I have an HTC One M8 running ICE 8.2.2 android 6.0. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704539
I've had issues with the storage space on the internal storage for quite a while. Despite the phone being a 32GB model it claims that the total is only 24GB and even then my apps, files, etc...are all equal to not that much. Yet I have only barely 1 GB of free space. This problem has been going on for months and I've tried everything. I deleted all the useless files (thumbnails), reinstalled the rom, and wiped cache. Please help.
32 GB is not all internal storage. It is the total storage capacity, and includes a big chunk reserved for the OS to function, including: system partition (ROM, it is flashed/installed to somewhere, you know), cache, firmware (although many of those partitions are small). And some have speculated that some is reserved for video memory. These partitions are typically not "user accessible". Only the "internal storage" partition is available as user accessible (downloads, photos, media, other user docs).
Moral of the story, 24 GB available as internal storage is normal, and you'll never see more (with exception of s-off and changing the partition scheme, but you won't see a huge increase this way). You will find a similar situation on any smartphone device.
If you only have 1 GB free, you must have other files on in internal storage, that you can't find. Try the app DiskUsage or similar. I've found DiskUsage pretty handy for situations like this, as it gives a graphical depiction of how your storage is being taken, and a really intuitive interface that let's you "drill down" into different folders to see what the contents are.
Couple things to note, do you have TWRP backups on the internal storage? Those will take up lots of space (might be 5-6 GB or more if you backup user data). Similarly, if you have ROMs on internal storage (Downloads or otherwise) these will also take up 1-2 GB (Sense ROMs, GPE/AOSP ROMs take less, sometimes 500 MB each). You can keep either (TWRP backups and ROMs) on the SD card. Or transfer to your computer (I always like to have at least one "known good" ROM or TWRP backup on SD for emergencies).
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I have had the latest MoDaCo rom running on my T-Mobile G2 touch a day after I recieved it and have to say that it out performs the stock rom by far. I have noticed a problem in the last 2 days or so which prompted me to do a clean install today but unfortunately did not resolve the problem.
I originally installed the MoDaCo rom using the guide over at the unlockr which was very simple and effective. I also decided that I would try and use apps2sd to help remove installed packages off my phone and store them on my 8GB SD. I had partitioned my sd card as the guide here suggests, I followed the code correctly by basically using copy and paste function in cmd so as to not make any mistakes and made note to update the ext2 to ext3 only as I read that the ext4 has issues with this particular rom.
I presumed everything was fine until today I noticed that when I install an app from the market store it seems to still be storing all the applications on the phone memory, I noticed the phone memory was reducing on every installation wheras the sdcard memory is untouched. Another thing I noticed is that in the sd card setting the sd card total space is being read as 7078MB wheras the partition was for a size of 7437MB. I have also accessed the data/apps folder on my phone through adb shell commands and low and behold all my apps are stored on there. There is also no folder on the sd card so there must be a problem.
I would be greatful if anyone could guide me as to any known issues with apps2sd on this particular rom or whether they can see where I might have done something incorrectly.
Many Thanks
With Aps2SD as I understand it, some parts of the programmes are still stored on the devices - system files etc. so The phone memory will change gradually.
Also, the browser and market caches still grow on the device, and need deleting via Application manager to keep the device memory as free as possible. (With Browser, clear cache, but not data as this clears your cookies and bookmarks )
Also, the apps from aps 2 SD are of course stored on the Ext3 partition. It doesn't get read at all as the SD Card in the device, as the device only sees FAT32 as SDCard space, so new apps loaded don't make a dint in the SD Memory seen on the device, or even in your PC, as this does the same thing, it doesn't see the Ext3 partition.
In My case, prior to installing MCR rom, I had around 50 apps on my device and my phone memory was reading around 70MB
After a wipe and installing MCR2.0 before loading any APPS - I was at around 155MB
After reinstalling ALL my 50 apps plus a fair few more - so around 60 apps(including some bulky apps like CoPilot - which I know stores around 8mb of its total of 15mb on the device itself to run smoothly and Docs To Go) I'm at around 120MB
So my advice is - Check your Browser and market caches. If your device has 50 or 60 apps on taking up around 30mb, then the bulk of those apps are being stored on your Ext 3 partition and its likely all running as it should.
If you have 50 or 60 apps and they are taking up closer to 80/90mb of your device storage, then aps2 SD might not have worked. - check on the thread for ROM that you have installed for advice on how to solve it.
Hope that helps
Dayz xx
Was just reviewing what is using up my storage space on my internal memory card using DiskUsage and the majority of it is System Data. I thought that the reason that Samsung reserved about 5-6GB of the internal storage was for all of the operating system and any future add ons they wish to add etc. If that is that case, what is the system data that is using 3.5GB of the remaining 10GB of available internal storage on my device?
Thanks
Not been able to find a clear answer on this.
There are lot of answers saying something to the effect of "durrrr, its your system data, of course its going to take up space otherwise you wont be able to use your android device". But clearly the OS is reserved in a seperate partition of the internal SD. As well as this many people have shown that there System data is in the MBs no GBs. As such I still haven't gotten any closer to figuring out what my System Data is and how I go about reducing it.
I'm considering this as my next phone, but have one question for all you folks who already own one.
I currently own an Xperia T, which also has 16GB built in, with 12GB being available for apps and files. However, the 12GB is further partitioned into 2GB for apps and 10GB for media files (when I go to Settings > Storage, I see the partitions as "Device Memory" and "Internal Storage", respectively). This is really inconvenient for me because I'm constantly filling up the apps partition.
Manually moving app data to storage or SD card helps a bit, but doesn't solve the problem because then I can't use widgets, and it does break some apps when I use TiBU to move apps that don't normally allow themselves to be moved.
So, can someone kindly tell me whether the Z1C has the same kind of partitioning? And is it also a 2GB apps : 10GB files division? Some screenshots would be particularly helpful.
Thanks in advance!
yesyesimanoob said:
I'm considering this as my next phone, but have one question for all you folks who already own one.
I currently own an Xperia T, which also has 16GB built in, with 12GB being available for apps and files. However, the 12GB is further partitioned into 2GB for apps and 10GB for media files (when I go to Settings > Storage, I see the partitions as "Device Memory" and "Internal Storage", respectively). This is really inconvenient for me because I'm constantly filling up the apps partition.
Manually moving app data to storage or SD card helps a bit, but doesn't solve the problem because then I can't use widgets, and it does break some apps when I use TiBU to move apps that don't normally allow themselves to be moved.
So, can someone kindly tell me whether the Z1C has the same kind of partitioning? And is it also a 2GB apps : 10GB files division? Some screenshots would be particularly helpful.
Thanks in advance!
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I'm pretty sure it's just one 12 GB partition. In Settings > Storage on my Z1 Compact (running KitKat 4.4.2) it just has the one Device Memory partition of 11.79 GB Total space including Apps; Pictures, videos; Audio; Downloads; etc.
Hope this helps.
It certainly does, thanks a lot!
Since a couple of days I am not able to update my apps anymore. Error message is that there is not enough space left in the internal memory.
The concerning phone is the HTC M8s (TMO-NL), 16 gb, SuperSU, stock recovery, Lollipop 5.0.2, SW 1.10.114.11)
Is there a way I can transfer apps to the SD card? (symlink?) All the big fish (like the facebook app, 400!!! MB, whatsapp etc) are not able to be moved to the SD card, which to put it politely, annoys me deeply. My previous phone I have used for 2,5 years (HTC One X 64 gb) and have never had this issue with a flooded system partition.
Thanks in advance for your ideas!
why not update to 6.0.1 so you cand format the sd as internal ?
Thijs_Rallye said:
Cannot update apps, /system probably full?
My previous phone I have used for 2,5 years (HTC One X 64 gb) and have never had this issue with a flooded system partition.
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You're getting your facts wrong. Apps downloaded from the Play Store and other places are not saved to the system partition. System partition is the OS, and the only system apps are the ones that can included with the OS, such as built-in Google apps or "bloatware". The exception if you specifically installed apps as system apps under root privileges, but this is not the typical situation (you'd know if you did it).
Apps are saved in the data partition, and AFAIK, there is no limit, beyond the size of the internal storage. On a 32 GB M8, you have around 25 GB of storage.
It may just be that you need to delete or move to SD some files that are not necessary.
marius88cc said:
why not update to 6.0.1 so you cand format the sd as internal ?
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I really don't feel much for going through whole the installation process* again. I am glad I finally got Adblock plus working and to be honest I only want the d*mn thing to function normally.
(* Run a RUU since TWRP messed up my OS software version, having to re-root again etc etc.)
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You're getting your facts wrong. Apps downloaded from the Play Store and other places are not saved to the system partition. System partition is the OS, and the only system apps are the ones that can included with the OS, such as built-in Google apps or "bloatware". The exception if you specifically installed apps as system apps under root privileges, but this is not the typical situation (you'd know if you did it).
Apps are saved in the data partition, and AFAIK, there is no limit, beyond the size of the internal storage. On a 32 GB M8, you have around 25 GB of storage.
It may just be that you need to delete or move to SD some files that are not necessary.
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Yes, you are right, I meant the data partition indeed. I will change the OP. Anyway, the data partition is almost full and I've moved everything I can move to the SD already.
So is there a way I can increase the data storage, since most apps tend to store their information in that partition? I would like to sacrifice the emulated Sdcard0 space to increase the /userdata space.
I've attached a screenshot of "df " as additional information.
And yes, I know the Sdcard0 is already almost full, but for that Whatsapp is to blame with their ridiculous impossibility to relocate the media folder, for which I am wondering if I could make a symlink to my actual SD card.
All in all I am rather disappointed in the M8s, if I had know beforehand it would be a struggle for just loading app updates I would've bought the old M8 .
Edit: I've already deleted all the factory delivered bloatware from T-mobile, as far as the google apps (games/books/music/etc.) I am still working up the courage to remove those, because I don't know if it will render my phone with all kinds of bugs.
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I am wondering if I could make a symlink to my actual SD card.
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You should investigate whether there is an MM update for the M8s, and if it supports adoptable storage (its supported on the M8). Adoptable storage would allow you to use your SD card as part of internal storage, and greatly increases your data storage capacity. It sounds like exactly what you need.
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Edit: I've already deleted all the factory delivered bloatware from T-mobile, as far as the google apps (games/books/music/etc.) I am still working up the courage to remove those, because I don't know if it will render my phone with all kinds of bugs.
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Again, you seem to be confused about the system partition vs. data partition. Deleting pre-installed apps isn't going to help you, as it only frees up space on the system partition.
I'm trying to do a full backup of my HTC 10 in case something happens and I need to restore the device to a working state but I'm failing to understand which partitions should I include for that.
These are the partitions I have:
System (3360MB)
System Image (3824MB)
Cache (0MB)
Data (excl. storage) (11451MB)
Boot (64MB)
Recovery (64MB)
I know that Boot is important, but I'm not sure about System or System Image. Which one should I pick and why? Then there's the question of Data... All backup guides I saw mention "Data" but it doesn't contain the "excl. storage" string nor it takes as much space as the one listed on my device. This is a problem because I don't have an SD Card installed and a full backup with all those partitions (even if I just want to include Data) takes too much space and I don't have that much space left on Internal Storage.
What should I do?
https://twrp.me/faq/whattobackup.html
I personally have a System Image backup that I'll likely never need (I just RUU when I want to update) and when I'm doing normal backups I do System, Boot, and Data for my "just in case" backups (like, for if a new ROM doesn't work out).
Additionally, I just transfer all of my files (DCIM, Downloads, and any music or other media files that may be hiding elsewhere in /sdcard) to my laptop for off-site storage and easy access. I don't worry much about my external SD as nothing should touch that unless I tell it to, and I try to keep everything on that card anyway, but I always double check.
If I could make a suggestion: A good 32GB microSD card is under $20 at Walmart (or at any online retailer, obviously) and it's nice to have a physical card that can move around and be separate from the internal file system. I would never assume that $20 is pocket change for anybody, I've certainly gone through seasons where that's an unjustifiable expense, but if you've got some freedom in your budget it might be a worthwhile investment. I got a 64GB card for not much more than that, and it sure is nice to have room to store stuff without hitting the limit.