Only 6GB of storage available? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Why does it only let me have 6gb total storage??
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azoller1 said:
Why does it only let me have 6gb total storage??
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The OS is on that 8gb too taking up space. That's why you're only left with 6.
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malikadnanm said:
The OS is on that 8gb too taking up space. That's why you're only left with 6.
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This, and the fact you don't get exactly 8gb. It's like when you buy a 1TB hard drive and when you are done partitioning and formatting it, you get like 928gb or whatever... (I didn't do the math, but you get it)

But this is a 16gb model......
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You must have just recently tried going back to stock..
Grab the stock image and
fastboot -w update image-nakasi-jzo54k.zip and it will repartition and format everything correctly.

or boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset. it wipes sdcard back to normal.
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azoller1 said:
But this is a 16gb model......
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If you want actual help, give actual info... Unless you want people to just sit here and guess?
Have you downloaded movies from google? Using Google Music?

Bump, tried all the methods above none worked, ideas?
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Unless they sold you an 8GB and said it was 16GB.
How about provide a screenshot of your storage info.
Ok, call me Douchebag, cause I haven't seen the screenshot in the first post.
I think you got 8GB model

i guess ill have to get a replacement becuase i have factory rested in just about every way you can and i know FOR SURE I HAD A 16GB DEVICE, so any idea on where to get a replacement?

The place you got it from.

got it off ebay.....

Lol. Scammed?
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No my device is just really stupid and only wants me to use 6gb of his 13gb he just doesn't like me right now maybe he will later.....
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I've had that problem this morning, just flashed the zip of GlazedJB, I think, but any ROM.zip should do the work, as it flashes system partiton. Have you tried that?

Yeah I was on the ubuntu build then went back to pa then it had the issue so I flashed the stock factory image then it still had it but maybe I still have 13gb It just doesn't tell me?
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I got it while returning to stock, then it didn't want to boot so I installed AOSP and when booted I saw there was only 6gb. Must have been bad download of factory image...
Try not to flash stock-based roms, use any cm or aokp. It won't hurt, the worst thing that can happen is to stay at 6gb.
And, as it's hardware problem, can you claim warranty for a replacement?

The Same works only for img jzo54k ...
styckx said:
You must have just recently tried going back to stock..
Grab the stock image and
fastboot -w update image-nakasi-jzo54k.zip and it will repartition and format everything correctly.[/QUOI TE]
That works only for img jzo54k ...
if you put that to img jop40d it will screw the Nexus 7 and all has to be done again.
waste of time
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32gb only shows 16gb?

Anyone else put a custom rom on their nexus 10 and somehow only have 16 of your 32gb as available?
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Ordieth said:
Anyone else put a custom rom on their nexus 10 and somehow only have 16 of your 32gb as available?
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Still shows 32gb on CM10.
Are you sure it showed 32GB prior to the custom rom?
I don't remember for sure... Box says 32gb...
I did setup a second profile before i installed cm10... Could that have caused the split in storage?
Is there a way yo fully reformat the internal memory?
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Ordieth said:
I don't remember for sure... Box says 32gb...
I did setup a second profile before i installed cm10... Could that have caused the split in storage?
Is there a way yo fully reformat the internal memory?
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for those who run into this problem (few if any) i had to do a full format from recovery, then restore to factory image to resolve this issue.
good luck to anyone else who has this... I am thinking it was because of my 2 profiles that I had setup before I started using custom Roms.

Nexus 4 internal memory issue

Since I rooted my phone and installed some custom ROMS. I've noticed that I've only been able to access about 4gigs of my internal memory on my 16gb Nexus 4. I deleted all the files from my phone to see if a phantom file was holding my space hostage. But nothing I've found works. I'm still checking around to see if there's anything I can do without destroying my phone. I'm currently running Paranoid droid 2.99 Jan 03.
Any backups in data/media/?
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Any backups in data/media/?
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No backups at all. I copied off all of my backups and deleted all the files and folders from my root.
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It only is showing 4gbsnof space available.
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i would unroot and back to stock then call google and tell them to send you new one
You already tried formating everything using recovery and reinstalling an already made backup(system only) stored in your pc using the toolkit?
No but I will later
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I have this EXACT SAME problem... Flashing to stock makes no difference basically looks like the 16gb has been formatted to an 8gb phone with the memory being 5.6gb space... I basically have Learned to live with it now such a shame but not surprised others have come across this problem
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joshndroid said:
I have this EXACT SAME problem... Flashing to stock makes no difference basically looks like the 16gb has been formatted to an 8gb phone with the memory being 5.6gb space... I basically have Learned to live with it now such a shame but not surprised others have come across this problem
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Yes many people have had your problem. I even wrote a how-to to fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033692
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I'll check this out and let you know how it worked for me. Thanks.
Thanks El Daddy your guide worked perfectly. I'm back to normal and will proceed from here. Anybody else with a internal memory issue please follow El Daddy's link to correct your issue. All you need to know is basically having an understanding of fastboot.

[Q] HELP- Nexus 4 Storage Capacity

I have a 16gb nexus 4. I rooted my phone a few weeks ago and decided to DL flash cm 10.1 to my phone yesterday. But, it got stuck in a boot loop and I restored to the android backup I had.
The problem is, now my storage says only 435 mb free, but I had around 6gb free before. I have no idea what caused this or how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated.
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Nandroid backups?
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I don't think it's that. I only have one backup and it says it's only a few megabytes.
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Hopefully this answers your question;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033692
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So, of I do the fast boot and recover my data, it should clear up the storage space?
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This of screen shot of my storage capacity.
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Fazleee said:
This of screen shot of my storage capacity.
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Oh I misunderstood you, it is showing that you have 16gb its just that a lot of it is missing.
I would try deleting unneeded nandroids, especially if they are CWM as they don't get saved somewhere you can use a simple file manager to get to I don't think.
Also try clearing cache and davlik cache, if this doesn't work, I think you'll have to back up apps and factory reset through recovery.
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But the nandroids are only 7.38 mbs. I don't think they are the cause of the problem. I was researching the problem online and I think it might be the lost.dir folder, but I can't find it.
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Here's a screen shot of what android tuner tells me about my system space.
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Fazleee said:
But the nandroids are only 7.38 mbs. I don't think they are the cause of the problem. I was researching the problem online and I think it might be the lost.dir folder, but I can't find it.
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there's something wrong then. a nandroid will NEVER be 7.38mb
Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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exb0 said:
there's something wrong then. a nandroid will NEVER be 7.38mb
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Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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Fazleee said:
Wait, I think you're right. The nandroid back up I made on my computer says 5gb. But, which system folder is it in on my phone?
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which recovery did you use?
CWM goes to /data/media/clockworkmod
TWRP goes to /sdcard/TWRP/backup
I think...
exb0 said:
which recovery did you use?
CWM goes to /data/media/clockworkmod
TWRP goes to /sdcard/TWRP/backup
I think...
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Thank you so much.
I found it, deleted it, and got my space back.
But that leads me to another question. If I don't have a backup on my phone, how will I restore? Because yesterday, I was in a boot loop, and the ADB connection wouldn't work. The only reason I could restore was because I had the nandroid back up on my phone already.
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Fazleee said:
Thank you so much.
I found it, deleted it, and got my space back.
But that leads me to another question. If I don't have a backup on my phone, how will I restore? Because yesterday, I was in a boot loop, and the ADB connection wouldn't work. The only reason I could restore was because I had the nandroid back up on my phone already.
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If you were in a bootloop, get into recovery and choose sideload. Then you can push a rom file and flash it. Or you could just not remove the recovery. TWRP nandroid take less space.
I see. I just used CWM because I read that they were better. I'm still new at all of this. Thank you. You've been very helpful.
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Fazleee said:
I see. I just used CWM because I read that they were better. I'm still new at all of this. Thank you. You've been very helpful.
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No problem. It's not really.. accurate to say which is better.to each his own.

NEED HELP! Flashed wrong rom, and now radios don't work!

Guys I need help right away! I accidentally flash a S4 AOSP ROM on my nexus 4. I try to flash the factory images, everything goes smooth but it boots so slow now, and WiFi, signal and other radio stuff doesn't work! How is this possible if I flash the factory images? Please help!:crying::crying:
edit: also my IMEI shows unknown know, and when i connect to the pc the internal storage is faulty(?). i cant copy files there. but the phone is turn on and works! i can go to drawer, apps do things and stuff. strange..
Thats the biggest **** up wow umm im not a pro at this but clear dalvik cache reg cache factory reset then re flash stock again
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beastint said:
Thats the biggest **** up wow umm im not a pro at this but clear dalvik cache reg cache factory reset then re flash stock again
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i tried this but doesnt work. everytime the same thing. it boots but radio stuff doest work. also my IMEI is unknown now.
johnxarma said:
Guys I need help right away! I accidentally flash a S4 AOSP ROM on my nexus 4. I try to flash the factory images, everything goes smooth but it boots so slow now, and WiFi, signal and other radio stuff doesn't work! How is this possible if I flash the factory images? Please help!:crying::crying:
edit: also my IMEI shows unknown know, and when i connect to the pc the internal storage is faulty(?). i cant copy files there. but the phone is turn on and works! i can go to drawer, apps do things and stuff. strange..
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Well, if what you say is true and you are correctly flashing the factory images with fastboot ( including the radio )
your screwed.
trentreed said:
Well, if what you say is true and you are correctly flashing the factory images with fastboot ( including the radio )
your screwed.
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thanks for the reply. any solution maybe? :/
anyone? please if someone knows a fix or something to try please tell me
johnxarma said:
anyone? please if someone knows a fix or something to try please tell me
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Download a nexus 4 ROM and flash that.
Next time do not ever ever flash a rom that is not meant for the device. Is your phone a S4? No. Is it a HTC One? No. Stick with ROMs and kernels meant for your device and you'll be good.
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scream4cheese said:
Download a nexus 4 ROM and flash that.
Next time do not ever ever flash a rom that is not meant for the device. Is your phone a S4? No. Is it a HTC One? No. Stick with ROMs and kernels meant for your device and you'll be good.
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He said he ACCIDENTALLY flashed the ROM of a gs4. No need to rip him apart for a mistake, I think he is going to suffer enough by having to replace his defective phone.
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scream4cheese said:
Download a nexus 4 ROM and flash that.
Next time do not ever ever flash a rom that is not meant for the device. Is your phone a S4? No. Is it a HTC One? No. Stick with ROMs and kernels meant for your device and you'll be good.
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as i said i accidentally flash a wrong rom. thanks for the reply but i can copy files to internal storage, somehow it damaged by the rom(?) :/ i dont know..
maybe can i use this way to fix it? anyone tried maybe, so can help me? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976057
Did flash the factory images via Fastboot ?
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Tough luck mate
I'm no expert, but obviously you've overwritten your modem/radio partition, maybe even corrupted. I don't know if you could zero that partition (with dd codes) and then flash one of our radios... Not sure if that would work...
Edit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43096832
Check this post, seems like he made the same thing, see if he solves it, he might help you.
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Didn't your custom recovery stop you from flashing another's phone software
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Exodian said:
Did flash the factory images via Fastboot ?
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yes i did. same problem
mattoaida said:
Didn't your custom recovery stop you from flashing another's phone software
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no. it was an aosp rom for galaxy s4, so maybe because of aosp(?)
johnxarma said:
yes i did. same problem
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Did you flash all the files? System, boot loader, radio... Something like 6 files? If not I would flash all the files. If so I would flash them again.
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johnxarma said:
no. it was an aosp rom for galaxy s4, so maybe because of aosp(?)
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No, it's not because it's aosp. Nexus 4 uses aosp but the drivers and all are different on each device.
I'm sorry if I sounded like a total jerk before.
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Install 4.1 via nexus toolkit. Then 4.2. This should install the nexus radio as well.
Exodian said:
Did you flash all the files? System, boot loader, radio... Something like 6 files? If not I would flash all the files. If so I would flash them again.
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yes of course, all the files. i follow efrant's how to guide step per step.
scream4cheese said:
No, it's not because it's aosp. Nexus 4 uses aosp but the drivers and all are different on each device.
I'm sorry if I sounded like a total jerk before.
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its ok mate i just need a solution because i dont want to sent it for service..

Help! :( Internal storage shows 6GB instead of 16GB

Hi guys,
Since the 4.3 update, I have only 6GB of internal space on my Nexus 7 device, even though I have the 16GB version
Do you guys now what can be the source of this problem and how can I solve it?
Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382756
Total space 6gb, tells me the partition size is wrong. What would cause that, I dunno. I'd have to guess you played with more than just updating to 4.3. Anymore more to tell us?
Mine did this. I ended up formatting everything and flashing a new ROM.
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spitfire2425 said:
Mine did this. I ended up formatting everything and flashing a new ROM.
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How did you keep everything you needed?
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RodMyers said:
How did you keep everything you needed?
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Backup to PC?
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lars1216 said:
Backup to PC?
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Using adp?
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RodMyers said:
Using adp?
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No backup all stuff first than completely reset and flash a new rom. (backing up just like you normally would via MTP)
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I had to pull everything I wanted to keep then formatted every partition clockwork had to offer, flashed a ROM through adb sideload then moved it all back.
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budapestkave said:
Hi guys,
Since the 4.3 update, I have only 6GB of internal space on my Nexus 7 device, even though I have the 16GB version
Do you guys now what can be the source of this problem and how can I solve it?
Thanks!
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it looks like you bought a 8gb version
szabadgy said:
it looks like you bought a 8gb version
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Well, I'm sure op knows if it's an 8 or 16gb tablet lol. Mine is a 32gb tablet, and had been for over a year. When I upgraded to 4.4.4, mine did the same thing, it showed 6gb free, usable space. I formatted & reflashed everything but it didn't help.
What did help was locking & unlocking the bootloader. I also updated the bootloader but that wasn't necessary. For some reason, re-locking & then unlocking the bootloader reset the available computed space. I'd recommend anyone facing a similar problem on a nexus 7 after an update try the same thing, because for some unknown reason, the device defaults to thinking & reporting it's an 8gb tablet when it's really not.

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