for fixing it (I let). Since that i have no more problem with installing new apps.
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well as i wrote earlier it stopped showing me the insufficient space for a few days but then it came back...
i was pretty pissed and started deleting some apps to see if for real there is no free space, the same time you wrote this message, i saw it and installed foldermount app right away.
it really did find a corrupted file and a rule that prohibited acceess to sd card, i let it fix those both errors and after that till now i am able to install and updates apps without a problem.
not really sure if the problem was fixed because i deleted apps or from the foldermount app but its ok now. (i think foldermount worked its magic because i have done several big updates so i dont think that the fact i deleted some apps helped resolve this issue)
anyway. thanks a lot for your answer

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[Q] Insufficient storage space - APP2SD no longer installed

Hi i have made a stupid mistake and need help.
I have a rooted Note 2 (N7105T) running wanamlite ROM.
I was having storage issues so i installed APP2SD and changed the app installation directory. However it was not working properly (i have since found out that samsung has a /sdcard0 which is a virtual SD card on the internal memory instead of the physical external SD card.
I uninstalled the app without changing it back, and now i cannot updatre or install apps! everything seems to have spare capacity, but i keep getting the insufficient storage error. i cant even reinstall the 50kb APP2SD app to change back the directory.
please help
spiritual roptsue
thejonscott said:
Hi i have made a stupid mistake and need help.
I have a rooted Note 2 (N7105T) running wanamlite ROM.
I was having storage issues so i installed APP2SD and changed the app installation directory. However it was not working properly (i have since found out that samsung has a /sdcard0 which is a virtual SD card on the internal memory instead of the physical external SD card.
I uninstalled the app without changing it back, and now i cannot updatre or install apps! everything seems to have spare capacity, but i keep getting the insufficient storage error. i cant even reinstall the 50kb APP2SD app to change back the directory.
please help
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anyone??
would a restore to system defaults rectify this issue?

[Q] Insufficient storage even though most apps have been linked to SD

Most apps are on the SD card and I still can't install new apps because of low storage. I think the stock email apps is causing problems because I sometimes get the message "delete old messages to download new ones".
When a program first installs, it installs on internal memory right? So there has to be enough room in internal memory before it can be moved to SD?
Exactly.
Don't forget app data (maybe dex and lib files too) is still in internal memory as well, unless you have used app to link those as well.
Check Settings - Applications to see, how much free space you have.
EDIT: Please be clear - did you link apps (ext partition) or did you move them (Android feature)? You use both wording, yet these are completely different.
Someguyfromhell said:
Exactly.
Don't forget app data (maybe dex and lib files too) is still in internal memory as well, unless you have used app to link those as well.
Check Settings - Applications to see, how much free space you have.
EDIT: Please be clear - did you link apps (ext partition) or did you move them (Android feature)? You use both wording, yet these are completely different.
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link apps using link2sd
imgoingtowin said:
link apps using link2sd
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if you have the free version then you cannot link everything. do you have the free version?
imgoingtowin said:
Most apps are on the SD card and I still can't install new apps because of low storage. I think the stock email apps is causing problems because I sometimes get the message "delete old messages to download new ones".
When a program first installs, it installs on internal memory right? So there has to be enough room in internal memory before it can be moved to SD?
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clean your apps cashe regularly
Take a look here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2162233
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974972
They both worked great for me, I didn't use the link2sd anymore.

[Q] Wheres my space going?

Hello guys,
This might seem like an idiot question but I totally confused here
My internal note 2 memory says 3.19GB free of 10.4GB. I am trying to clean my space so I plugged the note 2 to my pc on WIndows 8.1.
I selected all the files and folders in the memory and checked their size which summed up to only 3.24GB! I am really trying to find out whats taking so much space. Should I connect my Note II to Linux and check or how do I find out the total contents of thiis internal memory??
Please help me!
Thanks
It should be caused by using warez??
A lot of apps do a mess. I recomend wipe internal storage
verny94;53779743 said:
It should be caused by using warez??
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Hello,
Thanks about your quick reply! :highfive:
Well it may be but not in my case as almost all apps I use are either free or purchased properly.
verny94 said:
A lot of apps do a mess. I recomend wipe internal storage
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As about this,
This is exactly what I would be keeping as my last option. Essentially wiping internal memory is almost equal to factory reset, something I don't want to do unless I don't have any other choice..
Any way of of checking whats taking the memory without formatting would be great
Thanks
ashhem said:
Hello guys,
This might seem like an idiot question but I totally confused here
My internal note 2 memory says 3.19GB free of 10.4GB. I am trying to clean my space so I plugged the note 2 to my pc on WIndows 8.1.
I selected all the files and folders in the memory and checked their size which summed up to only 3.24GB! I am really trying to find out whats taking so much space. Should I connect my Note II to Linux and check or how do I find out the total contents of thiis internal memory??
Please help me!
Thanks
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In Titanium Backup app you find the exact memory stats devided in system and internal. To optimize internal mem push as many apps to ext sd as you can.
Besides: From Windows/PC you normally can't see hidden or system files.
For further information (eg more space in system) feel free to ask.
Androidwizzard said:
In Titanium Backup app you find the exact memory stats devided in system and internal. To optimize internal mem push as many apps to ext sd as you can.
Besides: From Windows/PC you normally can't see hidden or system files.
For further information (eg more space in system) feel free to ask.
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Hello,
Thanks for your insight. I am aware of the Windows dilemma hence was trying to get through using Linux but I could not :crying:
However I am already using the Titanium Backup app.. I have pushed almost all possible apps to external memory however I came across a problem where the majority data and memory are still being taken up on the internal memory by that app. Clearing Google Camera, Chaton and Camera Awesome's data, I almost got a GB in internal memory!
Speaking of this I have run into a very weird problem. :silly:
after rooting, I force transferred many apps to external memory. Since this Every time I restart my Note II its forgets my default launcher
Any idea what screwed this up?
Regards
ashhem said:
Hello,
Thanks for your insight. I am aware of the Windows dilemma hence was trying to get through using Linux but I could not :crying:
However I am already using the Titanium Backup app.. I have pushed almost all possible apps to external memory however I came across a problem where the majority data and memory are still being taken up on the internal memory by that app. Clearing Google Camera, Chaton and Camera Awesome's data, I almost got a GB in internal memory!
Speaking of this I have run into a very weird problem. :silly:
after rooting, I force transferred many apps to external memory. Since this Every time I restart my Note II its forgets my default launcher
Any idea what screwed this up?
Regards
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You can't move or force all apps to ext sd, especially system or system related apps, so I recommend to reinstall your rom and try to move step by step, so you can revert back by only changing one app back to int. I remember an app which forces apps to ext and also with that app it is recommended to change quite a descent amount of apps.
Androidwizzard said:
You can't move or force all apps to ext sd, especially system or system related apps, so I recommend to reinstall your rom and try to move step by step, so you can revert back by only changing one app back to int. I remember an app which forces apps to ext and also with that app it is recommended to change quite a descent amount of apps.
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I havent moved a single system app.. Thats why the problem is so weird!
ashhem said:
I havent moved a single system app.. Thats why the problem is so weird!
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Are you sure? Even in folder priv-app you find system apps and some are not clearly assignable.
Androidwizzard said:
Are you sure? Even in folder priv-app you find system apps and some are not clearly assignable.
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Yes Sir!
100% sure
ashhem said:
Yes Sir!
100% sure
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Weird ....... nevertheless I see the only option to reflash rom, sad thing
Androidwizzard said:
Weird ....... nevertheless I see the only option to reflash rom, sad thing
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Sure!
Will try
Another option to get rid of useless stuff APP
ashhem said:
Hello guys,
This might seem like an idiot question but I totally confused here
My internal note 2 memory says 3.19GB free of 10.4GB. I am trying to clean my space so I plugged the note 2 to my pc on WIndows 8.1.
I selected all the files and folders in the memory and checked their size which summed up to only 3.24GB! I am really trying to find out whats taking so much space. Should I connect my Note II to Linux and check or how do I find out the total contents of thiis internal memory??
Please help me!
Thanks
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Your problem can be related to apps that uses root access - this type of apps leaves a lot of trash even after uninstalling, so I recommend you to use only those apps, that are really needed.
Mine phone memory got piled up like yours...Titanium Backup helped me. Pushed lots of app to ext SD....

insuffient storage

hey guys,
i am on stock lollipop 5.1 but every time i try to download from play store. it pops up an error about insufficient storage, although i do around 250-300 mb free in internal and 1gb in my sd card.
please help
and thanks in advance :laugh:
Same Issue
I am facing the same issue. I have also tried a workaround. I have rooted my phone and now move most of the apps (except system ones) to the SD card. Still every time an app is updated it moves to the phone by itself and I have to move them over again. This is very annoying in case there are multiple apps requiring update and I cant update them all at once since after one of them updates, there is no more space. Is there any fix on this issue or maybe another workaround?? Any help is really appreciated. Thanks
I think the only solution is rooting the phone and making a partition in your SD card for apps, then all apps will install in that location without going to internal storage.

insufficient Internal storage

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.

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