Phone always show lack of internal storage even when it has around 250 mb in internal storage. I cant download any app from play store, i even deleted my whatsapp to create space but now its not getting downloaded . I just cant update my existing apps also. But i can download a song,video,pdf files and any other file from browser. Pls help in this regard :crying:
ThorWantMore said:
Phone always show lack of internal storage even when it has around 250 mb in internal storage. I cant download any app from play store, i even deleted my whatsapp to create space but now its not getting downloaded . I just cant update my existing apps also. But i can download a song,video,pdf files and any other file from browser. Pls help in this regard :crying:
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that is because a minimum amount of storage should be free for the system to run smoothly (i.e store cache files as well )
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ThorWantMore said:
Phone always show lack of internal storage even when it has around 250 mb in internal storage. I cant download any app from play store, i even deleted my whatsapp to create space but now its not getting downloaded . I just cant update my existing apps also. But i can download a song,video,pdf files and any other file from browser. Pls help in this regard :crying:
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Minimum 500mb free needed to download from playstore
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Hi there
Yesterday I signed up for the new Google Drive. Got it set up on my computer and on my Desire and started syncing files between the two. But when I tried to make the files available offline on my phone I wasnt able to. I think it has something to do with the offline cache on my phone beeing so small(Only 25 mb). Ive seen somewhere that on other phones the cache starts at 50 mb and you can choose up to 250mb in cache.
Why isnt that possible on my Desire? I know the app is new and all that but I cant understand why it is different on the Desire compaired to other android phones. ive got plenty of space on my SD card and i dont think it is saved in the internal memory.
Anyways, would be awesome if anyone had an answer to this issue.
Thanks in advance
Offline files are saved on the internal as far as me doing a quick test with it.
via xda app
stankyou said:
Offline files are saved on the internal as far as me doing a quick test with it.
via xda app
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Well that sucks!
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I also have a problem with Google Drive offline access, don't now if it's the same as you.
With Google Drive online, no problem, it is downloading the file, and then opening the corresponding external app.
But if I set the file on offline acces, then the behaviour is depending on the file:
- with pdf file, no problem, the file is downloaded into Google Drive data folder on the SD card, with a copy in the data partition and opened with Adobe reader.
- with xls file, the file is only downloaded into Google Drive data folder on the SD card, and then Docs to Go isn't able to open it (looking for it on the data partition).
i can't download any game updates, alway asking for space and i have 16Gb sd card, help please
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alayan_82 said:
i can't download any game updates, alway asking for space and i have 16Gb sd card, help please
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Hello, the game might refer to your internal sd card, not external sd card
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Games and applications can be installed on your internal SD (your phone memory) or your external SD. apps are installed on your internal SD by default. for moving an application from internal SD to external SD here is your steps:
settings -> applications -> manage appications -> (select your app) -> Move to SD card (button)
one of the other reasons that got this massage might be that your internal SD is full, but how it happens? when you download an application and install it, the application source will stay on your phone. it is because when you used a paid application, and for any reason deleted the application, next time you want it, you won't have to pay again. but if you download many programs and install them (or install and then delete them) source file of app will stay on your internal SD and it will get some space. browse a little in file manager app and you will find some of sources you don't want to.
be careful if you rooted your phone, maybe you delete an application that is necessary for your phone. only delete apps you know.
nimanr said:
when you download an application and install it, the application source will stay on your phone. it is because when you used a paid application, and for any reason deleted the application, next time you want it, you won't have to pay again
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This is nonsense. Information about your paid apps is stored in the cloud, on Google servers. You can even change your phone for a new one and you will be still able to download your paid apps stored under your account.
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_jis_ said:
This is nonsense. Information about your paid apps is stored in the cloud, on Google servers. You can even change your phone for a new one and you will be still able to download your paid apps stored under your account.
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ninmanr telling the same stuff as you..
Let me make this clearer... Every apps leave what we call caches.
So there's four type data stored in your phone when it's installed:
APK at /data/app
data folder at sdcard (if created by app)
SQL DB entry
Cache and Configurations
Your best bet when uninstalling a program is clearibg the cache first, clear data, then uninstall.
But I believe you can do more when rooted. CMIIW
Just got a GT N7100 few days ago. rooted it. i have lots of games installed like max payne, gta3 etc. so all my storage is gone. i want to ask how do i move games and apps to external sd? can i backup game data which is everytime whopping over 1gb so that i do not need to download it again if i reinstall any game. is there any way to move gamedata to ext. sd?
and:victory: i just got idea if i do not uninstall game back but just backup gamedata and delete it from phone to free up memory and when i need app i just move back data to its original location which is usually android data, will it work.
i have 300 mb free space and now my phone doesnt allow me to install an app even less than 1mb of size..any idea......thanks in advance.......:good:
Moving to external sd has been asked and answered before. Here is one I replied to: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010235
"can i backup game data which is everytime whopping over 1gb so that i do not need to download it again if i reinstall any game"
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No if you want to use the same files/folders on another phone. The game downloads files for your specs, not for other phones.
If its for your or another Note 2 then it might work if the game has not been updated since your backup. If it has been updated it might need the new files.
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what about if i do not uninstall game back but just backup gamedata and delete gamedata from phone to free up memory and when i need app i just move back data to its original location which is usually android data, will it work and yes i will be doing this on same phone.
That will probably work unless you open it by a mistake. Maybe not if it has the permission to run at startup. It could look for the files then, and not find any.
Both of the solutions i linked to works for me.
Directory Bind is most useful for me with this phone.
And then you don't have to wait for the copying every time you want to play a game.
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can u shed some light on directory blind and how to use it?
I used this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889550
Remember that apps with root access can do everything they want with your phone, including making it as usefull as a brick.
Don't use an app with root access until you think you understand a little of what it does, and you have read a few reviews/posts about it.
Be extra careful with root apps that are not in the Play store/Market. This is not. Why are they not there? Maybe because Google rejected it because it does bad things?
I wanted all of the data in the folder DirectoryBind on my external SD card. What you are supposed to do then (step 2 in that guide) is change the default data path to /mnt/extSdCard/DirectoryBind. I wrote /extSdCard/DirectoryBind because my Galaxy S II had a link to the microSD card there. The Note II does not, so the /mnt/ is important
Took me a while to realize what was wrong...
Thanks man .. DB did the job.....everything s now fine.
Startup soung stopped working?
hey man ! after installing DB startup tone doesnt work..any ideas?
The Samsung tone when you turn on the phone? I don't want that, so let me know if you find out what removed it.
I have searched every where I could and is still without a solution. I cannot save any files to my internal memory at all. I cannot download torrents with utorrent, browser, or onedrive. I cannot even backup my apps or contacts to internal memory. It keep saying its either inaccessible or its low on memory. I even factory reseted the phone and im still having the same problem. I am stock rooted. I use my tether alot so I am hoping thats its not a hardware glitch. utorrent no longer gives an option for external memory so I cannot get any torrent. The last time I remember it working was when I downloaded a picture from bing on my browser on May 22nd. Please help or point me to a fix. Thanks in advance.
What does "internal memory" mean to you -- '/storage/emulated/0'?
Frank
Frank Westlake said:
What does "internal memory" mean to you -- '/storage/emulated/0'?
Frank
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Yes. I can add and remove files with my computer but root explorer doesn't even let me move files from my SdCard to the storage/emulated/0. Its frustrating
First of all I want you to know I have searched the other threads with similar problem and honestly anything didn't work for me, that's why I'm posting this in a new thread.
Let me get into what is the problem, I can't install/update most apps(while some get installed/updated). This isn't only for apps through Play Store but also through LG App Store. The amount of space remaining in Internal as well as external is about 5GB. The huge .obb files are in ext. SD itself done with the help of 'Folder mount' app. Of course my device is ROOTED with stock ROM. I have tried every solutions like clearing stuffs in /data/app or lib folder, clearing play store data, cache and many other solutions that I can find. Nothing works for me. What should I do now? Any help will be appreciated.
Running Stock 4.4 ROOTED -v500
For storage details refer pics attached.