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How do I increase the internal memory on my Epic?

I have about 293mb free and want to see how I find out what is on the phone, switch it...if possible...to the SD card and free up some spaceon the phone itself.
Is this necessary on a Linux device like the Epic or not? I have red and heard conflicting things. If so, how do I do it? I am rooted.
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Free space won't speed up ur phone. Only benefit of apps 2sd is that u can download a bajillion apps. U only need space if ur totally out.
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A soldering iron and an EE.

Sesquipedalian said:
A soldering iron and an EE.
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Lol......agreed on another posters comment. Space on the phone means **** as far as speed
Edit; i guess you really said nothing about speed tho....i used mobile frostwire found the apps i wanted uninstalled apps from my phone ans installed the downloaded apps from my SD....hope that kind of helps anyway. I also am using a barebones kanged rom on here that's like 50mbs or so only used
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Removing bloatware?

What are you guys using to remove bloatware? And which apps are safe to remove?
Edit: So far I have removed these apps with no problems:
(via: Titanium backup)
AppPack
Monopoly
Setup
MyAccount
Stocks
Rockband
Amazon
Demo
Flickr
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I personally use root explorer but I don't delete them I just move them to a folder in my sd card just incase I would have the need for them.
Not only did I take out tmo bloat like app pack, tmo tv, demo videos, demo games but some sense ui too like tweeter(peep), stocks!

What folder are those apps in?
Moving them sounds like a good idea to me.
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mr_skot said:
What folder are those apps in?
Moving them sounds like a good idea to me.
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Their in the system/app/ folder

what demo videos, and games are you moving to your backup folder?

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I personally use root explorer but I don't delete them I just move them to a folder in my sd card just incase I would have the need for them.
Not only did I take out tmo bloat like app pack, tmo tv, demo videos, demo games but some sense ui too like tweeter(peep), stocks!
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ryan562 said:
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How do I move them?
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mftek said:
How do I move them?
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Just select the files in your file explorer and use the "move" option, or cut/paste (though I've only seen move as an option).
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crxtasi said:
Their in the system/app/ folder
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Hmm, I don't see all those in there such as Tweeter and that damn AppPack.
Where are those, or what are they named? Thanks!
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Twitter is HTC Peep ( I think). What's app pack? is that all T-mobile junk? Those are all separate apps.

borodin1 said:
Twitter is HTC Peep ( I think). What's app pack? is that all T-mobile junk? Those are all separate apps.
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Yeah, don't see it in the app drawer, but there's a widget for it.
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mftek said:
What are you guys using to remove bloatware? And which apps are safe to remove?
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dude titanium backup is by far the best for bloatware, not only is it one click to remove, but you can do backups as well just in case.

mrpanic7 said:
dude titanium backup is by far the best for bloatware, not only is it one click to remove, but you can do backups as well just in case.
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Which apps have you removed? Cause when I removed alot I started to have syncing.. My phone just kepted syncing and getting errors.......
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well you gotta be careful as to what you remove, you cant just go delete crazy, some apps are tied to the system. for instance i deleted monopoly, amazon, and the T-Mobile app pack. No problems. im curious what have you deleted? and did you do a backup via recovery before you did?

mrpanic7 said:
well you gotta be careful as to what you remove, you cant just go delete crazy, some apps are tied to the system. for instance i deleted monopoly, amazon, and the T-Mobile app pack. No problems. im curious what have you deleted? and did you do a backup via recovery before you did?
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Yeah I made a few recoveries just in case I had a oops moment like this one lol.
I deleted: amazon, asfault racing, peep, demo videos, twitter widget, app pack, yahoo mail, all the themes, modes, friend stream
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mftek said:
Yeah I made a few recoveries just in case I had a oops moment like this one lol.
I deleted: amazon, asfault racing, peep, demo videos, twitter widget, app pack, yahoo mail, all the themes, modes, friend stream
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And setup, stocks, mobile tv.
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mftek said:
Yeah I made a few recoveries just in case I had a oops moment like this one lol.
I deleted: amazon, asfault racing, peep, demo videos, twitter widget, app pack, yahoo mail, all the themes, modes, friend stream
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yeah thats your problem righ there. Things like amazon, app pack those are tmobile add on apks, the things like peep, modes, friendstream are built in with the software, therefore can cause the system to not respond correctly. id say restore from a recovery and delete only simple things, nothing connected to the "My Sense"

mrpanic7 said:
yeah thats your problem righ there. Things like amazon, app pack those are tmobile add on apks, the things like peep, modes, friendstream are built in with the software, therefore can cause the system to not respond correctly. id say restore from a recovery and delete only simple things, nothing connected to the "My Sense"
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Oh ok. What have you deleted?
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I've only removed amazon, T-Mobile App Pack, and Monopoly and havent had any issues at all. I would say you could get away with deleting all the games it comes with since theyre on the sdcard, like i said anything deleted thats connected with the "My Sense" (i.e. friendstream, my modes, etc) may cause trouble. hope this helps!

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I've only removed amazon, T-Mobile App Pack, and Monopoly and havent had any issues at all. I would say you could get away with deleting all the games it comes with since theyre on the sdcard, like i said anything deleted thats connected with the "My Sense" (i.e. friendstream, my modes, etc) may cause trouble. hope this helps!
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Thanks bro
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Apps2sd?

Is there a way to enable apps2sd with stock 2.2.1 firmware or if not what roms are available to do so?
New to the Droid family
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Try liberty and/or root tools by jrummy16. It seems to be the most popular way to go.

murderfacekill said:
Is there a way to enable apps2sd with stock 2.2.1 firmware or if not what roms are available to do so?
New to the Droid family
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Sorry, i gotta ask... why do this? DroidX has what? 8gb internal? apps2sd is not compatible with all apps (widgets, etc), and it certainly improve performance. AFAIK it also decreases sd card life? Why? It's not for more space, it's not for performance, and it's not gonna help compatiblity, why??

I have to go +1 on apps2sd being a bad call for the X. I had literally hundreds of apps on mine. Only a few play well with apps2sd, one reason I outgrew my D1. Memory is one thing they addressed with the X. You could fill it up, but there is just no way you would fill it up with apps you actually use. There is an app called apps2sd free on the market if you want to play with it, but I promise you there is no need, and after you test it, you will see that there's just no reason to use it. I actually went through and edited the apps that automatically install to SD (such as Twidroid) so that they would install to phone.

Memory is full... Need help.

Hi
I just had an issue of the internal memory is getting full even if I already had the applications and games installed in the memory card
But I wonder if there are any way or tips to optimize the RAM and get as much space as possible ?
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Not much besides returning it and complaining the the 500.00+ phone you paid for came with 3.00 worth of storage. Im being generous saying the internal memory is 3.00 its more like 2.00
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But there should be away to optimize the RAM coz its totally an clear for the internal memory to get full fast even if I just had only few apps installed. My Iphone have more apps and games installed and I never had an issue with memory
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yo_yousef80 said:
Hi
I just had an issue of the internal memory is getting full even if I already had the applications and games installed in the memory card
But I wonder if there are any way or tips to optimize the RAM and get as much space as possible ?
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Yes there are many ways. Easiest and fastest download the app: "app to sd" from market and u can move most apps to sd card.
Try that and let me know
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Plz do return ur phone. U donno notjing about tech. And mobile phones. Go with ur apple ripppp offf buddy
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I really love this phone but I cant install more apps.. And really iphone is a great mobile. Sure the specifications are not much but I love the iOS updates ( I have used previously iphone 2g for the last three years with no complains)
I dont want to return the mobile coz I love old games ( neogeo , mame...) but I need help in installing more apps.
Cheers
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I will try it
Thanks
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Flame the noob, shame on you You don't know jack until someone points you in the right direction. Sure he should have searched a little, but still.
Dude, you got good advice on the apps2sd. The real memory improvements are after you pluck up the courage to root your device, but it's pretty easy. Follow the other posts on same. Then you can check out Titanium Backup from the market, or there is another command you can run if you install the Android Development Kit but it's more techy. Stick to Titanium, it moves most of the game to SD, leaving <1Mb for each. I have loads of games installed & have 150Mb free.
Let us know how you get on...

Thank you guys. I just tried it and it freed around 120MB
I really dont know much about the android and how to handle it properly but really you all are giving a great help and I appreciate it very much
Once again thank you very much
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Rixter757 said:
Flame the noob, shame on you You don't know jack until someone points you in the right direction. Sure he should have searched a little, but still.
Dude, you got good advice on the apps2sd. The real memory improvements are after you pluck up the courage to root your device, but it's pretty easy. Follow the other posts on same. Then you can check out Titanium Backup from the market, or there is another command you can run if you install the Android Development Kit but it's more techy. Stick to Titanium, it moves most of the game to SD, leaving <1Mb for each. I have loads of games installed & have 150Mb free.
Let us know how you get on...
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ignore the angry Canadian

yo_yousef80 said:
Thank you guys. I just tried it and it freed around 120MB
I really dont know much about the android and how to handle it properly but really you all are giving a great help and I appreciate it very much
Once again thank you very much
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If you learn how to use adb, you can try the command " pm setInstallLocation 2 ", this will force more apps to install to the SD Card and free up even more space

What i can delete on my internal storage? Where are the rings, Demopictures...? I us apps2sd and i have only ~100 MB free. What is adb and how i us it?
An Ex-iPhone User ;-)
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I'm not flaming or anything I just want to enlighten the OP.
Ram is not what you are referring to. What you are referring to is the internal storage.
Internal storage = Computer hard drive
Ram is where processes are being run atm. every time you turn off the phone the ram is cleared.
Now like many have said you can use adb and setinstalllocation2. What this will do is install all the applications on your memory card.

German-Guy said:
What i can delete on my internal storage? Where are the rings, Demopictures...? I us apps2sd and i have only ~100 MB free. What is adb and how i us it?
An Ex-iPhone User ;-)
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Follow this excellent guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089282
I was in exact same position as you, coming from Iphone, I did this and all is good.
Ignore the uber nerds on here that give you sh!t. There are loads of nice, helpful people on here and it is a great place, but a few bad apples will continually want to put people asking questions down.

Hi
Thanks for your help and sure I face a couple if issue in my xperia play but like u said I came from iphone background and also like u said there are lots of helpful people here that help me alot
Thank you all for the help and I just startd to understand my special phone
Cheers
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Red_Kop said:
Follow this excellent guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089282
I was in exact same position as you, coming from Iphone, I did this and all is good.
Ignore the uber nerds on here that give you sh!t. There are loads of nice, helpful people on here and it is a great place, but a few bad apples will continually want to put people asking questions down.
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I agree wholeheartedly, but this is, so to say, XDA's stance on the matter:

yo_yousef80 said:
Hi
Thanks for your help and sure I face a couple if issue in my xperia play but like u said I came from iphone background and also like u said there are lots of helpful people here that help me alot
Thank you all for the help and I just startd to understand my special phone
Cheers
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First of all check all the apps are on stock apps2sd. Go to settings/applications/manage applications then on the top click SD Card. It will then bring up a list of all the apps that are stock apps2sd conpatable and if theres a tick it means there already on. If no tick click the app then click "Move to SD". Instant more space.
Second uninstall the apps you use least.
Third clear your browser cache. Go to settings/applications/manage applications then scroll till you see Browser click then "Clear Cache"
Forth and finally I would root the phone and uninstall some stock stuff you won't use.
Done.

Unless you're running 2.3.3

DeadlyDazza said:
Unless you're running 2.3.3
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You can still do the first 3

DeadlyDazza said:
Unless you're running 2.3.3
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or unless you got verizons play no root as of yet

[Q] Max size of app?

I just finished a new app that is about 32mb. I have 70mb of free space on my phone, but when I try to install the apk it says "not even space, could not install, please free up some space and try again." Even though the app is quite large, 70mb of space should be more than enough. Does anyone know why it won't install? Are apk's not allowed to be >30mb or something? This is the biggest app I've made so far so I haven't had to deal with this issue before, all of my other apps were less than 10mb.

It should have worked.
Here are the limits as I know it:
1. Android market allows a maximum of 50MB per apk.
2. Installing to SD card is also limited but I don't know the actual limit.
3. Installing to internal memory is limited to 50% of free memory.
Try adding android:installLocation="preferExternal" to your manifest file.
Disclaimer: things might have changed since the last time I checked, so I might be wrong.

roee88 said:
Try adding android:installLocation="preferExternal" to your manifest file.
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I would prefer: android:installLocation="auto" so one can choose where to install the app and you can do different tests. Anyway may attention: this could be used only for api level >8 (it seems it could be used even for OS <2.2 but I've not tested for it).

Hmm I'll try that. I might look into getting a new phone as well because this Desire is starting to feel outdated. Internal memory is so small that I have to uninstall an app almost every time I want to install a new one.

rpimps said:
Hmm I'll try that. I might look into getting a new phone as well because this Desire is starting to feel outdated. Internal memory is so small that I have to uninstall an app almost every time I want to install a new one.
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ever tried apps2sd?
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plants vs zombies apk is almost 75mb all on internal.

sweetnsour said:
ever tried apps2sd?
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What's the difference between apps2sd and just going into the default Android settings and transferring the apps to the sd?
The problem I have is most of the huge apps don't let you transfer them.

rpimps said:
What's the difference between apps2sd and just going into the default Android settings and transferring the apps to the sd?
The problem I have is most of the huge apps don't let you transfer them.
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if I remember correctly, apps2sd allows you to move the entire /data folder to your SD card (/data is what takes up your internal memory)
just search "desire apps2sd" and I'm sure youll find something
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